How Kirstie Alley Used Her Body

In other words, Ms. Alley’s public weight loss had become a redemption narrative, a story of sins atoned for, excesses restrained. That skintight body stocking layered under her bikini said it all: Her flesh would be displayed for scrutiny and subjected to all necessary restraints and compression in order to achieve the correct silhouette. Maintaining…

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FDA Report Faults Agency’s Food Unit for Leaderless Dysfunction

The Food and Drug Administration’s food division has no clear leadership, avoids bold policy or enforcement actions, and fosters a culture that doesn’t adequately protect public health, according to a report issued on Tuesday by an agency-related group. Experts with the group, the Reagan-Udall Foundation, which was asked to examine the food division after widespread…

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