Author: Michelle Korhonen
To call a person as legendary as Joni Mitchell underrated might seem silly—but last year, the Rolling Stone co-founder Jann Wenner chose to not include her or any other women in a book about rock ‘n’ roll history called The Masters. Defending his selection of only interviews with white male musicians, Wenner told The New York Times that Mitchell was simply not a “philosopher of rock ‘n’ roll.” This comment was baffling—he later apologized—yet also clarifying, revealing the biases long held by some of music’s most powerful gatekeepers.This year’s Grammys, however, should settle all questions of canon with regards to…
Watching the real Nikki Haley spar with a fake Donald Trump was awkward—and not very funny.Will Heath / NBCFebruary 4, 2024, 1:50 PM ETLast night, audiences who tuned into Saturday Night Live to see The Bear star and Emmy winner Ayo Edebiri host for the first time were greeted with an awkward surprise: The sight of the Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley, trying her best to seem at ease opposite a fake Donald Trump. Haley popped up in the cold open, playing herself as a “concerned South Carolina voter” attending a CNN town hall with James Austin Johnson’s Trump. “Why…
In 1976, a little southern lady “dressed like a fairy princess”—as she later recounted the moment—stepped to the microphone at a shareholder meeting in Boston and lavishly praised the chair of W. R. Grace & Co. for his commitment to preserving her community. Rae Ely knew perfectly well this was a lie; W. R. Grace was planning to strip-mine for vermiculite in her bucolic Virginia town. In fact, the whole “southern lady” thing was a bit of a lie. But Ely, who had fought the scheme for years, was prepared to use every tool at her disposal to stop the…
Two blue states acknowledge that health precautions need to be balanced with other priorities. Carlos Barria / ReutersFebruary 4, 2024, 6 AM ETRecently, California surprised the public-health world by easing the state’s recommendations for asymptomatic people who test positive for COVID. The state previously urged them to isolate for five days to avoid infecting others. In a January memo, though, California Public Health Officer Tomás Aragón declared that “there is no infectious period for the purpose of isolation or exclusion.”This policy change in the nation’s most populous state—which followed a similar move by Oregon last year—represents a remarkable break from the…
“I would not say that my art is dark,” Milo Rau tells me, and I burst out laughing. We are sitting in the office space of his theater in Ghent, Belgium, surrounded by posters of his work. In the past decade, Rau has directed plays about a homophobic murder (La Reprise), the unexplained suicide of two parents and their children (Familie), and the exploitation of the developing world (The Congo Tribunal). The Swiss-born director’s best-known work, 2018’s Lam Gods, re-created events depicted on a celebrated 15th-century altarpiece that is on display at the cathedral across the square from the theater.…
Grammy is unveiling an award for “Best African Music Performance.” Do the nominees fulfill the goal of “recognizing recordings that utilize unique local expressions from across the … continent”?
This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in culture. Sign up for it here.Welcome back to The Daily’s Sunday culture edition, in which one Atlantic writer or editor reveals what’s keeping them entertained. Today’s special guest is Christina McCausland, a copy editor who works on this newsletter and has previously written about what successful memoirs accomplish.Christina is an avid listener of Shakira (they both have roots in Barranquilla, Colombia), has endured the wince-worthy moments of The Curse, and…
Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Rapp Halour / Alamy.February 4, 2024, 7 AM ETExplore the March 2024 IssueCheck out more from this issue and find your next story to read.View MoreIn Kadıköy market, their money alreadymingled, someone fished for coinsand handed a small few to the grocer; the otherinspected the apricots and kept the oneless beautiful. Each revealed, at their fingertips,a pink moon. The firmament tasted likean insatiable kiss. They held each other’s hands—dirty from money, sticky with juice.
Kids who have dogs get a boost in physical activity – especially young girls. Kristina Kamburova Photography/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kristina Kamburova Photography/Getty Images Kids who have dogs get a boost in physical activity – especially young girls. Kristina Kamburova Photography/Getty Images A new study finds that getting a family dog is linked with a big jump in physical activity in younger kids – especially in young girls. The finding is part of a growing body of research investigating how dogs can boost health, not just for kids but for people of all ages. In the study, Australian…
Hey hey! How are you? Now that we’ve finally made it through what felt like an extra-long and slow January, I found myself thinking about to the holidays. Do you miss them already as much as I do? Time really seems to fly between Thanksgiving and Christmas. I always find myself wishing I had taken more time to slow down and enjoy the season, although I’m not sure if it even would’ve possible! Which brings me back to this post. Amid all the holiday scrambling, I’m always especially grateful for a quick, easy, and healthy meal… like tasty pecan pie…