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Bonfire for the Envious
on vanity, giant boats and missing out
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AI Bodies Don't Bleed
on beauty, violence and mimetic desire
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Reliable Images of Definite Things
on grotesque transformation, laughter, and escapism
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One More Thing (a new feature!)
Big Pharma dabbles in terrorism, the #unseasoned aesthetic, beauty tech for boys
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When Big Pharma Meets New Media
on semaglutide, online prescribing and the medicalization of everything
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I've Got Beauty Culture Under My Skin
on skincare, beauty work and societies of control
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Can't Let Myself Go
on self-control, surveillance and grotesque embodiment
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Collapsing the Hero's Journey
(September's "What I'm Reading" email got too deep)
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Medusa's Body
Medusa's Body
A monthly deep-dive into topics related to gender, feminism and the grotesque body
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