If the Apple Watch has no haters I'm dead
The Body Culture Bulletin #3
Got a nice little handful of new subscribers from my most recent post, so if that’s you, welcome!
Body Culture Bulletins (previous here and here) are roundups of what you need to read to be clued in on the latest in body culture — how people are thinking, talking, acting, and feeling about all things bodies and body image these days.
In this edition, we’ve got why health trackers like the Apple Watch are maybe ruining your life (and why I hate them + a chance to change my mind in the comments, for a prize!); coming for Lizzo for no reason; what Weight Watchers got right; is the “summer body” over? (no); athletes are taking Ozempic for a performance edge; and much more.
To read it all, upgrade for $5/month or $50/year (96 cents/week, a deal! The New York Times is $6.25/week and I gave you a no-BS guide to protein before they did 😎).
Also! At the end of this post, check out a new feature I’m calling Body Image Briefs: I asked other writers to answer questions about how they’re feeling about their bodies. In this edition you’ll hear from B.D. McClay, who is writing a very cool book.
Onto the links! First, why your Apple Watch is, I think, likely to make you obsessive and rude (but again, perhaps you can prove me wrong…) This will cut off in your inbox so open it in your browser — I just have too much good stuff for ya this time!