Beauty (Concept)

November 27, 2022

Beauty Over Brains: Japan’s Skin-Deep University Pageants

The contests reflect a culture that often judges women by their appearance and slots them into rigid, gender-defined roles. Yuki Iozumi was fretting about how her […]
June 16, 2022

Johnny Depp Through the Looking Glass

Examining the madness that male beauty elicits. We know, of course, that men can be beautiful, but rarely do we acknowledge, let alone analyze, the powerful […]
April 21, 2022

Shaved Heads Have People Buzzing

Clara Perlmutter, who goes by @Tinyjewishgirl on TikTok, decided recently to shave her head and document it on the platform after seeing the Dyson Airwrap go […]
April 21, 2022

Shaved Heads Have People Buzzing

Clara Perlmutter, who goes by @Tinyjewishgirl on TikTok, decided recently to shave her head and document it on the platform after seeing the Dyson Airwrap go […]
March 30, 2022

Lizzo Makes Sharewear

The many, many people who have applauded, criticized and otherwise taken part in what often seems like an endless discussion around Lizzo’s naked form may be […]
March 29, 2022

Christopher Alexander, Architect Who Humanized Urban Design, Dies at 85

A fierce anti-modernist, he championed vernacular structures, becoming a counterculture hero to many, from New Urbanists to software designers to Prince Charles. Christopher Alexander, the Viennese-born […]
March 24, 2022

What’s Your Kibbe Type?

David Kibbe, an image consultant who got his start in the 1980s, has watched his body-typing system take off with a new, digitally native audience. David […]
January 13, 2022

Contouring Is Back. It’s Not What You Remember.

A lot of women who once avoided contouring because of its unnatural, made-for-Instagram effect, are now gravitating toward it. A simple scroll on TikTok reveals that […]
January 13, 2022

Contouring Is Back. It’s Not What You Remember.

A lot of women who once avoided contouring because of its unnatural, made-for-Instagram effect, are now gravitating toward it. A simple scroll on TikTok reveals that […]
December 17, 2021

How Ghislaine Maxwell's Socialite Status Helped Jeffrey Epstein

Ghislaine Maxwell looked impeccable. That was the point. The prosecution rested on Friday, Dec. 10, in the trial of Ghislaine Maxwell, who stands accused of helping […]