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.On this late-summer weekend, read stories on what having a crush can teach you about yourself, the rise and fall of computer-science degrees, and how, exactly, America got so mean.There Are Two Types of Dishwasher PeopleAnd only one of them really knows how to load it.By Ellen CushingHow America Got MeanIn a culture devoid of moral education, generations are growing up in a morally inarticulate, self-referential world. (From 2023)By David BrooksThe Computer-Science Bubble Is BurstingArtificial intelligence is ideally suited to replacing the very type of person who built it. By Rose HorowitchBuy, Borrow, DieHow to be a billionaire and pay no taxesBy Rogé KarmaA Ticking Clock on American FreedomIt’s later than you think, but it’s not too late.By Adrienne LaFrancePrivate Schools Have Become Truly ObsceneElite schools breed entitlement, entrench inequality—and then pretend to be engines of social change. (From 2021)By Caitlin FlanaganA Crush Can Teach You a Lot About YourselfThere’s no harm in fantasies, even if you know they’ll never come true. (From 2023)By Faith HillThe Week AheadThe Roses, a comedy movie about a seemingly perfect couple whose hidden tensions explode after the husband’s career falls apart (out Friday in theaters)Katrina: Come Hell and High Water, a three-part documentary following the stories of Hurricane Katrina survivors (out Wednesday on Netflix)Katabasis, a novel by the best-selling author R. F. Kuang about two graduate students who must set aside their rivalry and journey to hell to save their professor’s soul (out Tuesday)EssayIllustration by Akshita Chandra / The Atlantic. Source: Getty.What Claire’s Once Gave Tween GirlsBy Ellen CushingMostly, I remember the fluffy pens. When I was in elementary and middle school, nothing could be cooler than a fluffy pen, at least until it got covered in backpack grime and started to look like an exceptionally long-tailed subway rat. And no place had fluffy pens in abundance like Claire’s, a chain that sold accessories and other trinkets and, at the time, seemed to exist in every shopping center in America. Mine had an entire wall of fluffy pens, in every color, usually for some kind of absurd deal that allowed even a child to feel the intoxicating rush of acquisition. This was what Claire’s was for. It was a temple to girlhood, a place where everything was frivolous and where tooth-fairy money could make dreams come true.Read the full article.More in CultureWhat we gain when we stop caringA tale of sex and intrigue in imperial KyotoWhy is everything spicy now?Dear James: Do I need to be nice to my aging stepfather?A movie about losing—and reclaiming—your edgeThese books won’t make you a better person.The growing cohort of single dads by choiceA famed director tried to build a fan base for his movie. It was awkward.Bobby Hill’s very millennial sorta-adulthoodCatch Up on The AtlanticLaura Loomer has become the Trump era’s Joseph McCarthy.A “MAHA box” might be coming to your doorstep.What Trump actually wants from a Ukraine dealPhoto AlbumThe wooden Kiruna Church is being transferred three miles to a new location in Kiruna, Sweden. (Jonathan Nackstrand / AFP / Getty)These photos show a huge, 113-year-old Sami-style Lutheran church in Kiruna, Sweden, being transported three miles from its original site.Explore all of our newsletters.When you buy a book using a link in this newsletter, we receive a commission. Thank you for supporting The Atlantic.