music

January 12, 2026

Culture

How Bad Bunny Did It

Spencer Kornhaber

February 2026 Issue

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Ideas

The Podcast ‘Productivity’ Trap

Thomas Chatterton Williams

December 30, 2025

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Ideas

The Problem With Letting AI Do the Grunt Work

Nick Geisler

December 30, 2025

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Technology

ChatGPT Needs More Cowbell

Nancy Walecki

December 24, 2025

Culture

The Sound of a Charlie Brown Christmas

Anna Holmes

December 24, 2025

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Culture

AI Is Democratizing Music. Unfortunately.

Spencer Kornhaber

December 22, 2025

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Culture

The Happiest Man in Music

Spencer Kornhaber

December 18, 2025

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Culture

The Savage Empathy of the Mosh Pit

James Parker

December 16, 2025

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Culture

The Art of Airing Your Dirty Laundry

Anna Holmes

December 16, 2025

Best Of

The 10 Best Albums of 2025

Spencer Kornhaber

December 12, 2025

Books

The Star Who Represents Iran’s Golden Age—And Its Future

Arash Azizi

December 10, 2025

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Letters

‘Sudan Is a Good Place to Wage Peace’

January 2026 Issue

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Humor

Trump’s Very Weird Night at the Kennedy Center Honors

Alexandra Petri

December 8, 2025

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Culture

The Father of Rhythm Guitarists

David A. Graham

December 5, 2025

Family

Why Taylor Swift’s Accent Has Changed

Olga Khazan

December 3, 2025

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Books

The Great Mystery of Drumming

James Parker

January 2026 Issue

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The Atlantic Daily

The Fantastical Storytelling of Nollywood Movies

Toluse Olorunnipa

November 23, 2025

Culture

The Coolest Girl on Earth Seeks God

Spencer Kornhaber

November 11, 2025

The Atlantic Daily

A Funny Book About Faith

Nancy Walecki

November 9, 2025

Books

What I Learned From Sammy Davis Jr.

Questlove

December 2025 Issue

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Books Briefing

The Powerful, Unpredictable Nature of Fear

Boris Kachka

October 31, 2025

Books

Patti Smith’s Family Secrets

Amy Weiss-Meyer

December 2025 Issue

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Culture

How to Make Music Popular Again

Jonathan Garrett

October 29, 2025

Culture

What Hollywood Gets Wrong About Springsteen

Mark Asch

October 24, 2025

Singer, songwriter, and performer Bruce Springsteen and manager Jon Landau pose for a portrait at the Power Station recording studios during sessions for Springsteen's 1981 album "The River" on March 15, 1980, in New York City, New York.

Culture

Jeremy Strong Is Ready to Let Go, Just a Little Bit

David Sims

October 23, 2025

Culture

D’Angelo Conjured More Than Music

Vann R. Newkirk II

October 18, 2025

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The Atlantic Daily

The Forces Changing Music and Film Criticism

Will Gottsegen

October 17, 2025

Culture

Traditional Criticism Is in Trouble. Here’s What’s Replacing It.

Spencer Kornhaber

October 17, 2025

Culture

Buy This Album. Now Buy It in Green.

Spencer Kornhaber

October 10, 2025

Culture

Taylor Swift’s Fairy Tale Is Over

Spencer Kornhaber

October 3, 2025

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Culture

The Hard-Won Lessons of Lilith Fair

Sophie Gilbert

September 30, 2025

Global

Moscow Can’t Stop the Music

Anna Nemtsova

September 30, 2025

The Russian singer Monetochka performs in an anti-war concert in Poland in 2022.

Culture

Finally, a New Idea in Rock and Roll

Spencer Kornhaber

September 26, 2025

Ideas

A Censored Rap Legend Has Advice for Jimmy Kimmel

Jemele Hill

September 23, 2025

A black-and-white photo of the rapper Luther Campbell performing at the Apollo Theatre in New York City in 1992.

Poem

In the Beginning, There Was the Word

Ashley M. Jones

September 14, 2025

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Sections

The Print Edition

The Soul of the Grateful Dead

How Bad Bunny Did It

The Podcast ‘Productivity’ Trap

The Problem With Letting AI Do the Grunt Work

ChatGPT Needs More Cowbell

The Sound of a Charlie Brown Christmas

AI Is Democratizing Music. Unfortunately.

The Happiest Man in Music

The Savage Empathy of the Mosh Pit

The Art of Airing Your Dirty Laundry

The 10 Best Albums of 2025

The Star Who Represents Iran’s Golden Age—And Its Future

‘Sudan Is a Good Place to Wage Peace’

Trump’s Very Weird Night at the Kennedy Center Honors

The Father of Rhythm Guitarists

Why Taylor Swift’s Accent Has Changed

The Great Mystery of Drumming

The Fantastical Storytelling of Nollywood Movies

The Coolest Girl on Earth Seeks God

A Funny Book About Faith

What I Learned From Sammy Davis Jr.

The Powerful, Unpredictable Nature of Fear

Patti Smith’s Family Secrets

How to Make Music Popular Again

What Hollywood Gets Wrong About Springsteen

Jeremy Strong Is Ready to Let Go, Just a Little Bit

D’Angelo Conjured More Than Music

The Forces Changing Music and Film Criticism

Traditional Criticism Is in Trouble. Here’s What’s Replacing It.

Buy This Album. Now Buy It in Green.

Taylor Swift’s Fairy Tale Is Over

The Hard-Won Lessons of Lilith Fair

Moscow Can’t Stop the Music

Finally, a New Idea in Rock and Roll

A Censored Rap Legend Has Advice for Jimmy Kimmel

In the Beginning, There Was the Word