Welcome back to this week’s roundup. I’ve pulled together a mix of essays, creative pieces, and news worth your time. Whether you’re looking for something informative, reflective, or just a solid weekend read, there’s something here for you.

The Influencer Inspiring Girls to Eat As Little As Possible

In Liv Schmidt’s subscriber-only group chat, her followers – some of them in high school – encourage one another to achieve their weight-loss goals.

By E.J. Dickson / The Cut

The Bezos Cannes-tastrophe

Starring Jeff Bezos as himself, Lauren Sánchez as an environmentalist, and Cannes as the end-stage symptom of elite delusion.

By Louis Pisano / DISCOURSTED

What Does Representation Mean to You?

With the outrage against Price’s “Grounded in the Stars,” it’s certainly unclear.

By Asisa Kadiri  / Her Issue

i’m unable to have casual hobbies and interests

confessions of a girl who becomes obsessed with everything she dares to like

By Morgan / the love letterbox

The Chinese Adoptees Who Were Stolen

As thousands of Chinese families take DNA tests, the results are upending what adoptees abroad thought they knew about their origins.

By Barbara Demick / The New Yorker