For the characters in Marlon James’s new novel, “The Disappearers,” seeing and being seen are matters of life and death, @emmasarappo writes in the Books Briefing:
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- The latest “Spider-Man” sequel has broken nearly every box-office record imaginable. David Sims on why the masked web-slinger’s popularity endures as support for other superhero movies wanes:
- Trump's rage at being humiliated by Iran is driving him to lash out—and his latest target is South Korea, argues @RadioFreeTom:
- A perfect finale is especially hard to pull off—and nothing invokes the wrath of fans quite like a bad ending, Stephanie Bai writes. She asked The Atlantic's writers and editors for eight shows that make the most out of their last minutes:
- Rob Sand isn’t easily categorized as progressive or moderate—so what is the Iowan trying to be? @elainejgodfrey spoke with the candidate for Iowa’s next governor on his bike ride across the state:
