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Nails are no longer reserved for the privileged — statement nails are to stay here for a while. These nail sculptors are developing new methods and aesthetics that match the current maximalist vogue: 90's, colourful, mixed patterns and 3D embellishments. More is more!
Looking for information regarding online censorship will show results dating from 2011 to this day. It’s been more than a decade since information is not simply being moderated but communities are being silenced, if not erased, and they have reacted to this by self-censoring their images and enacting ways of talking about the issue without mentioning it — by using encoded words such as "nip nops" and "unalive."
A noisy pond of humans in the field. I put on a strained smile. A stranger stares at me waiting for my answer. I look down at the wrinkled mushroom caps that just got squished. In between the silence a swarm of words rush through me. Are you here alone? A BBC report estimates 52% of UK adults experienced single shaming since the start of the pandemic. There is a deficit bias in society that considers singletons to be in a transitional period rather than in a state of contentment. Normative Idealization and Matrimania are based around the idea that there are ‘standards of relationships’ that cannot be changed. While social norms compete with each other, people are beginning to shed their patriarchal pasts and leave Singlism behind.
Esmay Wagemans and Sarah Sitkin are scrutinising processes of organic and inorganic body dysmorphia, literally and abstractly, with their replicas of human skin. Their sculptures are blurring the line of what is real and what it seems to be real.
Hajime Sorayama turned sci-fi literature and films into drawings that depicted the future of the female human, defined by technology, intertwined with mainstream ideas of the perfect woman.
*trigger warning: this interview contains references to sexism, violence against sex worker, criminalization and stigmatization of sex work*acknowledging: that the interviewer and interviewed person are both not a survival sex worker, so we don’t speak for them. There is violence in the sex work industry, exploitation of youth, consensual or forced sex work, aggressors, survival […]
Agnès Varda’s films will be forever remembered: the way she shifted from an objectifying to a subjective gaze has unveiled the correlation between urban spaces, objectification and idealisation of women.
Discover the cultural impact of the JW Anderson pigeon bag, a controversial yet captivating fashion accessory. Explore how pigeons, often misunderstood, have become a symbol of beauty and individuality through this quirky luxury clutch.
'Comedy Queen' has earned the Crystal Bear for Best Film in the Berlinale, 2022. The coming-of-age story made us laugh, cry, and feel tenderly awkward.
The intersection of expression and cultural appropriation at festivals. Unique advocates for environmental justice and total ethics in fashion, while Samia Shell sheds light on power dynamics and marginalization.
