self image

mental health
How to Fix Your Crushing Sense of Chronic Loneliness
Everyone deserves to feel connected on their own terms.
Djanlissa Pringels; illustrated by Djanlissa Pringels
1.18.24
Identity
The Complicated Ethics of Facetuning Your Friends
Is using the free app to retouch photos doing your mates a favour or sending them an upsetting message?
Jordan Page
4.27.22
Health
Photo Retouching Is the Digital Skincare That Equalizes Us All
Everyone’s face looks the same at 500 percent magnification: curvy and abstract, like a big fun skate park.
Tony Tulathimutte
5.7.19

Identity
Making an Appearance at a Conference for Ugly People
At the first annual Ugly Conference, attendees aren't trying to "reclaim" anything. They're just trying to be seen as they are.
Rebecca Brill
4.17.19
Health
I Got Surgery to Fix My Man Boobs
"After dealing with the physical scars, I had to tackle the emotional ones."
Walker Davis
8.17.17
Travel
Feel Maximum Coziness in One Artist's Photo Manipulations
Italian photographer Erika Zolli’s surreal self-portraits will make you want to curl up in a ball of blankets.
Nathaniel Ainley
9.24.16

Stuff
I Love Men Because I Hate Myself
One woman's typical odyssey of bad boyfriends, anorexia, and feeling uncomfortable around men.
Megan Koester
2.19.15