A Canceled Comedy Gem

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Welcome back to The Daily’s Sunday culture edition, in which one Atlantic writer reveals what’s keeping them entertained. Today’s special guest is our photo editor, Alan Taylor, who has published more than 2,000 photo articles during his time at The Atlantic. Alan recently compiled images of humans and animals keeping cool during heat waves, and some photos of the wondrous lives of sharks.

Alan is hoping that another platform picks up the canceled Joe Pera Talks With You, crying at a gut-wrenching episode of The Last of Us, and checking out the vibe of new social-networking platforms such as Bluesky and Threads.

First, here are three Sunday reads from The Atlantic: