Stories
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The gym of cartoon men
In men, body dysmorphia can be expressed as ‘bigorexia’ – the belief that your body is too weak and thin – or anorexia. Andrew McMillan explores two sides of the same coin.
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When kids are offered free cosmetic surgery
When they were a child, Jasmine Owens’ dentist offered to break their jaw – for free. It would make them look better, he said. Read on to find out whether or not they agreed.
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Enduring taboos and the future of skin bleaching
Many condemn skin bleaching in public while secretly lightening their own complexions. To break away from these taboos, we need honest information and open conversation.
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Building a dream in the garden suburbs
In the late 19th century a ‘garden suburb’ promised a retreat from London’s dirt and crowds. See how this new concept was developed to appeal to the health concerns of the literary classes.
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An ideal human head looking at something distant. Drawing, c. 1794, after N. Poussin.
Poussin, Nicolas, 1594?-1665.Date: 1794?Reference: 30222i- Books
Queer beauty : sexuality and aesthetics from Winckelmann to Freud and beyond / Whitney Davis.
Davis, Whitney.Date: [2010], ©2010- Pictures
Idealized profile of Martha Hess, exemplifying Lavater's principle of the homogeneity of the face. Drawing, c. 1791, after J.H. Füssli.
Fuseli, Henry, 1741-1825.Date: c. 1791Reference: 29443i- Pictures
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An ideal head, yet according to Lavater, destitute of character. Drawing, c. 1792.
Date: 1792?Reference: 30010i- Pictures
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Two heads of ancient Greek soldiers. Drawing, c. 1793.
Date: 1793?Reference: 31688i