Olga Khazan
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Illustration by Matteo Giuseppe Pani. Source: Getty. Why Can’t I Just Rent a House?
It’s a question I’ve asked myself many times, as I’ve tried and failed to sell my house and buy a new one.
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Photo-illustration by Matteo Giuseppe Pani. Source: Getty. Whatever Happened to Zika?
The problem with jumping between emergencies
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Alec Soth / Magnum The Joy of Underperforming
The idea of life having “seasons” has become a common way of talking yourself through a sudden upheaval.
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William Keo / Magnum These Teens Got Therapy. Then They Got Worse.
The kids are not all right, and frustratingly, we don’t really know how to help them.
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Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Getty. One Big Benefit of Remote Work
It’s helped bring mothers back to the workforce.
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Illustration by Sawwft I Don’t Like Dogs
I joined a Subreddit that shares my extremely unpopular opinion. I’m not sure it was a good idea.
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Brian Finke / Gallery Stock Stress Drinking Has a Gender Divide
The uncomfortable truth is that many women today are drinking too much.
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Peter Marlow / Magnum Take a Wife … Please!
Why are married people happier than the rest of us?
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Stephen Maturen / Getty Fear of an Awkward President
To be awkward is human, but we want our politicians to be superhuman.
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Erin Schaff / The New York Times / … Why People Won’t Stop Moving to the Sun Belt
Despite the heat, the region’s cities are growing fast. They have three factors to thank.
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Illustration by Ben Kothe / The Atlantic. Source: … The Most Misunderstood Concept in Psychology
What are boundaries?
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The Atlantic. Source: Getty. People Just Want to Lose Weight
Americans go on yo-yo diets, but we also have a yo-yo relationship to dieting.
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Illustration by Ben Kothe / The Atlantic. Sources: … How Much Should You Really Spend on a House?
Even the experts don’t know for sure.
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Dario Mitidieri / Getty Stop Firing Your Friends
Just make more of them.
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Adoc / Corbis / Getty; The Atlantic How to Forgive Ourselves for What We Can’t Change
The things we can’t change often come back to haunt us. But our capacity to change the future may come from what we can’t change about the past.
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Kirn Vintage Stock / Getty The Misgivings of Friend-Making
The term social distance has come to characterize our times, with fewer chances to socialize and make friends. But for many, opportunities for friend-making and socialization have always been limited—veiled by the subjective rules of social inclusion.
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Photograph by Bill McCullough for The Atlantic The Insurrectionist in the Flower Shop
Jenny Cudd might regret storming the Capitol. But she’s still pushing election conspiracies.
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Paulus Leeser / Ullstein / Getty / The … When Can a Marriage Be Saved?
Knowing when to end a long-term relationship starts with knowing why things aren’t working.
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Rudolf Dietrich / Ullstein / Getty / The … When Partnership Is Not the Destination
In a society designed for romantic couples, singlehood can be seen as an unwelcome circumstance. For some, being single is not a matter of rebellion, but an irrefutable nature—worthy of its own social standing.
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Getty / The Atlantic ‘Parents Are Not All Good and All Bad’
As family norms evolve from generation to generation, so do parent-child dynamics. Changing our relationship with the people who raised us requires not only action but a consideration of whether it’s even possible.
