What If He Actually Did It?
I argued that Jens Söring was wrongfully convicted of a double murder, and in 2019, he was released on parole after three decades in prison. Then I started having doubts about the case.
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Some scientists are starting to reopen a provocative debate: Are plants intelligent?
Illustration by Jan Buchczik Why a Bit of Restraint Can Do You a Lot of Good
An uninhibited quest for authenticity sounds great. But if that just means acting out, you’re unlikely to be so happy.
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America’s favorite robot company has perfected the art of freaking people out.
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Chaos in the streets—real, imagined, or exaggerated—is never to an incumbent’s advantage.
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I resigned from the Ford presidential foundation over its refusal to honor Liz Cheney. But my decision was bigger than that.
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He was the world’s most famous child star. Then he had to figure out what came next.
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By pledging to support Mike Johnson, Democrats have freed the House from the grip of GOP hard-liners.
The Godfather of American Comedy
The funniest people on the planet think there’s no funnier person than Albert Brooks.
Illustration by The Atlantic. Sources: Getty. Nutrition Science’s Most Preposterous Result
Studies show a mysterious health benefit to ice cream. Scientists don’t want to talk about it. (From 2023)
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A whole two days off from work, in which we can do what we please, has only recently become a near-universal right. What we choose to do looks increasingly like work, and idleness has acquired a bad name. Herein, a history of leisure. (From 1991)
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Sixty years ago, Pauline Kael said that the movies were going to pieces. In a sense, she was right.
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