When actress Helen Mirren, 77, let her hair grow out during pandemic lockdown, she just loved the idea of having long hair again like when she was in her 20s. She dropped the rules, apparently set in...
Instagram filters make us shine, be more creative and exhibit beautiful skin, but they can create great confusion between what we see in the mirror and what we see on our cell phone. These filters...
Eddie Redmayne recently said that he, a cis man, playing the part of trans woman Lili Elbe in the biopic of her life The Danish Girl, was ‘a mistake’. Well, of course. The casting garnered a lot...
Jessica Gibson, University of York As the 25th James Bond film No Time to Die hits the cinemas, we are once again reminded of the way that disability is depicted negatively in Hollywood films. The...
After I saw the photos of Masoumeh Ataei as a model for the first time, I was shocked. "What happened to her?" I asked myself, staring at the burns and scars on her face, which contrasted with the...
With a harsh social critique, the animated short film 'Save Ralph' captured the attention of a worldwide audience in just a few minutes. The message is clear and forceful: the testing of cosmetic...
You’d hope that in the middle of a global pandemic, the New Year diet ads could maybe have a year off and we wouldn’t be subjected to the same onslaught about how you need to lose weight, get...
Warning: This article may be triggering for those with eating disorders. 45 kilograms (99 lbs) is regarded as an unhealthy weight goal for most people. Unless you’re short, forty-five kilograms...
When I was first diagnosed with scalp psoriasis, I can’t tell you the amount of times people have said why don’t you try this shampoo for your dandruff and I’m like yeah that’s not dandruff.....
I’m not a huge fan of dating shows on TV and, when Channel 4’s Naked Attraction launched, it sounded kind of awful. The premise is this: a fully dressed person who wants a partner is presented...
