The Decline of Streaking
Naked runners used to disrupt events seemingly all the time. Why’d they stop?
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Illustration by Joanne Imperio / The Atlantic. Source: SSPL / Getty. The New Workplace Power Symbols
Corner offices used to be the emblem of corporate success. But modern workplaces have new ways to convey status.
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They’re our most benign yet unexpectedly intimate secrets.
Illustration by Ben Kothe / The Atlantic A Subtle Shift Shaking Up Sibling Relationships
The age gap between children is widening—and altering family dynamics.
Peter Marlow / Magnum Why Rich People Don’t Cover Their Windows
An unexpected status symbol has become a fixture of high-end homes.
Millennium Images / Gallery Stock The New Family Vacation
More and more Americans are traveling with multiple generations—and, perhaps, learning who their relatives really are.
Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Getty. You Can Learn to Be Photogenic
Hollywood invented the idea that some people naturally look better on camera. Don’t believe it.
Illustration by Jared Bartman / The Atlantic. Sources: Austrian National Library; Unsplash. Good Luck Getting Into the Club
Nightlife cover charges can be arbitrary and humiliating—yet people still accept them.
Larry Fink / Gallery Stock America Has a Private-Beach Problem
A shockingly small portion of the shoreline is truly available to the public.
Illustration by Ben Denzer. Source: Dougal Henken. It’s Just Not Cool Anymore
Chewing gum is no longer a universal symbol of rebellion. Neither is much else.
Illustration by Ben Kothe / The Atlantic. Source: Getty.
