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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.”

“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.

“They say they’re happy. Why is it so hard to believe them?”

“She’s a Fashion Week standout who rejects the notion that clothes should define you. Come join a four-hour phone call with Erykah Badu.”

“Our friendship survived bad dates, illness, marriage, fights. Why can’t it survive your baby?”

It’s complicated: A tribute to real love stories, in all their weird and chaotic glory.

You’ve heard from the Longreads’ editors, now it’s the turn of our readers.

Five notable personal essays published this year, on friendship, loss, war, endings, and metaphors.

This week, our editors recommend stories by Naomi Gordon-Loebl, Jean Guerrero, Ben Goldfarb, Dan Kois, and Reeves Wiedeman.