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Last week in Minnesota, I watched ordinary people risk their lives to protect their neighbors. In the process, they not only won a significant—though not final—victory against authoritarianism, they proved virtually every MAGA social theory wrong. (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
January 27, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Last week in Minnesota, I watched ordinary people risk their lives to protect their neighbors. In the process, they not only won a significant—though not final—victory against authoritarianism, they proved virtually every MAGA social theory wrong. (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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Once the ultimate Millennial power lunch, a symbol of moral superiority and hyperproductivity, Sweetgreen is now in free fall—along with the optimism it once represented, @elcush.bsky.social writes:
The Rise and Fall of the Ultimate Millennial Power Lunch
Sweetgreen didn’t change. We did.
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January 11, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Once the ultimate Millennial power lunch, a symbol of moral superiority and hyperproductivity, Sweetgreen is now in free fall—along with the optimism it once represented, @elcush.bsky.social writes:
wrote about the fall of sweetgreen and the end of optimism ✌️https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026/01/sweetgreen-rise-fall-power-lunch/685545/?gift=4WBWMfKv39sQTWzHBHFACFIisJpxNrOJK1Kks9GPxAM&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
The Rise and Fall of the Ultimate Millennial Power Lunch
Sweetgreen didn’t change. We did.
www.theatlantic.com
January 8, 2026 at 10:19 PM
wrote about the fall of sweetgreen and the end of optimism ✌️https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026/01/sweetgreen-rise-fall-power-lunch/685545/?gift=4WBWMfKv39sQTWzHBHFACFIisJpxNrOJK1Kks9GPxAM&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
More than half of adults under 45 use delivery at least once a week, and 13 percent use it once a day. I wrote about what that means for restaurants, restaurateurs, cities, and food: www.theatlantic.com/culture/2025...
The Innovation That’s Killing Restaurant Culture
Delivery has turned America into a nation of order-inners.
www.theatlantic.com
October 29, 2025 at 5:31 PM
More than half of adults under 45 use delivery at least once a week, and 13 percent use it once a day. I wrote about what that means for restaurants, restaurateurs, cities, and food: www.theatlantic.com/culture/2025...
I wrote about what food delivery has done to restaurants … it’s not good …. www.theatlantic.com/culture/2025...
How Delivery Destroyed American Restaurants
We’ve become a nation of order-inners. Eating will never be the same.
www.theatlantic.com
October 27, 2025 at 7:28 PM
I wrote about what food delivery has done to restaurants … it’s not good …. www.theatlantic.com/culture/2025...
last episode of our mets podcast for the season! miss you already <3 open.spotify.com/episode/4Yef...
59. Season Finale, RIP and LGM
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October 3, 2025 at 4:28 PM
last episode of our mets podcast for the season! miss you already <3 open.spotify.com/episode/4Yef...
September 22, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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Eleven Madison Park, once named the world’s best restaurant, is no longer vegan—a sign of how Americans can’t quit meat, and of fine-dining hubris, @elcush.bsky.social writes:
Turns Out Meat Is Still the Ultimate Luxury
After four years of vegan cuisine, the fine-dining stalwart Eleven Madison Park is cooking animals again.
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August 15, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Eleven Madison Park, once named the world’s best restaurant, is no longer vegan—a sign of how Americans can’t quit meat, and of fine-dining hubris, @elcush.bsky.social writes:
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Transporting human bodies through the air at hundreds of miles an hour has always been somewhat unpleasant, @elcush.bsky.social writes in Time-Travel Thursdays.
Has Air Travel Ever Been Good?
Not really.
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July 19, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Transporting human bodies through the air at hundreds of miles an hour has always been somewhat unpleasant, @elcush.bsky.social writes in Time-Travel Thursdays.
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"Five months into its unprecedented dismantling of foreign-aid programs, the Trump administration has given the order to incinerate food instead of sending it to people who need it"
@hana-kiros.bsky.social, on spending $130,000 to burn food worth $800,000
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
@hana-kiros.bsky.social, on spending $130,000 to burn food worth $800,000
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
The Trump Administration Is About to Incinerate 500 Tons of Emergency Food
Federal workers warned for months that the high-energy biscuits would go to waste.
www.theatlantic.com
July 15, 2025 at 5:31 AM
"Five months into its unprecedented dismantling of foreign-aid programs, the Trump administration has given the order to incinerate food instead of sending it to people who need it"
@hana-kiros.bsky.social, on spending $130,000 to burn food worth $800,000
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
@hana-kiros.bsky.social, on spending $130,000 to burn food worth $800,000
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
50. The TRUTH About the New York Mets
Hits Different · Episode
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July 14, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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classic @elcush.bsky.social on Prime Day:
"The holiday was invented by a corporation in honor of itself, to enrich itself. It has existed for six years and is observed by tens of millions of people worldwide. I hope you are spending it with your loved ones."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
"The holiday was invented by a corporation in honor of itself, to enrich itself. It has existed for six years and is observed by tens of millions of people worldwide. I hope you are spending it with your loved ones."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Cancel Amazon Prime
The subscription service is Amazon’s greatest—and most terrifying—invention.
www.theatlantic.com
July 11, 2025 at 4:05 PM
classic @elcush.bsky.social on Prime Day:
"The holiday was invented by a corporation in honor of itself, to enrich itself. It has existed for six years and is observed by tens of millions of people worldwide. I hope you are spending it with your loved ones."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
"The holiday was invented by a corporation in honor of itself, to enrich itself. It has existed for six years and is observed by tens of millions of people worldwide. I hope you are spending it with your loved ones."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
some example questions to get you going: What's wrong with John Fisher? How did you two get so smart and fun? Why is Pete Alonso so strong? How many people could he carry out of a burning building? And so on and so forth
Why don’t women play professional baseball? Why do players always seem to be chewing on something? How could climate change alter the sport?
Tomorrow on Reddit, @kait.bsky.social and @elcush.bsky.social are answering your questions about the forces shaping the game: bit.ly/3GCqV3b
Tomorrow on Reddit, @kait.bsky.social and @elcush.bsky.social are answering your questions about the forces shaping the game: bit.ly/3GCqV3b
July 8, 2025 at 5:03 PM
some example questions to get you going: What's wrong with John Fisher? How did you two get so smart and fun? Why is Pete Alonso so strong? How many people could he carry out of a burning building? And so on and so forth
what a big-hearted, big-brained, brave, searching, humane, lucid story by @bernstein.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/05/20/m...
My Father Prosecuted History’s Crimes. Then He Died in One.
www.nytimes.com
May 21, 2025 at 4:29 PM
what a big-hearted, big-brained, brave, searching, humane, lucid story by @bernstein.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/05/20/m...
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More brands have been offering the choice to opt out of Mother’s Day marketing emails. The trend is kind of brilliant—and also patently absurd, @elcush.bsky.social writes:
The Absurdity—And Genius—of the Mother’s Day Opt-Out Email
This is what happens when brands try to be your friend.
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May 7, 2025 at 3:15 PM
More brands have been offering the choice to opt out of Mother’s Day marketing emails. The trend is kind of brilliant—and also patently absurd, @elcush.bsky.social writes:
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Space tourism is, at best, folly—silly, spectacularly wasteful, pointless by definition. And Katy Perry was the perfect celebrity to do it, @elcush.bsky.social writes:
The Perfect Pop Star for a Dumb Stunt
Katy Perry is exactly the kind of celebrity to go to space.
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April 15, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Space tourism is, at best, folly—silly, spectacularly wasteful, pointless by definition. And Katy Perry was the perfect celebrity to do it, @elcush.bsky.social writes:
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Call your senator or donate to a food pantry or throw a brick or something and then as a reward you can read about Hormbles Chormbles www.eater.com/24408067/hor...
WTF Is a Hormbles Chormbles?
A new chocolate bar is trying to disrupt candy by calling it the weirdest thing possible.
www.eater.com
April 15, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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thinking about this diva www.theatlantic.com/family/archi...
April 15, 2025 at 2:22 PM
thinking about this diva www.theatlantic.com/family/archi...
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The internet is filled with dishwasher-loading advice. So why are so many people still arguing about how to do it right? @elcush.bsky.social investigates:
The Absolutely, Positively Correct Way to Load Your Dishwasher
The internet is filled with advice. So why are people still arguing about this?
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April 14, 2025 at 12:30 PM
The internet is filled with dishwasher-loading advice. So why are so many people still arguing about how to do it right? @elcush.bsky.social investigates:
wrote-a about soda www.theatlantic.com/culture/arch...
Americans Will Never Quit Soda
Poppi and its “health-conscious” ilk are just new versions of the same old thing.
www.theatlantic.com
March 27, 2025 at 7:10 PM
wrote-a about soda www.theatlantic.com/culture/arch...
new york's only anti-math baseball podcast is back for seaosn 2, baby!
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37. [Brandon Nimmo Tongue-Out Emoji] Mets Are Back!
Hits Different · Episode
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March 24, 2025 at 9:03 PM
new york's only anti-math baseball podcast is back for seaosn 2, baby!
open.spotify.com/episode/5Vuz...
open.spotify.com/episode/5Vuz...
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kaitlyn went to baseball camp www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
Why Aren’t Women Allowed to Play Baseball?
Women have always loved America’s pastime. It has never loved them back.
www.theatlantic.com
March 17, 2025 at 2:59 PM
kaitlyn went to baseball camp www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
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Kosher salt is just big salt, @elcush.bsky.social writes. How did it become so popular?
The Great Salt Shake-Up
Why has kosher salt replaced table salt in American pantries?
www.theatlantic.com
March 8, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Kosher salt is just big salt, @elcush.bsky.social writes. How did it become so popular?
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Excited (again) to see this paper finally in (pre)print!
We did single-cell sequencing on our TSC model organoids and observed strong signatures of reactive astrogliosis (neat)- then we looked at resected patient brain tissue and saw the same thing! (More neat!)
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
We did single-cell sequencing on our TSC model organoids and observed strong signatures of reactive astrogliosis (neat)- then we looked at resected patient brain tissue and saw the same thing! (More neat!)
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
mTORC1 activation drives astrocyte reactivity in cortical tubers and brain organoid models of TSC
Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC) is a genetic neurodevelopmental disorder associated with early onset epilepsy, intellectual disability and neuropsychiatric disorders. A hallmark of the disorder is co...
www.biorxiv.org
March 6, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Excited (again) to see this paper finally in (pre)print!
We did single-cell sequencing on our TSC model organoids and observed strong signatures of reactive astrogliosis (neat)- then we looked at resected patient brain tissue and saw the same thing! (More neat!)
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
We did single-cell sequencing on our TSC model organoids and observed strong signatures of reactive astrogliosis (neat)- then we looked at resected patient brain tissue and saw the same thing! (More neat!)
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Read this one by the great @katherinejwu.com www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
The Erasing of American Science
How far can the Trump administration bend U.S. research before it breaks?
www.theatlantic.com
February 14, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Read this one by the great @katherinejwu.com www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...