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Has Alcohol Left Humanity Better or Worse Off?
“At this point in my life, the pros outweigh the cons,” one reader argued.
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Last week, I asked readers, “Are humans better or worse off for having beer, wine, and spirits?
The Show That Knows the Secret to Serialized TV
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Today’s special guest is Atlantic staff writer Yair Rosenberg. Yair writes about the intersection of politics, culture, and religion, and is the author of our Deep
The Strawberry Festival at the End of the World
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Kaitlyn: The Hampton Jitney, according to a New York Times article from 1985, is “the quintessential transportation for a certain kind of New Yorker.” George Plimpton claimed to have written one and a half books while riding it. Lauren Bacall was also a well-known patron. Passengers were given free seltzer and newspapers then, but that is no longer the case. Now you get a half-size Poland Spring and no reading material, and