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The Syrian Regime Collapsed Gradually—And Then Suddenly
The Atlantic - By Anne Applebaum
Assad’s fall offers the possibility of change. As Hemingway once wrote of bankruptcy, the collapse of autocratic regimes tends to happen gradually and then suddenly—slowly, and then all at once. This is not just a literary metaphor. A tyrant’s followers remain loyal to him only as long as he can …
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How to Marry Into Academia
The Atlantic - By Ian Bogost
When you get a job as a professor, your partner may get one too. Linda Troost and Sayre Greenfield met during the first week of graduate school at the University of Pennsylvania in 1978. Both were pursuing Ph.D.s in English. The two married four years later. After graduation in 1985, Troost landed a …
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Why Voters Rejected Election Reform
The Atlantic - By Russell Berman
In state after state, they rejected proposals to fix two of the most hated problems in politics. This was supposed to be the year that political reform took off. A nearly $100 million campaign gave voters in seven states the opportunity to scrap party primaries, enact ranked-choice balloting, or …
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4 hours ago
Five Stories About the Changing Landscape of Love
The Atlantic - By Stephanie Bai
Read about the demise of American romance, second-chance couples, and more. Finding love is rarely a straightforward journey—and a polarized world of social media and dating apps can make it even harder. In today’s reading list, our editors have compiled stories on the demise of American romance, …
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Day 7 of the 2024 Space Telescope Advent Calendar: A Supernova Seen Thrice
The Atlantic - By Alan Taylor
Day 7 of the 2024 Space Telescope Advent Calendar Day 7 of the 2024 Space Telescope Advent Calendar: a supernova seen thrice. NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s NIRCam viewed the galaxy cluster PLCK G165.7+67.0, also known as G165. In this image, a foreground cluster located 3.6 billion light-years …
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Zamboni
The Atlantic - By Honor Jones
A short story The children don’t look real. It’s because of what they’re wearing—it’s the color of their clothes. None of the T-shirts has any language or images—no slogans or athletes’ names, no animals or action figures. Color conveying only the idea of color. Later, she can’t remember what she …