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An unexpected compliment from a stranger reminded me of my self-worth
I didn’t immediately think I had to reject his flattery with self-deprecation in order not to appear vain. Instead, I offered a simple response.
- by Wendy Squires
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Why Kate Winslet lobbying for ‘a bulgy bit of belly’ matters
The star of Mare of Easttown wanted to play a middle-aged woman in a way that honoured “real levels of truth”.
- by Garry Maddox
The doctor who wants you to rethink how you view emotional eating
The way we judge body weight and diet has shifted during the pandemic, and Dr Joshua Wolrich is here to challenge that.
- by Sophie Aubrey
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Jennifer Aniston
Better to look odd than old? The Friends reunion, in a nutshell
Jennifer and Courteney appeared different. They are not ageless, but nor are they reflective of most other non-famous women in their 50s.
- by Natalie Reilly
‘Not just a bad habit’: skin picking can be a troubling mark of stress
“Sometimes I don’t even realise I’m doing it until I’ve gone too far and parts of my fingers are raw or bleeding,” says one woman, amid a rise in the behaviour during the pandemic.
- by Allyson Chiu
Taking one’s measure: the paradox of judging height
If it is really bothering you, explain that height should be irrelevant, that everyone is equal and that the Tall-Short Double-Standard Non-Reciprocatory Compliment-Insult Paradox is unfair.
- by Danny Katz
Thanks to Will Smith, the cult of the dad bod continues
Dad bod idolatry isn’t new, but when the Men In Black star unexpectedly shared that he was “in the worst shape of my life”, it sparked a moment.
- by Samantha Selinger-Morris
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Why don’t human beings want to smell like human beings?
It’s the reason schoolboys marinate themselves in Lynx, and Napoleon doused himself daily in cologne. But is over-perfuming ourselves really that much worse than BO?
- by Richard Glover
Stereotypes about eating disorders plague treatment of Indigenous sufferers
Indigenous Australians are just as likely to experience eating disorders as others but a perception the illness is only prevalent among white girls is hampering treatment.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Gene Simmons: ‘There’d be very few rock bands if there weren’t girls’
The co-founder and frontman of Kiss discusses his humble beginnings as the son of Hungarian Jews, having no shame, and the song he wants played at his funeral.
- by Benjamin Law
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Billie Eilish
Billie Eilish posed in lingerie for Vogue – but does it matter what we think?
The 19-year-old singer, known for her baggy clothing, has undergone a pin-up “transformation”. And while many have praised her shoot as empowering, others have criticised her for sexualising herself.
- by Jenna Guillaume