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Some Compliments Are Better Left Unsaid

Some Compliments Are Better Left Unsaid

January 20, 2019
by Hannah Matchett
Features

I cough and gag one final time, elbows leaning on the porcelain with my hands folded into the bowl. My eyes burn as the tears…

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Right Down to Your Birthday Suit

Right Down to Your Birthday Suit

August 2, 2018
by Antonina Heymanson
Features, Japan Yarns

Wet necks stretch gracefully; curled tendrils trace cheekbones as heads balance above the steaming water. A wave ripples out as breasts, followed by hips and…

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Getting Naked With Japanese Businessmen

Getting Naked With Japanese Businessmen

January 18, 2018
by Andy Tran
Japan Yarns, Yarns

A sea of flaccid penises seemed to stare at me as I undressed before the parade of predominantly middle-aged men. It’s not often someone gains…

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A Lesson on Bodies From a Sex Show in Amsterdam

A Lesson on Bodies From a Sex Show in Amsterdam

September 15, 2017
by Stacey Whitlock
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In a dimly-lit basement under the streets of Amsterdam, I sat, surrounded by people I barely knew, watching a woman pull an impossibly long string…

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A Word on Penis Size

A Word on Penis Size

August 28, 2017
by Freya Ingebørg
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“Oi,” boomed Kristy across the kitchen. It was a rainy Budapest afternoon in our rather shabby hostel – the type people come to stay at…

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I Got Naked and You Should Too

I Got Naked and You Should Too

July 22, 2017
by Harriet Donegan
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“Naked? As is no clothes, tits out, vagina exposed?” “Precisely.” “And then you just frolic around in the nude, naked?” “Precisely,” Daisy repeated, smiling. “Hmm…”…

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Battling Body Image in Latin America

Battling Body Image in Latin America

May 1, 2017
by Daisy D'Souza
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It all began in a discount swimwear shop in Chapinero, Bogotá. Surrounded by rack upon rack of sequined bikinis in every shade imaginable (and for…

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The Quest for Self Love

The Quest for Self Love

March 24, 2017
by Ailish Parr
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I noticed it when I was in kindergarten, when the Christmas concert would come around and the entire class tried on matching outfits for the…

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We Need to Talk About Eating Disorders

We Need to Talk About Eating Disorders

March 13, 2017
by Billie Schwab Dunn
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Looking back now, it’s hard to pinpoint where and how my eating disorder grew, like a grimy infestation that took over my mind and body….

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Don't Fall For the New H&M Campaign

Don’t Fall For the New H&M Campaign

September 29, 2016
by Gemma Clarke
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A new breed of feminism has been rearing its big, beautiful head. The fourth wave has swept in on the tides of the internet the…

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What I Learned from Being Fat Shamed in Asia

What I Learned from Being Fat Shamed in Asia

August 24, 2016
by Laura Hamlyn
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I stand out like a sore thumb in Asia. Lily white skin, (intermittently) blonde hair, and height aside, it’s the size of my backside that…

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Bali Saved My Life

Bali Saved My Life

July 28, 2016
by Georgina Roberts
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Content warning: this article discusses eating disorders Sitting in a hospital bed, my protruding bones ache against the stiff mattress. The heart monitor beeps mind-numbingly…

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