body image
Hey Man: Gyms Are Closed and I'm Starting to Hate My Appearance
With gyms closed, our male advice columnist Rhys Thomas discusses body image anxiety. Plus: how to monitor your lockdown drinking.
How to Deal With Feeling Bad About Your Body During Isolation
Even if you've never struggled with disordered eating before, having to stay home can be a real challenge in managing your mental health as it relates to your body image.
People in China Are Wrapping Earphones Around Their Waists to Prove They’re Skinny
It's Weibo's newest show-the-world-you're-slim challenge.
I Tried a Male Selfie Editing App to See If It Actually Made Me More Desirable
And spoke to other users to find out why they "tune" their selfies.
Don't Gnaw Your Way to Hotness
Jawzrsize capitalizes on one of the myriad ways the internet has made us feel terrible about our bodies.
It’s Hard to Hate Your Body When You’re Diving 100 Feet Without Oxygen
Learning to dive without SCUBA equipment reduces your existence to the next breath you're taking.
I’m Sick of My Belly Fat—How Should I Deal With It?
You may have heard "stubborn belly fat" is the hardest to lose, yet all the fitfluencers on Instagram have chiseled abs. How do they do it?
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.
'Alien Body Two: Identity Crisis,' Today's Comic by Valentine Gallardo
Valentine details more about her battle with bulimia and self-harm.
'Alien Body,' Today's Comic by Valentine Gallardo
Valentine opens up about her body dysmorphia in this comic.
Men Obsessed With Being Fit Often Struggle With Drinking and Depression
The real problem isn’t a thin ideal—it’s a muscular one, a new study shows.