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Bloody capitalism and the cash flow of the menstrual cycle

Once they thrived on taboos and shame. Now period-product manufacturers are finding new ways to flourish in this era of period activism – but products aren’t the end of the story.

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A body apart from the head

We look back at the importance of the head, from how it’s influenced our language to the bold political statement of having it removed.

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The girl with no name

When a now anonymous teenager sold her tooth for transplant, she couldn’t have predicted that she’d end up at the heart of a troubling story about 18th-century beauty ideals.

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Why we need to decolonise healthcare

In this extract from ‘Divided’, Annabel Sowemimo describes the way her nana’s stroke and hospitalisation heightened her awareness of the need for us all to advocate for the health of others.

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  • Leh, the capital of Ladak, in western Tibet
  • De capite sacri ordinis Sancti Spiritus dissertatio / [Petrus Saulnier].
  • De capite sacri ordinis Sancti Spiritus dissertatio / [Petrus Saulnier].
  • De capite sacri ordinis Sancti Spiritus dissertatio / [Petrus Saulnier].
  • De capite sacri ordinis Sancti Spiritus dissertatio / [Petrus Saulnier].
  • An Ionic column with capitals at both ends. Watercolour by M. Bishop, 1967.
  • An Ionic column with capitals at both ends. Watercolour by M. Bishop, 1967.
  • Practica theorica empirica morborum interiorum, a capite ad calcem usque, fere omnium / [Johann Marquard].
  • The Four Gospels, 1495. St Luke's Gospel 5: 7-14 in bologir script with decorated capitals
  • Ruined capitals with a view of Gaza. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1843.
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