(ANALYSIS) Gen Z is driving a renewed interest in in-person life — from bookstores to churches — as a response to digital isolation. But this revival is fragmented, fueled by online subcultures and personal choice. While community is returning, it’s splintered into niche groups, creating connection
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A multibillion-dollar effort to overhaul the state’s youth mental-health system has instead left many children at risk.
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How New York City’s education budget became an untouchable money pit . Illustration by Matteo Giuseppe Pani / The Atlantic New York City’s new mayor, Zohran
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Epstein, 66, reportedly proclaimed his innocence in the note, which he scrawled on a piece of yellow legal paper and tucked into a book in his cell at Metropolitan Correctional Center.
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While pill mills, overdose, and irresponsible prescribing were real concerns, the response hardened into an overgeneralized culture of suspicion that abandoned legitimate pain patients. Science-based medicine can be distinguished from a narrower, politically distorted use of evidence that replaced clinical judgment and individualized care with bureaucratic fear.
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Switching to nontoxic alternatives of cleansers and cosmetics can significantly reduce exposure to harmful chemicals, a recent study shows.
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In New York magazine, Mahmoud Khalil delivers a masterclass in self-pity while detailing the plight of merely existing in the Big Apple.
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The King charmed Americans – including the president – while artfully asserting his views on climate and executive power
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I kept Robert F. Kennedy Jr. out of the West Wing. Now I owe him an apology.
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Even if they can find middle ground, there’s the question of the best messenger for a party that lacks a clear leader.