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Laurene Powell Jobs’s purchase of a large interest in Monumental Sports & Entertainment will provide the billionaire with a great deal of influence over some of Washington’s most treasured...
View ArticleHere’s Where Laurene Powell Jobs Should House-Hunt in Washington
Laurene Powell Jobs, the billionaire entrepreneur and widow of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, appears to be on a shopping spree in Washington. The Washington Post reported Tuesday that she plans to buy a...
View ArticleThe Atlantic Just Launched a Family Section. It’s Not Just for Parents.
Family coverage at most publications is centered around parenting, but that won’t be the case when a new Family section launches on TheAtlantic.com Tuesday morning. It will, of course, cover all that’s...
View ArticleThe Atlantic’s Big DC Festival Will Have a New Name and a Really Large Tent
Last year’s Washington Ideas forum brought a magazine-like feel to a multiday event. There were few events that felt like a traditional panel. You could dip in and out of Sidney Harman Hall as if you...
View ArticleThe Atlantic Festival Will Offer a $50 “Networking Pass” This Year
The Atlantic Festival, which runs from September 24 through September 26, is offering a more cost-conscious, time-friendly ticket this year, for people who can’t (or don’t want to) shell out $350 for...
View ArticleIs It Good to Be Weird? A New Book Says Yes.
Olga Khazan is sipping a perfectly ordinary chai latte, dressed in a regular old T-shirt and sweater. She smiles a pleasant smile, then says hello and shakes hands in a manner that’s entirely...
View ArticleThe Atlantic Will Lay Off 68 People
The Atlantic will eliminate 68 positions, or about 17 percent of its workforce, according to a memo sent to staffers by Atlantic Media chairman and owner David Bradley. The contraction, which Bradley...
View ArticleThe Atlantic Saw Subscriptions Surge After Trump Tweet
On Tuesday night a DC-based media company that just underwent bruising layoffs captured the attention of the President of the United States: Great News: The boring but very nasty magazine, The...
View ArticleKhizr Khan on Trump’s Reported Comments About War Dead: “He’s a Coward, and I...
On Thursday evening, the Atlantic published a blockbuster article that quoted numerous sources as saying President Trump believes America’s war dead are “losers” and “suckers.” Other outlets—even Fox...
View ArticleThe Atlantic Has Added 300,000 New Subscriptions in the Last Year
The Atlantic has added 300,000 new subscriptions in the last year, according to a letter sent to staff by Atlantic Media president Michael Finnegan. That number is three times the amount the group...
View ArticleThe Atlantic Is Moving Its Headquarters to the Wharf
The Atlantic’s time at the historic Watergate building is coming to an end. The magazine will move its headquarters to the Wharf in 2022, according to a press release sent by Wharf developers...
View ArticleDC Institutions Get in on the NFT Craze
The Atlantic and the 9:30 Club both announced auctions of non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, on Friday, making them among the first DC institutions to embrace a new cryptocurrency-adjacent craze. The...
View ArticleThe Washington Post Got Shut Out at This Year’s Pulitzers
For the first time in years, the Washington Post came up empty on Pulitzer day this year. Though the Post was a finalist in two categories, it came away with no wins in the 2021 Pulitzer Prizes ,...
View ArticleAnthony Fauci Will Headline This Year’s Atlantic Festival
The Atlantic Festival, the magazine’s annual speaker series and ideas forum, is expanding this year to a seven-day event, with a line-up that includes Dr. Anthony Fauci and actor and activist Rosario...
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