A generation of young men has started treating their own faces like a problem to be solved. Online the word for it is looksmaxxing, and it runs from the reasonable […]
The Met Is Reclaiming the Bodies Art History Left Out
The Metropolitan Museum’s big 2026 show puts the dressed body at the center of art history. Called Costume Art and led by curator Andrew Bolton, it runs from prehistory to […]
TikTok Just Admitted the Filter Was Changing the Face Behind It
TikTok has started blocking its most popular beauty filters for users under eighteen. The change stops teens from smoothing skin, shrinking noses, and enlarging eyes and lips, while leaving the […]
Ozempic Face and the Price of Forgetting the Face
Millions of people are losing weight quickly on GLP-1 drugs, and many are finding an unexpected bill arrives with the results. The internet calls it Ozempic face: hollow cheeks, sunken […]
People Are Pushing on Their Own Teeth to Fix Their Faces
The latest viral route to a sharper jaw asks you to do almost nothing except press your tongue to the roof of your mouth. It is called mewing, named after […]