The Atlantic Summaries and Reviews

See all summaries and reviews from The Atlantic at a glance.

10 Article

Lessons from 19 Years in the Metaverse

A conversation with one of the few people who have real historical perspective on digital communities
Charlie Warzel
The Atlantic, 2022
9 Article

The Price of Privacy

Who gets to keep a secret in a hyperconnected world?
Sarah E. Igo
The Atlantic, 2022
9 Article

The Parenting Prophecy

The way someone was raised often shows up in the way they raise their own kids — for better or worse.
Faith Hill
The Atlantic, 2023
9 Article

Why I Hope to Die at 75

An argument that society and families – and you – will be better off if nature takes its course swiftly and promptly
Ezekiel J. Emanuel
The Atlantic, 2014
9 Article

The biggest problem with remote work

Companies need a new kind of middle manager: The synchronizer.
Derek Thompson
The Atlantic, 2022
9 Article
Jonathan Haidt
The Atlantic, 2022
9 Article

The Food War

The food shock of 2022 is not a good-news story. But our “bad” is less bad than ever before.
David Frum
The Atlantic, 2022
9 Article
Ed Zitron
The Atlantic, 2021
9 Article

The Nasty Logistics of Returning Your Too-Small Pants

What happens to the stuff you order online after you send it back?
Amanda Mull
The Atlantic, 2021
9 Article

The Internet Is Rotting

Too much has been lost already. The glue that holds humanity’s knowledge together is coming undone.
Jonathan Zittrain
The Atlantic, 2021
9 Article
Olga Khazan
The Atlantic, 2021
9 Article

How Science Beat the Virus

And what it lost in the process
Ed Yong
The Atlantic, 2020