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!

"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...

My feature on Jollibee is out today!!! Read on for a tale about fried chicken, sweet spaghetti, and postcolonial revenge 🇵🇭 www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...

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

raise your hand if you've ever been personally victimized by hair-loss ads! 🙋‍♀️ www.theatlantic.com/health/2025/...

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

America to Italy: Stop sending noods (my latest, on the proposed pasta tax) www.theatlantic.com/health/2025/...

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." www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...

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.

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: www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...

i am so excited for wholesale eggs www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...

are we really still asking this

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.

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.

so proud and excited for my pal @yeahyeahyasmin.bsky.social

it's official!

This year's Halloween chocolate is.... awfully light on the chocolate!!! An investigation: www.theatlantic.com/health/2025/...

This Halloween, the candy seems to be missing a crucial ingredient, @yeahyeahyasmin.bsky.social reports.

Pregnant women and newborns face an elevated risk of becoming severely ill from COVID. But new guidance from the CDC is complicating their ability to stay protected from the coronavirus, @yeahyeahyasmin.bsky.social reports:

Pregnant women and newborns face an elevated risk of becoming severely ill from COVID. But new guidance from the CDC is complicating their ability to stay protected from the coronavirus, @yeahyeahyasmin.bsky.social reports:

For parents, part of MAHA’s appeal is the promise that it’ll make food healthier for their children. Instead, its nutrition advice may be piling on labor, more costs, and confusion, @yeahyeahyasmin.bsky.social reports.

Food companies are capitalizing on some of MAHA’s favored dietary principles. The trend might change American diets for the worse, @yeahyeahyasmin.bsky.social reports. https://theatln.tc/dLYAQjKA

Taking stock of one year of MAHA. Kennedy: Dietary Guidelines on track for late September. The latest on SNAP restrictions waivers. foodfix.co/its-official...

Eat the tallow fries because they're delicious, not because they're better for you!!! www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...

Food companies are capitalizing on some of MAHA’s favored dietary principles. The trend might change American diets for the worse, @yeahyeahyasmin.bsky.social reports.

Bone broth, bovine colostrum, beef-tallow deodorant, powdered bull testicle: American wellness has entered its cowmaxxing era, @yeahyeahyasmin.bsky.social reports.

America has apparently entered its cowmaxxing era. This is fascinating (and darkly hilarious) by @yeahyeahyasmin.bsky.social: www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...

Bone broth, bovine colostrum, beef-tallow deodorant, powdered bull testicle: American wellness has entered its cowmaxxing era, @yeahyeahyasmin.bsky.social reports.

"Woo-woo, it seems, is becoming moo-moo. America has entered its cowmaxxing era." www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...

Do you even cowmaxx, bro? www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...

The Midtown Manhattan shooter speculated that CTE was a cause of his mental illness. But drawing that line is premature—and dangerous, @yeahyeahyasmin.bsky.social writes. https://theatln.tc/FFmCSbQc

Summer is coming down to a choice between enduring the heat and avoiding it—both of which might, in their own ways, be making people sick, @yeahyeahyasmin.bsky.social reports.

It's a Red Hot American Summer 🥵 www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...

Destroying 50 years of women’s health samples is like ‘burning the Library of Congress’ www.cnn.com/2025/07/01/h...

For all the criticism—and praise—of Zohran Mamdani's public-grocery plan, it's never been attempted in a major US city. It would be a total experiment. Experimentation is risky. But given NYC's food affordability crisis, so is doing nothing. www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...

Because nothing exactly like Zohran Mamdani’s plan for public groceries has ever been tried before in a large city, no one can be certain whether it will really be able to sell more affordable food, let alone help address health. @yeahyeahyasmin.bsky.social reports:

The latest on Republicans’ ‘big beautiful bill’ and the push to cut billions from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. foodfix.co/congress-poi...

Emulsifiers have become targets in RFK Jr.’s push to remove many additives from the American diet. But without them, food wouldn’t be the same, @yeahyeahyasmin.bsky.social reports.

MAHA's crackdown on food additives has another target—one you've probably never heard of. Prepare to hear a lot more about emulsifiers. www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...

This, by @yeahyeahyasmin.bsky.social, is such a powerful rumination on how "it’s promising, but more research is needed" is meant to strengthen emerging science—but can also thwart it www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...

What if overcoming trauma can be painless? A controversial PTSD treatment comes with big, even fantastical claims, writes @yeahyeahyasmin.bsky.social.

What if overcoming trauma can be painless? A controversial PTSD treatment comes with big, even fantastical claims, writes @yeahyeahyasmin.bsky.social.

Fantastic and ultimately tragic story by @yeahyeahyasmin.bsky.social. The mind is such a mystery.

RTM is a little-known PTSD treatment that helps patients overcome trauma without confronting it directly—a potentially huge breakthrough for veterans, if it can be vetted scientifically. Over the last few months, I investigated whether it's too good to be true. www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...

Some great advice for emerging journalists from ‪@yeahyeahyasmin.bsky.social‬: yourfirstbyline.substack.com/p/my-first-b...

This edition of The Core features reporting by Tom Polansek (@reuters.com), Ayurella Horn-Muller (@grist.org) and @yeahyeahyasmin.bsky.social (@theatlantic.com).

Talking to Yasmin and Natalie was so fun. They edited this into a beautiful episode, IMHO! Hope you enjoy, and share with your young peeps!

So excited to share the final episode of How to Age Up, which is out today. We talk to @sarahjaquetteray.bsky.social about how to think about aging up when the future seems so bleak. www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/arc...