18 Films to Look Forward to in 2013
Shakespeare, Superman, colossal robots, and other sights to see at the cinema this year More »
Ashley Fetters writes for and produces The Atlantic's Entertainment channel.
Shakespeare, Superman, colossal robots, and other sights to see at the cinema this year More »
'Titanic' hit U.S. theaters on December 19, 1997. Fifteen years later, I finally saw it—and it was worth the wait. More »
Reading the scholarly literature on Dave Brubeck's funky time signatures More »
A new book traces the the song's strange rise to pop-cultural ubiquity. More »
As the face of the disease has changed, so has art that portrays it. More »
Hurting a spouse or partner can tarnish an entertainer's public image—and so can being hurt by a spouse or partner. More »
When successful athletes, musicians, or actors commit acts of abuse, sometimes their careers are derailed—and sometimes they're barely interrupted. More »
Just hear me out on this one. More »
Some advertisers balked, but America 20 years ago turned out to be surprisingly cool with televised self-service. More »
'Breaking Dawn—Part 2' is certainly bad, but it cleverly addresses some of 'Twilight' haters' many gripes with the franchise. More »
A field guide to the many, many intellectual movements that have laid claim to 'Twilight' More »
Nancy Pelosi was voted the first woman to lead a party in Congress—just before a decade of growth among women in power. More »
"He has most unwarrantably abused the privilege which all politicians have of being ugly." More »
Maine, Washington, and Maryland voted to legalize gay unions, while Minnesota struck down a measure that would have outlawed them. More »
Candidates who sparked controversy during campaign season didn't fare so well in this election. More »
American gender relations have undergone big changes in the last century and a half—and The Atlantic has chronicled some of the major milestones. More »
Eight great moments in comedians mentoring comedians from 'We Killed: The Rise of Women in Comedy' More »
Well, both. Here's the scholarly literature on fantasy-football dude-bonding. More »
Reading the literature on Big Bird's job prospects More »
Reading the scholarly theories on going back in time—which, by the way, might be possible More »
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2013: The Year Ahead
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