Amanda Mull
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GIACOMO BAGNARA The New Trophies of Domesticity
For many young Americans, stability and sophistication look like a KitchenAid mixer.
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Netflix Cheer Is Built on a Pyramid of Broken Bodies
Netflix’s new docuseries doesn’t flinch at the danger that cheerleaders regularly subject themselves to.
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Mario Tama / Getty Gadgets for Life on a Miserable Planet
At the Consumer Electronics Show, the only solution for technology-induced stress is more technology.
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Shutterstock / Sundry Photography Workplace Wellness Comes for the Working Class
U-Haul is the latest American company seeking more control of its employees’ lives.
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Shutterstock / rblfmr America Loves Its Unregulated Wellness Chemicals
CBD was just the beginning.
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New York Daily News Archive / Getty The 2000s Never Ended
Don’t let the 2010s fool you.
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Loomis Dean / The Life Picture Collection via ... Social Media Made America Tired of Rich People
It used to be easier to hide your wine cave.
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Simon Montag Human Experience, Ranked
The internet is stuffed with rankings, especially at year’s end. It doesn’t have to be like this.
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Giacomo Bagnara Stop Believing in Free Shipping
How retailers hide the costs of delivery—and why we’re such suckers for their ploys
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Antonio Guillem / Getty / The Atlantic Meme Thievery Goes Corporate
The newest strategy for marketing to young people is stealing their jokes.
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Reuters Peloton Doesn’t Understand the People Who Love It Most
The fancy bike brand tried to depict a wellness journey. It didn’t go as planned.
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GIACOMO BAGNARA What Happens When You Buy From Gift Guides
Every website wants to pick out your mom’s next cashmere sweater.
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Seth Wenig / AP Marie Kondo Goes Full Goop
The tidying guru helped America clean out its closets. Now she wants to fill them back up.
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Getty / Shutterstock / The Atlantic America’s Best Drug Dealers Are A-List Celebrities
Cannabis companies have found a splashy way to avoid ad regulations.
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Giacomo Bagnara The Zombie Storefronts of America
If retail is dying, then pop-up shops might be what replace it.
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AkhilaMK / Shutterstock Free the Eggplant
Facebook wants to crack down on sexy emoji. It forgets how creative the internet can be.
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Bob Jacobson / Getty / The Atlantic I Joined a Stationary-Biker Gang
Peloton aficionados say the latest exercise craze gives them a sense of community they sorely missed.
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Adolescent Content / Jamie Pearl / Getty Tattoos Now Have an Exit Strategy
An Instagram-friendly option for people wary of forever
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Kirstin Sinclair / Getty How Jeans Got Weird
Leggings could never.
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Paul Taylor / Getty How America Lost Dinner
People want to cook and eat together. Modern life has other plans.
