Features
The Robot Will See You Now
Technology is about to revolutionize health care. How far will automation go? Will doctors still be necessary?
Anthropology Inc.
How companies have started using social scientists to probe the deepest needs, fears, and desires of consumers
The Hanging
What really happened to William Sparkman Jr., the census worker whose body was found hanging from a tree in Kentucky in 2009, the word FED scrawled across his chest?
How to Stop the Bullies
The inside account of the companies, scientists, and hackers who are hunting for solutions to the scourge of online harassment
Video: Emily Bazelon talks with Atlantic Digital editor Bob Cohn about how Facebook and others are tackling the problem.
Inventing Marilyn
Anyone who thinks the story of Marilyn Monroe doesn't warrant such attention doesn't know much about it.
Dispatches
Serial Thriller
From literature to appointment television, episodic storytelling is flourishing.
The Emancipation of Barack Obama
Why the reelection of the first black president matters even more than his election
A More Perfect Poll
As opinion researchers hung up the phone and headed online last year, election forecasts grew more accurate. Has the Web-based survey finally come of age?
How Beautiful Is Too Beautiful?
Studies suggest that physical perfection isn’t always advantageous.
A Better Way to Light the Room
Why not use gravity?
Six Degrees of Sally Oren
Just one woman links Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, and Bibi Netanyahu.
The Incredible Shrinking Ad
As our attention shifts to mobile phones—and their smaller screens—ads are becoming vastly less effective. And companies built on ad revenues, like Google and Facebook, should start to sweat.
Why Drag It Out?
An investigation into what inspires soooo many people to toss extra letters into their text messages
Swearing Off Sex in France
When the French blogger Sophie Fontanel embraced celibacy, readers didn’t know what to make of her.
Look Smarter
Flickr co-founder Caterina Fake talks with Alexis Madrigal about how new location-based tools will help us to see our surroundings with fresh eyes.
The Myth of the Student-Loan Crisis
Are rising debt levels really a cause for national panic?
How the White House Is Like a Prison
Over the years, the president's home has attracted an astonishing array of negative reviews from its residents.
Are Priests Really Necessary?
The New Testament mentions only a single priest: Jesus. A very short book excerpt.
What's Your Problem?
How to handle a whiny advice-column writer
The American Dream
A survey in pictures
The Culture File
Reliving Groundhog Day
On the 20th anniversary of the beloved Bill Murray comedy, it’s time to recognize it as a profound work of contemporary metaphysics.
Getting Toasted
The drama (and sometimes danger) of the flaming cocktail
Video: How to make America's original flaming cocktail, the Blue Blazer
Elegy for the Minibar
What has happened to my most trusted traveling companion?
Why Are Romantic Comedies So Bad?
The long decline from Katharine Hepburn to Katherine Heigl
Video: Christopher Orr narrates scenes from great romantic comedies, including The Philadelphia Story and When Harry Met Sally.
Indelible Images
Two beautiful new coffee-table books—except one isn’t really a book
Moscow Under Terror
In 1937, the city was both a world capital of artistic ferment and a slaughterhouse.
Cover to Cover
The new Jonathan Dee novel, and the most intelligent biography of a fashion designer ever written
Mannequins That Mimic Humans 
Tanlines' Interactive Music Video 
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