The Truth About Honey And Hay Fever

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The Truth About Honey And Hay Fever     Honey has a long history as a revered natural remedy across many cultures. Ancient civilizations recognized its therapeutic potential, employing it for various medicinal purposes. The ancient Egyptians, Assyrians, Chinese, Greeks, and Romans, for instance, used it to heal wounds. And many cultures today continue to use it as a remedy for sore throats and coughs.Some people also assert that honey can alleviate hay fever symptoms. Advocates of this method claim honey can help thanks to its purported anti-inflammatory and anti-allergic properties (though empirical evidence for this is lacking). Continued here

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You Can't Even Rescue a Dog Without Being Bullied Online     Lucchese is not the world's cutest dog. Picked up as a stray somewhere in Texas, he is scruffy and, as one person aptly observed online, looks a little like Steve Buscemi. (It's the eyes.)Isabel Klee, a professional influencer in New York City, had agreed to keep Lucchese, or Luc, until he found a forever home. Fosters such as Klee help move dogs out of loud and stressful shelters so they can relax and socialize before moving into a forever home. (The foster can then take on a new dog, and the process restarts.) Klee began posting about Luc on TikTok, as many dog fosters do. "I fell in love with him, and the internet fell in love with him," she told me over the phone earlier this month. "Every single video I posted of him went viral." In one such video, which has attained nearly 4 million views since it was published in October, Klee's boyfriend strokes Luc, who is curled up into his chest like a human infant. The caption reads, "When your foster dog feels safe with you 🥲🫶." Continued here

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60 Random Things With Over 4.5 Stars on Amazon That Are Cool as Hell     With most of our shopping being done online these days, there aren’t as many opportunities to stumble across genius, unexpected finds as you stroll the aisles. So, that’s what we’re here for. From ways to speed up food prep to ways to make your home feel just a little bit cooler, there’s a world of random things out there just waiting to be yours. So here are dozens of our favorite Amazon finds that meet two criteria — they must have at least a 4.5-star overall rating and they must be cool as hell. Stop wasting toothpaste and make sure you get every last little bit with this two-pack of genius tube squeezers. Each one clamps onto the end of the tube and features a crank that you rotate to push the toothpaste to the top. They’re versatile enough to also be used on cosmetic and paint tubes, making them an all-around money-saving buy. Continued here

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5 Years Later, Netflix Has Foolishly Killed a Beloved TV Tradition     3 Body Problem is the first TV show Game of Thrones showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss have completed since their medium-redefining HBO series ended nearly five years ago. At the time, the controversial creative decisions Benioff and Weiss made throughout Thrones’ final two seasons dominated the cultural conversation. Whether you liked the finale or hated it, you were probably talking about it.Despite the show’s high-profile nature, the popularity of its source material, and its considerable budget, 3 Body Problem hasn’t caused nearly the same stir as Benioff and Weiss’ previous show did every season. Is that because the new Netflix series hasn’t been a success so far? The streamer’s metrics are too unclear to say with any real certainty. However, one thing 3 Body Problem’s recent premiere does seem to confirm is that the age of event TV viewing is officially over. Continued here

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What is kinship care? Why is it favoured for Aboriginal children over foster care?     Hannah McGlade is a member of the Noongar Family Safety and Wellbeing Council (NFSWC), a peak body in WA for Noongar children and families.The 1997 Bringing Them Home report into the removal of Aboriginal children from their families was a turning point in Australia’s history. The inquiry rejected past government policies of assimilation and endorsed the importance of keeping Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children with their families. Continued here

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5 Tips for Creating a Safer Workplace:     Boeing's legacy in aerospace is remarkable, yet recent years have shown that even giants can falter. The 737 Max incidents, which led to the tragic loss of lives because of product quality and safety oversights, signify a crucial moment for reflection across all industries. The saga of Boeing's 737 Max provides a universal blueprint for all sectors. The tragic incident, resulting in the loss of 346 lives and a $2.5 billion settlement, highlights the repercussions of neglecting safety measures. Neglect of advancements in safety protocols, inspections, and technology to ensure your company doesn't lag in safety innovation can lead to severe consequences, not only in lost lives but also in financial losses and damaged trust. Continued here

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The Everyday Indignity of Dining Out     Like anyone who has ever navigated a high-school cafeteria, I can instantly clock the merits and demerits of a given restaurant table. Is it tucked into a sad corner for the socially dispossessed? Should I be proud of where I've been seated, accept it grudgingly, or make a play for something better? I perform this silent psychodrama in the desperate moments as the host walks me over, while there's still time to object—the kind of neurotic calculus that Larry David understands deeply and pays tribute to in an episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm titled "The Ugly Section."As its title implies, the possible existence of a "hot or not" policy for the sorting of restaurant patrons is the central plot of "The Ugly Section." Larry—who created Curb and stars as its lightly fictionalized antihero—visits a voguish "kitchen • bar • market" called Tiato in various social combinations, attempting to get a seat among the attractive people near the windows. Even a good-looking date doesn't sway the smug maître d', played by an extra-punchable Nick Kroll, who consigns both her and Larry to the ugly section when he realizes they're together. At one point, Larry yells, echoing the anguish of many a diner, "How did I wind up here?" Meanwhile, the episode's other storylines include a death by suicide and a robbery at gunpoint—dramatic developments that in any other show would be the main event. Continued here

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Solving a Century-Old Byline Mystery     This is an edition of Time-Travel Thursdays, a journey through The Atlantic's archives to contextualize the present and surface delightful treasures. Sign up here."Do you like to know whom a book's by?" E. M. Forster asks in a 1925 essay on the question of anonymity in literature and journalism. The practice is fine in fiction, he argues, but not in news writing. Forster, however, wasn't in charge: His essay, which appeared in the November 1925 issue of The Atlantic, was followed by an article bylined "Anonymous." Continued here

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Google's Undercover Hiring Strategy Is Working to Create a More Positive -- and Productive -- Workplace     I'm old enough to remember a time when Google once ranked among the nation's happiest workplaces. It's easy to remember, since it was during my time at Google Campus (now Google for Startups). It was a place that buzzed with energy on the inside while wannabe employees relentlessly tried to claw their way in on from the outside. It offered innovative positions in a fun and fast-paced environment, high pay, and an impressively pioneering list of benefits and employee perks. And though none of that has changed, its rank among the nation's happiest workplaces has. Because no matter how shiny the office complex, how large the benefits package, or how cool the perks are, there's one little-known and widely overlooked ingredient to making-and keeping-staff happy: fellow staff.  Continued here

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The 32 Best Shows on Amazon Prime Right Now     From Mr. and Mrs. Smith to Three-Body, these are our picks for what you should be watching on the streamer. Continued here

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Sam Bankman-Fried's Dream Came True     The crypto mogul, now sentenced to 25 years behind bars, is leaving behind an industry that has started to grow up.If there's a single image that defines the crypto frenzy of 2021 and 2022, it's that of the actor Matt Damon, calm and muscled, delivering the immortal proverb "Fortune favors the brave." It was part of an ad for Crypto.com, yet it somehow captured the absurdity of what the crypto industry promised at the time: not just a digital asset, but a ludicrously magnified vision of the future. Continued here

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What Everyone Needs to Know About the EPA's New Car Emissions Limits     The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released strict new emissions limits on March 20, 2024, for cars built from 2027 through 2032. The final rule for Multi-Pollutant Emissions Standards caps a process that started almost a year earlier when the Biden administration first proposed groundbreaking regulations that would essentially require automakers to make a substantial pivot toward electrification.The original proposal met significant pushback from carmakers and unions, who argued that the industry needed more time to switch from gas-powered cars to EVs. As a result, while the final target that this rule sets is very similar to the one that was initially proposed, the timetable in the final rule — especially in the earlier years — is relatively relaxed. Continued here

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55 Weird New Things for Your Home on Amazon That Are So Damn Clever     You woke up this morning completely unaware that your life is missing a sea monster that brews tea. But now that you know, you have to have it, right? In that case, let me tell you about the progressive vampire who will chop garlic for your next meal and the crocodile who dices onions. Is your house complete without these things in the kitchen? That is only three of these 55 weird things for your home on Amazon that are so damn clever you will want to hit the buy button hard.If the appliances on the kitchen counter and the technology in the living room have spawned a snarl of cluttered cords all over walls and counters that you wish were clutter-free, this clever extension cord can help. Plug the faceplate into the outlet, run the cord to a less obvious place, and plug everything into the power strip. It has three standard plugs and two USB ports. It comes in white or black and in two lengths. Continued here

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8 Years Ago, Microsoft's AR Headset Flopped So the Vision Pro Could Soar     The HoloLens never made it to consumers and never became the AR headset Microsoft imagined, but its ideas are still alive in modern headsets like the Vision Pro.Proper augmented reality is years, if not decades away. Not necessarily because we don’t have the software know-how or display technology to make it happen, but because it’s not possible to do it well or affordably in 2024. Continued here

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The 16 Best Movies on Amazon Prime Right Now     From Everybody's Talking About Jamie to Bottoms, these are the must-watch films on Amazon Prime Video. Continued here

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Why Did The U.S. Navy Kill Arizona's Housing Bill?     When a controversial housing bill dies in a state legislature, you don't expect to find the U.S. military holding the gun. But earlier this month, when Katie Hobbs became the first governor in recent memory to veto a major bipartisan bill to address the housing shortage, the Arizona Democrat pointed to the military's opposition. The Arizona Starter Homes Act would have prevented cities with more than 70,000 residents from using home- and lot-size minimums to prohibit the construction of houses for first-time homebuyers. A few days before she announced her veto, Rear Admiral Brad Rosen, the commander of Navy Region Southwest, sent her a letter expressing vague concerns that the bill might fail to "protect areas in vicinity of military installations" and would instead promote "incompatible development."Rosen was speaking for all branches of the military; part of his job is to act as a regional environmental coordinator for the Defense Department, which involves working with state lawmakers and federal regulators to protect military interests. His worries about the starter-home bill, despite their lack of specificity, were apparently enough for Hobbs, who cited the Pentagon's concerns at the top of her veto letter. Continued here

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Digital trade protocol for Africa: why it matters, what's in it and what's still missing     University of the Witwatersrand provides support as a hosting partner of The Conversation AFRICA.In February 2024, African heads of states adopted a draft protocol to regulate digital trade within the continent. This significant yet challenging course for Africa’s digital economy fits into the broader trade agreement, designed to create a single continental market for free movement of goods, services, capital and people. Franziska Sucker explains the protocol, why it matters and what still needs to be done. Continued here

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Zimbabwean migration to South Africa: how technology helps keep families together     University of the Witwatersrand provides support as a hosting partner of The Conversation AFRICA.Political instability and economic decline in Zimbabwe have accelerated migration to South Africa in the last two decades. Because of the overriding socio-economic focus of the migration, people often fail to understand the effects on the migrants and their families. This extract from the book Transnational Families in Africa shows how migrants mitigate the disruption to bonds with the families they leave. Continued here

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The Fed's Favorite Inflation Measure Cooled in February--But There's a Catch.     What the latest economic data means for entrepreneurs sick of high prices and high interest rates. Continued here

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Canadian School Boards Sue Snapchat, TikTok and Meta for Disrupting Students' Education     Four Ontario districts file suit against social media giants alleging a link to increased social withdrawal, anxiety, attention problems, cyber bullying and mental health issues. Continued here

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26 Best Travel Accessories (2024): Neck Pillows, Plug Adapters, and Headphones     Pack smarter with gear that makes any airplane seat or hotel room feel a little more like home. Continued here

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I Just Want a Normal Drink     Recently, a balmy spring day left me feeling parched. I needed a beverage—stat!—and had forgotten my water bottle at home. I ducked into a nearby CVS to pick up a drink.The choices were so overwhelming, I nearly forgot my thirst. The drink aisle included a bevy of the usual thirst-quenching options—and some that looked like they belonged in an apothecary rather than next to the LaCroix. Row upon row of multicolored cans and bottles held drinks with purposes beyond mere hydration and flavor. Some promised to improve my energy, immunity, or gut health. Others claimed to stimulate mind states such as clarity, balance, or calm. Fizzy or flat, juice or tea, high in protein or in probiotics? Continued here

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How to Pick the Best Roku Device (2024): A Guide to Each Model     If you buy something using links in our stories, we may earn a commission. This helps support our journalism. Learn more. Please also consider subscribing to WIREDRokus continue to remain our favorite TV streaming devices. They're super easy to use and offer a wide array of streaming channels. Their displays aren't fancy, but they offer just what someone needs: quick, direct access to their favorite streaming services. However, figuring out which one to buy is not so easy. Continued here

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OpenAI Can Re-Create Human Voices--but Won't Release the Tech Yet     Voice synthesis has come a long way since 1978’s Speak & Spell toy, which once wowed people with its state-of-the-art ability to read words aloud using an electronic voice. Now, using deep-learning AI models, software can create not only realistic-sounding voices but can also convincingly imitate existing voices using small samples of audio.Along those lines, OpenAI this week announced Voice Engine, a text-to-speech AI model for creating synthetic voices based on a 15-second segment of recorded audio. It has provided audio samples of the Voice Engine in action on its website. Continued here

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One Couple's Quest to Ditch Natural Gas     This story originally appeared on Grist. It was produced by Grist and originally copublished with the Guardian. It's republished here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration.My wife and I live in a green, two-story colonial at the end of a cul-de-sac in Burlington, Vermont. Each spring, the front of our home is lined with lilacs, crocuses, and peonies. The backyard is thick with towering black locust trees. We occasionally spot a fox from our office windows, or toddlers from the neighborhood day care trundling through the woods. It's an alarmingly idyllic home, with one exception: It runs on natural gas. Continued here

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Evan Gershkovich's Year in Captivity     The U.S. journalist is in prison because Vladimir Putin has made no pretense about using Americans as human bargaining chips.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. Continued here

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Antarctica, Earth's largest refrigerator, is defrosting - The Economist (No paywall)     The world must pay more attention to its southern pole Continued here

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Does Your Dog Know What a Baby Is? A Dog Behaviorist Has a Surprising Answer     As much as we all love videos of dogs and babies getting along, that’s not always the reality. Bringing home a baby is a huge change to an entire household, dogs included.Pups, used to fulfilling the role of our spoiled fur babies, may experience all sorts of challenging emotions when they have to contend with a real one. Experts say this aberrant behavior comes from confusion and requires patience, flexibility, and love. Here’s what you need to know. Continued here

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Sam Bankman-Fried's Losing Game     He made wild bets during his time at the top of the crypto industry. Now he's facing consequences for treating it all like a game.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. Continued here

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Pill to prevent Lyme disease kills ticks before they can infect you     A pill to prevent Lyme disease is showing promise in clinical trials, suggesting there may soon be a new way to avoid contracting it and other nasty tick-borne diseases.The challenge: If you enjoy hiking, camping, or any other sorts of woodsy activities, you’ve probably been warned to watch out for ticks — tiny bloodsucking parasites that can transmit Lyme disease and other infections to people and animals through typically painless bites.  Continued here

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Baltimore Bridge Collapse Highlights Latino Immigrants' Crucial, Yet Risky Role in the Job Force     Experts say the tragedy is a reminder that greater protections and safety measures for immigrant workers are needed. Continued here

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These 7 Simple Things Make Every Meeting Better Starting Right Now     If anything generates a lot of complaints in organizations today, it's meetings. The thing is, I've heard these complaints for years, and for some reason, meetings stay on everyone's short list of company dysfunctions. Sadly, a survey of senior managers found that 71 percent said that meetings are unproductive and inefficient.The good news is that your meetings are not fated to being unproductive and inefficient. There are some powerful things you can do to make every meeting better, and here are seven for you to try right now. Continued here

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America's Most Visited National Park Is Threatened by Climate Change     Great Smoky Mountains National Park’s spruce and fir forests are rebounding from overlogging and acid rain but may be no match for higher temperaturesNewfound Gap in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Spruce and Fraser fir forests are at risk from rising temperatures. Continued here

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ADHD: The history of a diagnosis     Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has gone by a slew of different names over the years: organic drivenness, minimal brain dysfunction, hyperkinesis, hyperactive syndrome, attention deficit disorder, and ADHD.ADHD was originally thought of as “minimal brain dysfunction,” according to scholar Robert Erk. In the 1940s, “practitioners came to the conclusion that because many children with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder…manifested some of the same symptoms as children with encephalitis (e.g., hyperactivity, inattention, disorganization), these children probably had some degree of minimal brain damage.” For the next two decades, scientists would link behavioral disorders with injury to the brain. Continued here

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What Is Apple One? A Breakdown of Plans, Pricing, and Included Services     big tech companies are always looking for new ways to tie us into their ecosystems, but there is something to be said for the simplicity of a single monthly subscription. Apple One bundles several Apple services into one payment that is cheaper than subscribing to the same services individually. If you already subscribe to the likes of Apple Fitness+ and News+, it's a great deal for you. The question is whether it can entice anyone currently using a mix of first- and third-party services to switch completely to Apple and lock that walled garden gate.Here we break down what Apple One includes, how much it costs, how to subscribe, and other details about the service in case you're thinking of signing up. Continued here

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The Best Cookware and Tools for Small Kitchens (2024): Storage, Cookware, and Other Tips     You've got a dilemma. You love to cook, and you love to eat, but your kitchen has no room to prepare meals. Seriously, it's like gerbil furniture. You could just declare all hope lost and rationalize eating out night and day. But you and I both know it's a lot healthier and cheaper to cook for yourself.As someone who lives in New York City, I know a thing or two about small kitchens. Over the years, my colleagues and I have tested various pieces of furniture and other kitchen gear to help make cooking in a small space easier (and saner). Don't forget to check out our other buying guides, including the Best Cookbooks, Best Chef Knives, and Best Pots and Pans. Continued here

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Joe Lieberman's Parting Gift     A serious policy debate with the late senator could veer sharply into a one-man Borscht Belt on the Potomac.Say what you will about Joe Lieberman, the self-described "Independent Democrat" senator from Connecticut and onetime Democratic vice-presidential candidate. He was many things—honorable, devout, sanctimonious, maddening, and unfailingly warm and decent—all of which have been unpacked since his death yesterday, at 82. He elicited strong reactions, often from Democrats, over his various apostasies to liberal orthodoxy. Continued here

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With 19 Words, Louis Gossett Jr.'s Oscar Acceptance Speech Taught a Bittersweet Lesson     It's very short, but there's a line in it that caught my attention--and then had me looking up the story. Continued here

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Stop Freaking Out About the New Disney Plus Logo. It's a Lesson in     A few days ago, Disney Plus rolled out a new logo that appears when you first open the app. Technically, the logo design is mostly the same; it's the color that has changed. Instead of the dark blue background, you'll now find a more teal-colored logo. As happens, a lot of people freaked out about the change, and--since the internet is a thing--many of them shared their opinions. It seems that people don't like it when their favorite streaming service messes with, well, anything.  Continued here

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5 Pro Ways to Attract Investors     The investment landscape has cooled somewhat since the heat of 2021. Yet, within adversity lies opportunity. Success requires leaning into specific differentiators--crafting compelling value propositions, leveraging customer validation, building relationships, demonstrating financial aptitude, and highlighting teams with specialized expertise.Consultants Bain & Company report global venture capital has declined 15 percent quarter-over-quarter by the end of 2023. It marks the lowest investment level since early 2020, when the pandemic first hit. Continued here

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Yogurt Heist Reveals a Rampant Form of Online Fraud     The saga of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange continued this week after the UK's high court ordered a delay in his extradition to the United States. Assange faces 18 charges in the US, including 17 alleged violations of the Espionage Act—charges that have alarmed journalism watchdogs. The two judges who issued the ruling said in a summary of their decision that the US must offer further assurances that Assange's First Amendment rights will be respected and that he will not face the death penalty if convicted.The University of Cambridge's medical school is still recovering from "malicious activity" which the school first detected last month. The incident impacted IT services provided by Cambridge's Clinical School Computing Service, and several websites were knocked offline. While the university also recently suffered a distributed denial-of-service attack, allegedly carried out by the hacker group Anonymous Sudan, it's unclear if the two incidents are related, and the university has not yet clarified the nature of the "malicious activity." Continued here

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The entire state of Illinois is going to be crawling with cicadas     Brace yourselves, Illinoisans: A truly shocking number of cicadas are about to live, make sweet love, and die in a tree near you. Two broods of periodical cicadas—Brood XIX on a 13-year cycle and Brood XIII on a 17-year cycle—are slated to emerge together in central Illinois this summer for the first time in over two centuries. To most humans, they’re an ephemeral spectacle and an ear-splitting nuisance, and then they’re gone. To many other Midwestern animals, plants, and microbes, they’re a rare feast, bringing new life to forests long past their death. Continued here

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Too Few Americans Are Eating a Remarkable Fruit     Someplace in the lush backroads of San Sebastián, in western Puerto Rico, my friend Carina pulled the car over. At a crest in the road stood a breadfruit tree, full of basketball-size, lime-green fruits, knobbled and prehistoric, like a dinosaur egg covered in ostrich leather. One had recently fallen. I jumped out to scoop it up, thinking about the breadfruit tostones we would make that afternoon. We'd fry chunks of the white, spongy flesh, then smash them with the back of a cast-iron pan, then fry them again. In a wooden pilón, Carina would pound garlic and oil with oregano brujo, a pungent weedy plant in the mint family, and spoon the sauce over the frittered discs. For me, little in this world is above a breadfruit tostón, crisp and flaky on the outside, creamy on the inside. My mouth is watering writing this paragraph.In Puerto Rico, the word for breadfruit is panapén, almost always shortened to pana, which is also the word for your close friend, your crew, your people. Breadfruit trees feel like kin there: They are everywhere, their huge lobed leaves splayed over roads and porches like the hands of a benevolent giant. Continued here

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Memories Are Made by Breaking DNA -- and Fixing It, Study in Mice Finds     When a long-term memory forms, some brain cells experience a rush of electrical activity so strong that it snaps their DNA. Then, an inflammatory response kicks in, repairing this damage and helping to cement the memory, a study in mice shows.The findings, published on 27 March in Nature, are “extremely exciting,” says Li-Huei Tsai, a neurobiologist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge who was not involved in the work. They contribute to the picture that forming memories is a “risky business,” she says. Normally, breaks in both strands of the double helix DNA molecule are associated with diseases including cancer. But in this case, the DNA damage-and-repair cycle offers one explanation for how memories might form and last. Continued here

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Research Says Your Happiness at Work May Come Down to 2 Simple Choices     I have been following research on positive psychology for years and find this field of study fascinating. The fundamental idea of positive psychology is that people aspire to lead meaningful and fulfilling lives, which makes them sustainably happy.Positive psychology is the pathway to achieve that objective. However, experiencing happiness does not happen overnight. Training your brain to adopt virtuous behaviors takes time and effort until they become ingrained as lifestyle habits. This leads to more happiness, optimism, and resilience. Continued here

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How to Resist the Temptation of AI When Writing     Whether you're a student, a journalist, or a business professional, knowing how to do high-quality research and writing using trustworthy data and sources, without giving in to the temptation of AI or ChatGPT, is a skill worth developing.As I detail in my book Writing That Gets Noticed, locating credible databases and sources and accurately vetting information can be the difference between turning a story around quickly or getting stuck with outdated information. Continued here

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The Atlantic Tops 1 Million Subscriptions and Reaches Profitability     The Atlantic now has more than 1 million subscriptions and is profitable, surpassing two goals that the company set several years ago. In an email to The Atlantic's staff, quoted in part below, Editor in Chief Jeffrey Goldberg and CEO Nicholas Thompson announce this news. Overall revenue is up more than 10 percent year over year; advertising booked year-to-date is also up 33 percent year over year. Subscriptions to The Atlantic have increased by double-digit percentages in each of the past four years--and surged 14 percent in the past year. The Atlantic has more than doubled the total number of paid subscriptions since it launched digital and a digital + print bundle four years ago. The magazine has earned Pulitzer Prizes in each of the past three years for stories that exemplify depth and range--an exhaustive investigation into immigration and family separation; a moving portrait of one family's heartbreaking loss in the 9/11 attacks and their struggle to move on; and defining coverage of the pandemic and how America failed in its response to the virus. The Atlantic is currently nominated for the fourth consecutive year for the top honor of General Excellence in the National Magazine Awards, which it won in both 2022 and 2023. Five of the magazine's features and issues are also nominated for reporting awards. Below is Goldberg and Thompson's email to staff: Dear All, Thanks to the hard work, creativity, and relentless focus of you, our colleagues, The Atlantic has achieved both profitability and crossed the million-subscription mark. A few short years ago, when we first outlined these goals, we were nowhere near achieving them. So today is a noteworthy day in the history of our magazine. Of course, the key to continued success is to be constructively dissatisfied with the present, and so both of us believe very strongly that our 1 million subscriptions represent merely the foundation of future excellence and growth. Profitability is also perilous in the media industry, and we are going to continue to be highly disciplined in how we run our operations. 2024 will be one of the most consequential years in the history of our magazine. The journalistic excellence and urgency we bring to our coverage will set a standard for the industry and help guide our readers through dangerous times. All of us have the same goal: to support and advance our historic mission; to constantly innovate; and to reach new readers across the globe every day. Thank you all for your excellent work, and congratulations. With appreciation. Jeff and Nick Continued here

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The CDC Is Squandering the Breakthrough RSV Vaccine     New RSV shots could make winter much safer for infants, but experts think current guidelines may be too strict.When a new RSV vaccine for pregnant people arrived last fall, Sarah Turner, a family-medicine physician at Lutheran Hospital, in Indiana, couldn't help but expect some pushback. At most, about half of her eligible pregnant patients opt to get a flu vaccine, she told me, and "very few" agree to the COVID shot. Continued here