The Atlantic’s Newsletter Highlights Unexpected Baseball, SNL Parody, adn a Grateful Dead Remembrance
WASHINGTON, D.C.- November 22,2025 – The Atlantic’s latest newsletter spotlights a range of cultural observations,from the surprising turns in this year’s baseball playoffs to a satirical Saturday Night Live sketch gaining traction as potential true-crime fodder. The dispatch also includes a personal remembrance of Donna Jean godchaux-MacKay, vocalist with the Grateful Dead, who recently passed away.
The newsletter,delivered to subscribers today,underscores The Atlantic’s commitment to covering not just current events,but also the cultural moments that shape understanding and conversation. It reflects a growing trend of publications blending timely analysis with evergreen content, offering readers both immediate relevance and lasting value. This particular edition caters to a broad audience, encompassing sports fans, comedy enthusiasts, and music lovers.
Featured within the newsletter are links to articles detailing how the 2025 World Series and playoffs “still deliver the unexpected,” according to Steve Rushin, and an analysis by Paula mejía of the SNL sketch which she posits as “the next big true-crime hit.” Readers are also directed to The Atlantic’s daily crossword puzzle.
the newsletter concludes with a personal postscript from David,acknowledging the death of Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay. He notes her divisive yet impactful role as a vocalist with the Grateful Dead, specifically recommending the May 8, 1977, concert at Cornell’s Barton Hall – often cited as one of the band’s finest performances – as a showcase of her contributions.
The newsletter was compiled with contributions from Rafaela Jinich and includes a standard disclosure regarding affiliate links for book purchases.
