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Brutal Insistence on Thinness

The prescription drug Ozempic (semaglutide) was designed to manage diabetes and obesity. But it has been embraced recently as a tool for weight loss, and many celebrities are rumored to use it to shed pounds. The staff writer Jia Tolentino wonders if the drug will wind the clock back to the brutal insistence on thinness of decades past. Plus, staff writer D. T. Max explores the hidden life of H.G. Carrillo, a celebrated author of Latino fiction. After Carrillo’s death from COVID-19, an obituary revealed secrets he had worked for decades to conceal. see more
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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to a crowd gathered at the Local 18 Richfield Facility of the Operating Engineers Apprentice and Training, a union and apprentice training center specializing in the repair and operation of heavy equipment on March 29, 2018 in Richfield, Ohio. (Photo: Jeff Swensen/Getty Images)

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