“Look younger. Get smaller. Erase the lines. Tighten, tone, conceal.” We’re told these things so often we mistake them for truth. We live in a culture saturated with beauty standards that are not just ...

Evidence shows that beauty standards can affect individual mental health. Social media, television, and film can all portray unrealistic beauty standards and create pressure for people to look a ...

People are always to trying the chase the idea of beauty. Around the world beauty standards vary. But some countries have ...

Beauty standards are boring. What falls outside the norm is much more interesting, and some features cannot be bought or achieved through cosmetic procedures. They are an unexpected gift of fate that ...

The concept of beauty is being redefined—not by genetics or societal consensus, but by algorithms, filters, and the cold precision of artificial intelligence. For many, the perfect face is no longer ...

Plus-sized beauty queens are another aspect of the war on standards. Sara Milliken, who has been described as “morbidly obese,” was crowned Miss Alabama 2024 in the National American Miss pageant. The ...

What if a single drug could rewrite the standards of beauty that society holds dear? That's the provocative question posed by Nina King, a 27-year-old Ph.D. student whose theory on the cultural impact ...

The U.S.'s political turn to the right may be most striking with Donald Trump's presidential win, but there are also cultural markers that point to the shift. Beauty and lifestyle trends indicate a ...

When Rae first stepped into the spotlight with her web series, she brought a refreshing perspective to beauty in entertainment. Unlike the conventional glamour associated with Hollywood, she embraced ...