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Long flights can be tedious, but they also present a chance to watch movies both new and familiar, Stephanie Bai wrote in 2025. She asked The Atlantic’s writers and editors: What is the perfect film to watch on a plane? https://lnkd.in/et_BTskT At the link, see some picks selected by Atlantic staff.⁠ 📸: Warner Bros. Pictures / Everett Collection

“What I love about horror is that it’s this little release valve for anxieties.” The musician Mitski recommends five of her favorite horror books for readers who may crave something that feels just a bit too real.

Trump’s age isn’t getting the same kind of scrutiny as Joe Biden’s did—but as the president nears his 80th birthday, his recent behavior is prompting questions about his health, including from some in his own party, Jonathan Lemire reports: https://lnkd.in/eVwWWjFq

The new Apple TV show “Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed” is preoccupied with all the ways people may be watching us. Sophie Gilbert on a nervy thriller for the scam era:

For-profit companies are buying up youth sports leagues and selling them back to parents—and the trend is revealing a larger crisis, Senator Chris Murphy argues: “Virtually everything in America has become a commodity—even middle-school hockey.”

We’ve never had access to more meteorological data, yet people often lament that their weather apps don't get it right. Adam Grossman, a co-creator of Dark Sky, tells Charlie Warzel how weather-tracking technology is actually getting more accurate—and why users are still demanding more: https://lnkd.in/e-5qPM7K

The baby-doll dress was a source of moral panic long before Olivia Rodrigo’s latest outfit, Valerie Trapp argues. She writes about the history of this short, flowy garment: https://lnkd.in/epQzJCew

For-profit companies are buying up youth sports leagues and selling them back to parents—and the trend is revealing a larger crisis, Senator Chris Murphy argues: “Virtually everything in America has become a commodity—even middle-school hockey.”

In her ambitious new novel, “Questions 27 & 28,” Karen Tei Yamashita asks readers to remember a World War II–era loyalty test—and to make sense of a shameful moment in American history, Lily Meyer writes:

Trump’s age isn’t getting the same kind of scrutiny as Joe Biden’s did—but as the president nears his 80th birthday, his recent behavior is prompting questions about his health, including from some in his own party, Jonathan Lemire reports: