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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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Emails Take Center Stage at Kavanaugh Confirmation Hearings

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Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on the third day of his Supreme Court confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill September 6, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images)

President Trump's nominee for the Supreme Court, Brett Kavanaugh faced the Senate Judiciary Committee for a third straight day on Thursday. Democrats pressed Kavanaugh on issues of executive power and the contents of newly-released emails relating to abortion and racial profiling. We'll get the latest on the confirmation hearings, which are expected to continue at least through Friday.

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Rory Little, professor of Law, UC Hastings College of the Law

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