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Amanda Mull

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Amanda Mull

@amandamull

senior reporter, Bloomberg Businessweek. i write Buying Power, a column on consumer culture. ex @theatlantic. Georgia native, Georgia Bulldog. Opinions mine.

Brooklyn, NY

Joined March 2009

Amanda Mull
@amandamull
Apr 26, 2022
every now and then i remember the guy who, 11 years ago, in my first week in NY, saw me unknowingly drop my wallet, keys attached, while rushing to get on the L at Bedford and scooped them up and absolutely fastballed them into the train as the doors closed
Amanda Mull
@amandamull
Mar 29, 2022
Like 90 percent of the time the correct take on something is just “that’s wild”
Amanda Mull
@amandamull
Apr 26, 2022
Replying to @amandamull
he did not say anything, the wallet/keys smacked against the back wall of the train and fell to the ground, and i was able to get back into my apartment in the middle of the night. anyway i just almost lost my wallet again and that reminded me! i hope he's doing great
Amanda Mull
@amandamull
Mar 31, 2022
i love julia fox. a throwback to an era when celebrities were just weirdos saying shit, which is what stars should be
Amanda Mull
@amandamull
Feb 8, 2022
I’m not even particularly picky about tv shows but I cannot tell you the last time I opened Netflix and there was something new that seemed even vaguely worth watching
Amanda Mull
@amandamull
Jul 27, 2021
I keep thinking about the interview Simone Biles gave about choosing not to retire in part because having one of Larry Nassar’s victims on the Olympic roster would put more pressure on USA Gymnastics to actually do something to make the sport safer for younger athletes
Amanda Mull
@amandamull
Feb 11, 2022
Where do I buy a floor lamp that’s not the worst thing in the world and not a shiny metal orb projected into the middle of the room on a long curved arm and not a bare bulb thing that looks like it’s from a coffee shop in 2012 whose decor theme is Reclaimed Wood. Not wayfair
Amanda Mull
@amandamull
Mar 10, 2022
Among the most reliable shots of dopamine available is spotting a daycare class slowly walking down sidewalk in Brooklyn with all the tiny kids in their tiny coats holding on to the strap that makes them a 12-pack
Amanda Mull
@amandamull
Feb 20, 2022
The dog has voluntarily gotten onto my lap for the first time since I made her go on an airplane for Christmas. The capacity chihuahuas have for grudges…honestly it’s inspiring
Amanda Mull
@amandamull
Aug 30, 2022
this may not be a novel observation but i thought gorbachev had been dead for like a decade. i thought he was like 75 when i was a kid in the 90s. no part of my brain suspected he might still be alive
Amanda Mull
@amandamull
May 1, 2021
Nothing makes me feel more disconnected from my fellow Americans than the Netflix top 10 list
Amanda Mull
@amandamull
Apr 26, 2022
Replying to @amandamull
Sorry if I did accidental New York Discourse here, I know y’all hate that, but I was just remembering a guy
Amanda Mull
@amandamull
Mar 25, 2021
It's one thing for Amazon to systematically choke to death the American retail and labor markets, but it feels altogether darker that they also insist the general public regards them as benevolent and generous for doing so, and that they are insulted by implications otherwise.
Amanda Mull
@amandamull
Mar 30, 2022
I understand that the podcast ad market is what it is but I sometimes listen to a podcast that is broadly about grift and scams and when the host does ad reads for therapy apps and health food startups…like…are you aware the call is coming from inside the house…