Table of Contents

February 27, 2023

Cover Story

Life After Food

The drug that took away our appetite. By Matthew Schneier

On the Cover: Photograph by Pierpaolo Ferrari and Maurizio Cattelan for New York Magazine.

features

The Original King of Crypto Is Back

Bitmex co-founder Arthur Hayes returns to a now-crumbling industry.

By Jen Wieczner
You Are Not a Parrot

Computational linguist Emily M. Bender’s rallying cry for consciousness.

By Elizabeth Weil

Intelligencer

Departments

‘New York’ Crossword

Matt Gaffney’s latest puzzle.
Comments: Week of February 27, 2023

Readers sound off on Kyrie Irving, Risa Heller, and more.
The Approval Matrix: Week of February 27, 2023

Our deliberately oversimplified guide to who falls where on our taste hierarchies.
Life After Food

A diabetes miracle drug has become an off-label appetite suppressant, changing the definition of being thin and what it takes to get there.

Strategist

The Culture Pages

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