Another beauty of endurance is that it is happening at all times. It is everywhere we look. To see someone, anyone, in this world is to witness someone engaged in a feat of endurance.
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Dear IU, Our Bodies Are Fine
“I knew my body wasn’t ‘right’; it didn’t look like the bodies of the K-pop idols and Korean actresses I grew up admiring.”
There She Goes: How to ‘Feminize’ a Face
How a trans woman found the surgery that could restore her sense of self.
My Mustache, My Self
A quarantine facial-hair experiment led Wesley Morris to consider his Blackness, maleness, and self.
Molly and the Unicorn
Emily Flake reflects on the shifting nature of magic and power in middle age.
Searching Sephora for an Antidote to Aging — and Grief
Five years after her mother’s death, while still grieving and suddenly middle-aged, Abby Mims turns to beauty products to cure what ails her.
Finding Solace in the Charged Particles of the Aurora Borealis
“Cree First Nations believe ‘the northern lights are dancing spirits of loved ones who have passed on.’”
We All Die In the End, But Our Skin Looks Great: A Reading List
Are you happy and well-rested, or did you just find a great new snail collagen sheet mask?
Better Late
From straightening her teeth to finding her true love, Summer Block has reached the milestones in her life later than most.
On Beauty and Disability
Examining the body, disability, and the damaging idea of objective beauty.