Instagram beaches, but the misogyny, poverty and remnants of slavery can sour the tropical food in your mouth
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How to hit your sexual reset button
Good sex is all about having intentional conversations with your partner — and understanding your own mind and body
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Speaking about sex isn’t easy, but it’s worth it
The vulnerability that comes with dealing with the collective “we” can make conversations around sex extremely daunting
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The social construction of beauty pageants
Do beauty pageants construct or dismantle psychological barriers that are disempowering for the contestants and audience?
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On being a sexual poltergeist
More than simply annoying or rude, ghosting can have genuine psychological and emotional effects as being left on read can have genuine effects on a person’s sense of self-worth and mental health.
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Can you really sex the pain away?
Is rebound sex any good? The jury is still out, but do what you feel works for you
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One size does not fit all
It’s time the fatphobic fashion industry makes space for bigger bodies
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The bubbly rise and appeal of K-pop
The success of the genre, especially that of boy band BTS, subverts the archaic notion that only English-language music can have worldwide appeal and that celebrities need to appear on pedestals
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Silence like a cancer
A trip to the leafy ’burbs demonstrates that noise pollution can strike anywhere, not just in urban apartments
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A spoonful of belonging for the homesickness
When it comes to cravings for food from home, my palate is no culinary snob
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Science fiction’s warning against vaccine passports
The 1997 film Gattaca reflects the dangers of a surveillance state that discriminates against individuals who resist control