beauty standards
Women on Their Complicated Relationship With Their Nose
“I hate it when people say I should love my imperfections – my nose is not an imperfection.”
Welcome to the Redhead Renaissance
"I went from teasing gingers at 12 to becoming one of them in my late 20s - and I'm not the only one."
Emily Ratajkowski Is a Woman Looking at Society Looking at Her
The model discusses her NYT-bestselling book of essays "My Body" and takes on the criticism levied against it.
Kumail Nanjiani Says He's Buff for a Role—But Movie Muscles Are Mostly CGI
We know the bodies we're seeing on the big screen aren’t real because the people who make superhero movies already told us.
The Lipstick-on-Collarbone Challenge Is the Latest Toxic Beauty Standard to Hit China
Besides lipsticks, Chinese netizens have also experimented with balancing coins, eggs, and even fish on their collarbones to prove that they're skinny.
A look back at a decade of body positivity
Since 2010, the body acceptance movement has gone from the fringes of discourse to the mainstream. Along the way it's also become a fashionable, even lucrative philosophy. Does that mean it's lost its radicalism?
A look back at a decade of body positivity
Since 2010, the body acceptance movement has gone from the fringes of discourse to the mainstream. Along the way it's also become a fashionable, even lucrative philosophy. Does that mean it's lost its radicalism?
A look back at a decade of body positivity
Since 2010, the body acceptance movement has gone from the fringes of discourse to the mainstream. Along the way it's also become a fashionable, even lucrative philosophy. Does that mean it's lost its radicalism?
Are… Are We Done With Abs?
Between the backlash induced by Kumail Nanjiani’s thirst trap and the enduring appeal of high-waisted pants, the six-pack’s reign of terror might be coming to an end.
If You Lack Body Confidence, You're Far From Alone
A recent survey shows the complex relationship between our interior and exterior selves is an extremely common source of anguish.
Why I’m Pissed off About The Photoshopped Image of Smriti Mandhana
Some jerk took a press photo of the ace batter and not only lightened her skin tone but also added eyeliner and lipstick.
Halle Berry ‘Has Abs’ and I Have ‘Some Concerns’ About Beauty Standards
Halle Berry is 53. Her abs are great for her, but terrible for me, a person who aspires to give up someday.