Amanda Mull
Before joining the magazine in 2018, Amanda wrote for publications including New York magazine, Rolling Stone, Vox, and Elle. At The Atlantic, Amanda covers health—in the broadest possible sense of the word—and writes “Material World,” a regular column on American consumerism.
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Getty What the Fitness Industry Doesn’t Understand
A new generation of fitness instructors teaches simple skills that make a difference. Why is beginner-level exercise treated like a niche?
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Netflix Why America Loves Love Is Blind
The hit dating show is unsettling—and also completely relatable.
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Getty; The Atlantic This Is Peak Subscription
Forking over another $5 a month is getting pretty old.
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Getty; The Atlantic Do You Want a Boring Floor Lamp or an Ugly Floor Lamp?
The internet has everything—except the one thing I need.
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Irene Suosalo Celebrities and NFTs Are a Match Made in Hell
Somehow, star endorsements have found a new low.
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Alexi Rosenfeld / Getty Omicron Is Making America’s Bad Jobs Even Worse
The latest wave of the pandemic is pushing service workers to the brink.
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Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times / Getty You Can’t Simply Decide to Be a Different Person
Forming new habits isn’t impossible, but it’s much easier for some people than others.
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Getty; Adam Maida / The Atlantic The Great Shoplifting Freak-Out
Why is it so hard to figure out if America’s enormous surge in theft is real?
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Getty ; Peloton ; The Atlantic Peloton Is Stuck, Just Like the Rest of Us
People want the company to be a pandemic crystal ball. It’s not.
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Mirage C / Getty Everything Is a Multivitamin
A simple way to understand what’s actually inside all those miracle pills.
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Jason Fulford and Tamara Shopsin The Package Is the Message
American consumers can’t resist the lure of a well-designed container.
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Catherine Leblond / Alamy; The Atlantic The Year America’s Hair Fell Out
The pandemic has been a near-perfect mass hair-loss event.
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Getty; The Atlantic The Myth of Root Canals
Good news: They are no longer terrible.
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Photo illustration by Anthony Gerace Stop Shopping
America needs you to buy less junk.
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Jason Fulford and Tamara Shopsin The Nasty Logistics of Returning Your Too-Small Pants
What happens to the stuff you order online after you send it back?
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Matt Chase Americans Have No Idea What the Supply Chain Really Is
Behind shipping delays and soaring prices are workers still at mortal risk of COVID-19.
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Getty; The Atlantic Don’t Believe the Salad Millionaire
You’re smart enough to pick your own lunch, no matter what Sweetgreen's CEO says.
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Jason Fulford and Tamara Shopsin How Netflix Made Americans Care About the Most European of Sports
I never gave much thought to the champagne-soaked world of Formula 1. Then I watched Drive to Survive.
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Dick Whittington Studio / Corbis / Getty ; … People Liked Malls
Amazon appears to have discovered that the fastest, freest shipping is picking stuff up in person.
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Matt Chase Delta Has Changed the Pandemic Risk Calculus
If you’re confused about what you can do right now, you should be.
