WILLIAM WHITWORTH 1937-2024

WILLIAM WHITWORTH, the editor of The Atlantic from 1980 to 1999, had a soft voice and an Arkansas accent that decades of living in New York and New England never much eroded.

Is Theo Von the Next Joe Rogan?

Or is he something else entirely?

THE MAN WHO DIED FOR THE LIBERAL ARTS

Chugging through Pacific waters in February 1942, the USS Crescent City was ferrying construction equipment and Navy personnel to Pearl Harbor, dispatched there to assist in repairing the severely damaged naval base after the Japanese attack.

Christine Blasey Ford Testifies Again

Her new memoir doubles as a modern-day horror story.

CLASH OF THE PATRIARCHS

A hard-line Russian bishop backed by the political might of the Kremlin could split the Orthodox Church in two.

The Great Serengeti Land Grab

How Gulf princes, wealthy tourists, and conservation groups displacing the Maasai people

What's So Bad About Asking Where Humans Came From?

Human origin stories have often been used for nefarious purposes. That doesn't mean they are worthless.

Orwell's Escape

Why the author repaired to the remote Isle of Jura to write his masterpiece, 1984

'We're Living a Nightmare - Day After Day'

Families of three Israeli hostages share their pain as they wait for their loved ones to be released, six months after they were abducted

Divine Intervention

POPE FRANCIS' PROGRESSIVE REPOSITIONING OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH HAS CREATED BATTLE LINES BETWEEN ITS 1.3 BILLION FOLLOWERS, NO MORE SO THAN IN THE UNITED STATES

Is It Time to Leave Syria?

The U.S. is reportedly considering withdrawing from the country, with pressure from Damascus amid deepening unrest in the region. Is this the right move? Two experts weigh in

No End Game in Sight

Benjamin Netanyahu is risking a pyrrhic victory in Gaza that damages the chances of long-term peace

Chris Perfetti

IF YOU'RE ONE OF THE MILLIONS OF AMERICANS SINGING THE PRAISES of ABC's Abbott Elementary, fear not, they've heard you. \"We love to hear it,\" says Chris Perfetti, who plays Jacob Hill on the Emmy-winning sitcom about teachers at a Philadelphia public school.

Who Rules Gaza When the Fighting Stops?

With no clear leader coming to the fore, questions remain about how the devastated territory will be managed

SUSTAINABILITY DISRUPTOR OF THE YEAR

SUSTAINABILITY ISN'T JUST ABOUT BUYING an electric vehicle or driving in a way that saves fuel.

MARKETING DISRUPTOR OF THE YEAR

WHY GO TO A SHOWROOM WHEN A showroom can come to you? The traditional car sales model is dead.

Hiring: No Diploma, Need Not Apply

Working-class Americans are increasingly unable to qualify for good jobs, despite experience and skills

EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR

VOLVO CARS CEO JIM ROWAN ISN'T SHYING away from an auto industry that is in the midst of great change. In fact, he's embracing the disruption.

VISIONARY OF THE YEAR

CEO and CHAIRMAN of the BOARD of MERCEDES-BENZ

LEGACY OF DISUPTION

TOM DOLL CHANGED THE WAY SUBARU OPERATES. During a 40-year tenure at the automaker, he worked to develop some of the best-known vehicles and marketing campaigns in the automotive world.

Gillian Anderson

IF THERE'S ONE THING THAT'S TRUE ABOUT GILLIAN ANDERSON, IT'S THAT she isn't afraid of a challenge.

China's Baby Bust

Despite reversing its one-child policy, the nation is having to deal with an unprecedented decline in births

Alex Edelman

A JEW ACCIDENTALLY STUMBLES UPON A gathering of white nationalists. For most, this would be a cause for concern, but for Alex Edelman it's an opportunity for a hit one-man comedy show.

Operation Save Biden

The President's campaign is in trouble. Will the turnaround plan work?

William McRaven The retired admiral who took down Osama bin Laden on why U.S. leadership matters, the AI race, and what he's going to do with $50 million

You recently received the Bezos Courage and Civility Award, with $50 million to give to charities of your choice. How are you planning to use it? Almost all of this is going to be focused on veterans and their families the children who've lost fathers and mothers in combat. And the other area is mental health for servicemen. What don't the VA and the military health care system cover?

The five-minute quiz that helped catch Olivia Munn's cancer

Actor Olivia Munn recently shared in an Instagram post that a free risk-assessment tool her doctor used revealed that she had a higher chance of developing breast cancer. It led to testing and eventually treatment-that likely spared her from more serious outcomes.

How nature reacts to a total eclipse

OF ALL OF THE ANIMALS WORTH observing during a total solar eclipse, perhaps none are more intriguing than humans. They stop what they're doing; they stare skyward; they lower their voices to a hush.

THE POLITICS OF TIKTOK

How the Chinese platform's popularity, and self-interest, took Trump from ban to embrace

Happiness in the U.S.

A new low

America: Start here

IF THERE'S ONE THING YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT ME, it's that I'm utterly unsuited for bureaucracy. I don't know my passwords to anything. I have thousands and thousands of unread emails. I don't open mail because I assume it'll be bad news. I've never had a credit card. But it's also something that, as a filmmaker and a writer, deeply fascinates me-how sterile, faceless, and universally isolating it all can be.