longreads Archives

An American Girlhood in the Ozempic Era

“Adults are divided about giving children new drugs for weight loss. At 13, Maggie Ervie decided to take them.”

“Three months into a livestreamed genocide, we must ask—what does all this looking do?”

“Hvaldimir escaped captivity and became a global celebrity. Now, no one can agree about what to do with him.”

“A simple iPhone feature unexpectedly changed how I grieved.”

“What happened to the Bailey family in the Detroit suburb of Warren became a flashpoint in the national battle over integration.”

“Tom Wolfe was no radical.”

“When 18-year-olds Lanz Aguinaldo and Isabella Lynch’s hometown went up in flames, they turned toward each other to survive.”

This week, we feature stories from Tom Scocca, Giles Harvey, Chris Walker, Krithika Varagur, and N.C. Happe.

“How a simple rice dish became a Tamil symbol of resistance in Sri Lanka.”

“What’s the cost of rolling the genetic dice?”