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Benedetta Ristori for The Atlantic

How the Elite See Rome

Need the Colosseum to yourself? Want to see a privately owned masterpiece by Caravaggio? For the tourism fixer Fulvio De Bonis, there’s no such thing as a closed door.

Tamir Kalifa for The Atlantic

The 10,000-Year Flood

The banks of the Guadalupe River were an idyllic spot to park an RV. Then, last summer, it started to rain harder and faster than anyone could imagine.

Paola Chapdelaine for The Atlantic

Adam Silver Goes to War

The mild-mannered NBA commissioner has overseen a time of peace and prosperity for his league. Until now.

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Lee Friedlander’s America

The photographer spent decades meandering across the country with his camera. What was he looking for?

Owen Harvey

By the Horns

Miriam Cabas is one of Spain’s few female bullfighters. What does her success mean for bullfighting, and for Spain?

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The Atlantic Photo Alerts

News stories told by some of the best photojournalists in the world.

Scott Olson / Getty

Photos: Minneapolis Neighborhoods vs. ICE

In recent days, federal immigration agents continued enforcement actions in Minneapolis and St. Paul, while state officials fight the Trump administration in court and local residents confront the masked agents in their neighborhoods.

NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Joseph DePasquale, Alyssa Pagan

Dusty Pillars

Day 25 of the 2025 Space Telescope Advent Calendar

ESA / Hubble & NASA, J. Dalcanton, Dark Energy Survey / DOE / FNAL / NOIRLab / NSF / AURA

Distance and Perspective

Day 23 of the 2025 Space Telescope Advent Calendar