Bianca Ferrari

gaza

I Made it Out of Gaza. Now I'm Fighting for a Second Chance at Life.

Salma Shurrab, 22, is one of the few Gaza citizens who managed to flee. All through the war, only one thing has kept her going: her treasured journal.
Bianca Ferrari
1.29.24
palestine

Pro-Palestinian TikTok Creators Aren't Backing Down

Gen Z's platform of choice for mindless scrolling is now a tool for digital activism.
Bianca Ferrari
12.13.23
palestine

How a Sleepy Town Became a Symbol of Palestinian Resistance

Places like Beita aren't often in the news, but as filmmaker Sakir Khader shows, they're important sites of defiance and struggle.
Tim Fraanje
Bianca Ferrari
10.19.23
Contraception

I Made My Own DIY Birth Control By Pushing My Balls Into My Body

Apparently, it's too warm up there for them to produce sperm – at least, according to heat-based contraception advocates.
Paul Labourie
Bianca Ferrari
8.30.23
Culture

We Asked a Marketing Expert If ‘Barbie’ Is Just Branded Content

Pink girl summer is in full swing, but we have some questions, like: Is this just a Mattel cash grab? And should you care?
Bianca Ferrari
7.19.23
relationships

Oops I Was Born! Growing Up as a Surprise Baby

“Somehow, my dad managed to slip into conversation: ‘You were actually conceived by accident on your nan's bedroom floor!’”
Bianca Ferrari
7.12.23
fibromyalgia

Fibromyalgia Has Totally Changed My Relationship With My Body

Chronic fatigue, intense, recurring pain, general weakness – “I basically feel terrible and exhausted all the time."
Nadia Kara
Bianca Ferrari
3.20.23
italy

Sobering Photos from Italy's Far-Right Election Campaign Trail

The polls are terrifyingly clear: Italy is set to be the first Western European country to elect a far-right government in this century.
Leonardo Bianchi
Bianca Ferrari
9.23.22
Health

Fatphobia Sucks, Especially If You're Trying to Have a Baby

Fat people are often told to lose weight before getting pregnant, but the science behind it is shallow and biased.
Corps Cools
Bianca Ferrari
8.29.22
russia

Russian Woman Faces 10 Years in Jail for Leaving Anti-War Stickers in Supermarket

Alexandra Skochilenko’s small act of resistance has made her a symbol of Russian opposition to the war in Ukraine, her supporters tell VICE World News.
Bianca Ferrari
5.18.22
chile

Photos of a Youth Revolution That Succeeded

Photojournalist Aurian Merlin Cerise documented the Chilean student movement that elected Gabriel Boric, the country's youngest president ever.
Bianca Ferrari
5.2.22
Restaurants

Why You Can't Trust Restaurant Reviews

The food journalism industry is broken, say multiple critics in the field, and the problem goes beyond trying not to bruise a chef's overinflated ego.
Giorgia Cannarella
Bianca Ferrari
1.11.22
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