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McDonald’s
Culture
The McDonald’s CEO’s Big Burger-Eating Mistake
Ellen Cushing
March 5, 2026
Health
American Snacking Habits Are Transforming the Restaurant Industry
Yasmin Tayag
March 3, 2026
Politics
Sherrod Brown Is Grinding It Out
Mark Leibovich
February 25, 2026
Culture
How Sweetgreen Became Millennial Cringe
Ellen Cushing
January 8, 2026
Culture
Can Jollibee Beat American Fast Food at Its Own Game?
Yasmin Tayag
January 2026 Issue
Health
The Cleaner Way to Get Ripped
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Culture
A Surprisingly Endearing True-Crime Movie
Shirley Li
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Culture
The Worst Sandwich Is Back
Ellen Cushing
June 25, 2025
Culture
When a Nasty Habit Is Part of Your National Identity
Gal Beckerman
June 11, 2025
Technology
Trump’s Tactical Burger Unit Is Beyond Parody
Charlie Warzel
May 14, 2025
Technology
Luigi Mangione Has to Mean Something
Charlie Warzel
December 12, 2024
Health
America Stopped Cooking With Tallow for a Reason
Yasmin Tayag
December 2, 2024
Health
The Dilemma at the Center of McDonald’s
E. Coli
Outbreak
Yasmin Tayag
October 24, 2024
Technology
The Slop Candidate
Charlie Warzel
October 21, 2024
Science
McDonald’s Is Inescapable
Nicola Twilley
,
Cynthia Graber
, and
Gastropod
February 2, 2020
Ideas
What McDonald’s Does Right
Adam Chandler
June 25, 2019
