@theatlantic - Twitter Profile Analysis

"Like booze, social media seems to offer an intoxicating cocktail of dopamine, disorientation, and, for some, dependency," @DKThomp writes: https://t.co/5cOLa272pU

"A predominantly remote future will challenge the need for layer upon layer of bureaucracy in American work by rejecting the assumption that 'management' is the only way to grow in a company," @edzitron writes: https://t.co/KDRDe5Y8eq

Tens of millions more Americans could soon be eligible for a COVID booster shot. If you’re one of them, you might not want to rush it, @rachgutman reports. https://t.co/sRiY3xpnE3

.@RadioFreeTom writes: "At the least, Milley was trying to insert a moment of pause into any possible escalation to disaster, and for that we should be grateful." https://t.co/tA3vgIOpEH

This week on #TheExperimentPodcast: @TheAtlantic’s @hannahgiorgis traces the 35-year TV career of Susan Fales-Hill—from working with the "Julia" star and industry pioneer Diahann Carroll to breaking new ground with @TWENTIESonBET. Listen here: https://t.co/mTUQ5LvshQ

To the extent that Black women’s physical bodies have inherited any legacy in this country, it’s been one of external control. @hannahgiorgis on the pressure, risk, and expense Black women endure to attain an idealized body: https://t.co/kvVW89vsQs

1/5 Grills are more than adornment, @julianthepoet argues. They’re about choosing your own type of beauty. https://t.co/A7hHmlyGD1

Reiki’s growing popularity in the U.S.—and its acceptance at some of the most respected hospitals—has placed it at the nexus of large, uneasy shifts in American attitudes toward our own health care, @jordan_kisner writes (from 2020): https://t.co/zhI7icxTjj

Clint Eastwood's "Cry Macho" is almost like a Western paced at half speed, told with the deliberateness demanded by a 91-year-old movie star. @davidlsims on the actor-director's return to the genre that made him famous: https://t.co/neeyB1idRC

The secret to Lil Nas X’s success? Not jokes, not marketing—but sadness. @skornhaber reviews the pop star’s new album, “Montero”: https://t.co/HY4IPcUZXL

1/5 Working-class Black women are “ingenious purveyors of fashion,” but their influence has been ignored, @charlienchargie writes. Designer Charles Harbison reflects on how women like his mom and grandmother wrote their own beauty narratives. https://t.co/YrF0HpDyPE

Today marks 10 years since the start of the Occupy Wall Street protests. “Occupy provided a blueprint for how popular dissent and demands can change America,” @malevitin writes. “Now a new 99 percent must write the next chapter”: https://t.co/bv5zgduMSK

Black women face immense pressure to fit a specific beauty standard, writes @hannahgiorgis. But stories about botched surgeries don't tend to acknowledge how unrelenting that pressure can be—or the role that racialized trauma can play in exacerbating it. https://t.co/kGZ4kmCvXJ

Frustrated by the wait for COVID vaccines for children under 12 and desperate to protect their families, some parents are lying about their kids’ ages to get them vaccinated, @SarahHosseiniUS reports. https://t.co/KbMBWBdZZk

DAILY CROSSWORD: nine letters: ‘Everything I Never Told You’ author: https://t.co/bZBsNuLp7k

"He’s been treated like a fad in human form—yet the sturdy and sincere 'Montero' may show not only the future of pop, but also the future of how to get by." https://t.co/LVysiivTud

Wrote about this program here. Lindell has been one of the participants. Just because it's crazy, or worse, doesn't mean people aren't listening: https://t.co/RKyAnFhMuV

the wait for COVID-19 vaccines for young kids has made parents desperate and afraid—so much so that some are lying about their kids’ ages to get them the vaccine early. And it wasn’t that difficult to do. incredible reporting from @SarahHosseiniUS: https://t.co/SdzbLgHUVs

"A fair summary of Instagram according to Instagram might go like this: Here is a fun product that millions of people seem to love; that is unwholesome in large doses; that makes a sizable minority feel more anxious, more depressed...." @DKThomp: https://t.co/QTXlxVLZhf

i've been thinking about Ron calling colonel taylor "Brad" all week. https://t.co/vSor82ZmKs

Wilco's second-, maybe third-, best album came out 20 years ago tomorrow. Here's @skornhaber's great essay on it from a few years back: https://t.co/fWkC0nEsVW

What I loved about this Friendship Files conversation was that there wasn’t an instant connection—things were awkward at first, and one friend was suspicious of the other. It’s about how friendships that don’t come easy are still worthwhile. https://t.co/gTIBRm3sW7

.@edzitron goes fishing with dynamite this morning https://t.co/7UpADZPZFk

As you might have heard, the FDA is having a little meeting about boosters today. Here's your background reading! -@KatherineJWu on what to make of all this talk about waning immunity: https://t.co/aunHPzh7Kb

"Ann Romney, the wife of Senator Mitt Romney, tweeted angrily in June, 'The Biden administration diminishing motherhood to ‘birthing person’ is simply insulting to all moms.' It was the first time she had tweeted all year." https://t.co/331HVOgvRB

I regret to inform you that Taco Bell is at it again https://t.co/Vi8dzkzDI5

Photos of the Week: Grenadier Guards, Floating Island, Wrapped Arch - 35 images from the past seven days, including a wildfire in Spain, the launch of a civilian space mission, scenes from the MTV Video Music Awards, and much more https://t.co/fOGFIAgg8K

If you've been confused by the whole pregnant *people* thing, this @emmaogreen interview is for you: https://t.co/swrQ1xkq1m

I’m excited to share a new poem from @TheAtlantic for their stunning Inheritance series. I used to be afraid to write in form until I learned you could break it and make it your own. I think all poetic forms are containers to reckon with obsession. https://t.co/mT1fm8JETI

A strong defense of Milley, and a strong condemnation of an unhinged president, from @RadioFreeTom: https://t.co/lupDhOX9Dw

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