Climate change is setting off a boom in seasonal allergies. Even people who’ve never had symptoms before aren’t safe, @yeahyeahyasmin.bsky.social reported in 2023. theatln.tc/9ft74xxe 📸: Alecio Ferrari / Connected Archives
Yasmin Tayag
@yeahyeahyasmin.bsky.social
Staff writer at The Atlantic. Chaotic neutral, power forward, good cook, fun mom 🇵đź‡đź‡¨đź‡¦ Writing a book called HOW WE'LL EAT for Avery PRH, repped by Aevitas Creative. Say hi at www.yasmintayag.com
MAJOR UPDATE: I found the best free restaurant bread in the United States www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
I Found It: The Best Free Restaurant Bread in America
Thirteen thousand miles. Infinite contenders. One beautiful loaf.
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Caity Weaver@caity.bsky.social · 10mo agoIMPORTANT QUESTION: What is the best free restaurant bread in the United States? (ANY restaurant is eligible, but the bread must be free provided free to *every* table.)
There’s one ingredient protein-maxxers, fiber-maxxers, dietitians, and “real food” enthusiasts can all agree on, @yeahyeahyasmin.bsky.social writes.
It’s Bean Time
The humble legume is the solution to America’s nutritional chaos.
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If you haven't gotten into beans yet, now is the time!!! www.theatlantic.com/health/2026/...
One Food All Americans Can Agree On
The humble bean is the solution to America’s nutritional chaos.
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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.
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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.
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American men are maxing out on testosterone—whether they need it or not. @yeahyeahyasmin.bsky.social reports:
Will T-Maxxing Ever End?
American men are loading up on testosterone—whether they need it or not.
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Just sayin, more testosterone probably won't fix what's wrong with American men!!! www.theatlantic.com/health/2026/...
T-Maxxing Has Gone Too Far
American men are loading up on testosterone—whether they need it or not.
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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.”
Why the Trump Administration Is Obsessed With Whole Milk
Will the dairy wars ever end?
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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
Deer, deer, everywhere, and not a steak to eat! My latest on why America should be harvesting its wild venison: www.theatlantic.com/health/2026/...
Eat More Deer
America is letting good meat go to waste.
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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
Yasmin Tayag@yeahyeahyasmin.bsky.social · 8mo agoMy feature on Jollibee is out today!!! Read on for a tale about fried chicken, sweet spaghetti, and postcolonial revenge 🇵🇠www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
"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.
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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...
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.
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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.
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raise your hand if you've ever been personally victimized by hair-loss ads! 🙋‍♀️ www.theatlantic.com/health/2025/...
America Refuses to Go Bald
As Millennials enter their Rogaine era, the hair-loss industry is eager to receive them.
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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.
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America to Italy: Stop sending noods (my latest, on the proposed pasta tax) www.theatlantic.com/health/2025/...
Stock Up on Fancy Pasta Now
Just when Americans got hooked on Italian imports, they may slip away.
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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...
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.
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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.
America’s Grocery Lifeline Is Fraying
Inflation and tariffs are hitting canned food just when the most vulnerable Americans need to stock up.
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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...
The Age of Anti-Social Media Is Here
The social-media era is over. What’s coming will be much worse.
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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.
America’s Grocery Lifeline Is Fraying
Inflation and tariffs are hitting canned food just when the most vulnerable Americans need to stock up.
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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.
The Cleaner Way to Get Ripped
The wellness movement has come for bodybuilding.
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