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    Lenika Cruz’s Culture Picks: BTS, <em>The X-Files</em>, and More

    The <em>Atlantic</em> editor also enjoys discovering that things she previously thought were Bad are actually Good.
    by Nick Catucci Nov 06, 2022 5 minutes
    Source: Kevin Winter / Getty

    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.

    Good morning, and welcome back to The Daily’s Sunday culture edition, in which one Atlantic writer reveals what’s keeping them entertained.

    Today, our special guest is Lenika Cruz, a senior editor who will publish an Atlantic Editions book on the South Korean pop group BTS in January (preorder it here). Lenika has recently written about the pleasure of watching movies on planes and Mariquita: A Tragedy of Guam, a book she called a “story of all Pacific Islanders whose lives have been shattered by the wars of empire.” She’s currently rewatching The X-Files, playing Stardew Valley, and watching YouTube video essays about horror and art-house films.

    But first, here are three Sunday reads from:

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