MAJOR UPDATE: I found the best free restaurant bread in the United States www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...

It’s Bean Time The humble legume is the solution to America’s nutritional chaos.

There’s one ingredient protein-maxxers, fiber-maxxers, dietitians, and “real food” enthusiasts can all agree on, @yeahyeahyasmin.bsky.social writes.

One Food All Americans Can Agree On The humble bean is the solution to America’s nutritional chaos.

If you haven't gotten into beans yet, now is the time!!!

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Is It Aging, or Is It ADHD? Middle-aged Americans are considering a new possible explanation for their slowing brain.

Realizing that your brain is slowing down can be jarring, but some older adults are asking doctors a new question: Am I just getting old, or do I have ADHD? @yeahyeahyasmin.bsky.social reports:

Is It Aging, or Is It ADHD? Middle-aged Americans are considering a new possible explanation for their slowing brain.

Realizing that your brain is slowing down can be jarring, but some older adults are asking doctors a new question: Am I just getting old, or do I have ADHD? @yeahyeahyasmin.bsky.social reports:

Will T-Maxxing Ever End? American men are loading up on testosterone—whether they need it or not.

American men are maxing out on testosterone—whether they need it or not. @yeahyeahyasmin.bsky.social reports:

T-Maxxing Has Gone Too Far American men are loading up on testosterone—whether they need it or not.

Just sayin, more testosterone probably won't fix what's wrong with American men!!!

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i was proud of that one!!!

Why the Trump Administration Is Obsessed With Whole Milk Will the dairy wars ever end?

What a lede from @yeahyeahyasmin.bsky.social: “Milk is mundane in most contexts, but you can’t help noticing when it is smeared across the upper lips of America’s government officials.”

By not allowing the sale of hunted venison, much of the United States is allowing good meat to go to waste. @yeahyeahyasmin.bsky.social tried to buy some: theatln.tc/yH2EhOf5

update: the hunted venison was magnificent

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Eat More Deer America is letting good meat go to waste.

Deer, deer, everywhere, and not a steak to eat! My latest on why America should be harvesting its wild venison:

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it's the most wonderful time of the year

Oh this is going to be a good one: I used to live a walking distance from a Jollibee in Hong Kong; all hail banana ketchup

read read read!

thank you for coming along for this journey pal! (i wish you could try the chicken!)

Can Jollibee Beat American Fast Food at Its Own Game? A fast-growing Filipino chain is serving burgers and chicken that seem like typical American fare—until you taste them.

"In the Philippines, Jollibee is an institution; in America, it’s mostly just another chicken restaurant, and may never be destined to be anything more."

@yeahyeahyasmin.bsky.social for @theatlantic.com: www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...

Can Jollibee Beat American Fast Food at Its Own Game? A fast-growing Filipino chain is serving burgers and chicken that seem like typical American fare—until you taste them.

My feature on Jollibee is out today!!! Read on for a tale about fried chicken, sweet spaghetti, and postcolonial revenge 🇵🇭

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America Refuses to Go Bald As Millennials enter their Rogaine era, the hair-loss industry is eager to receive them.

As Millennials enter their Rogaine era, the hair-loss industry is eager to receive them—particularly the women, @yeahyeahyasmin.bsky.social reports.

America Refuses to Go Bald As Millennials enter their Rogaine era, the hair-loss industry is eager to receive them.

raise your hand if you've ever been personally victimized by hair-loss ads! 🙋‍♀️
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America Refuses to Go Bald As Millennials enter their Rogaine era, the hair-loss industry is eager to receive them.

As Millennials enter their Rogaine era, the hair-loss industry is eager to receive them—particularly the women, @yeahyeahyasmin.bsky.social reports.

Stock Up on Fancy Pasta Now Just when Americans got hooked on Italian imports, they may slip away.

America to Italy: Stop sending noods

(my latest, on the proposed pasta tax)

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The Trump Administration Has a New Plan for Gaza The U.S. wants to build housing for those displaced by the war, but not everyone is on board.

astounding reporting from @hana-kiros.bsky.social on the US-led plan to build temporary housing for displaced Gazans and its potentially permanent consequences.

"It’s unclear if there was any consultation at all with any Palestinian."

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America’s Grocery Lifeline Is Fraying Inflation and tariffs are hitting canned food just when the most vulnerable Americans need to stock up.

Inflation and tariffs are raising the price of shelf-stable food just when the most vulnerable Americans need to stock up, @yeahyeahyasmin.bsky.social reports.

fair warning, it's not *not* terrifying!

The Age of Anti-Social Media Is Here The social-media era is over. What’s coming will be much worse.

if you're gonna read anything today, make it @damonberes.com's excellent (and unnerving) story about AI chatbots derailing the future of human friendship:

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New York Is Hungry for a Big Grocery Experiment Small towns have tried public grocery stores. How would they fare in a major city?

i am so excited for wholesale eggs

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are we really still asking this

America’s Grocery Lifeline Is Fraying Inflation and tariffs are hitting canned food just when the most vulnerable Americans need to stock up.

Inflation and tariffs are raising the price of shelf-stable food just when the most vulnerable Americans need to stock up, @yeahyeahyasmin.bsky.social reports.

The Cleaner Way to Get Ripped The wellness movement has come for bodybuilding.

Bodybuilders traditionally packed on the muscle by jamming in calories any way they could. But now many are leaving the old way of bulking behind, @yeahyeahyasmin.bsky.social reports.