Op-Ed: Coco Gauff’s Hair Isn’t ‘Unkept’—You’re Just Anti-Black –

13 Apr

Instagram / @cocogauff Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… In the Black community, being “presentable” often means having your hair “done.” And, by “done,” that means having your natural hair texture politely hidden. To the point, even tennis star Coco Gauff’s textured bun in a Miu Miu ad was subject to that same anti-Black rhetoric this week. After taking a month-long social media detox, Gauff said she returned to X to see thousands of people talking about the way she looks. “And, not in a positive way,” she nervously chuckled in a response video on TikTok. The discourse around her hair started one week ago when she posted a Miu Miu ad of her wearing a natural-textured bun on Instagram. ...

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13 Apr

I went on a 10 day silent retreat –

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Vipassana retreatGallery / 12 images “Cigarettes and Alcohol” was not the spiritual anthem I’d envisioned for my journey to a silent meditation retreat. But there we were, a coachload of enlightenment-seeking strangers, rattling through the English countryside while being trolled by a bus driver and his ironic playlist. Cigarettes and alcohol? Definitely not for the next ten days. No phones or laptops either. In fact, not much of anything: no books, writing, eye contact, gesturing, eating past noon and – crucially – no talking. Just ten, long days of introspection. Vipassana, which means ‘to see things as they really are’ is one of India’s most ancient meditation techniques. The practice involves repeatedly scanning the body from head to toe until you feel...

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13 Apr

Supermodel Anok Yai: ‘I’ve really learned to listen to

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Supermodel Anok Yai: ‘I’ve really learned to listen to

Last year was a whirlwind for Sudanese-American model and former Dazed cover star Anok Yai. Crowned 2025’s Model of the Year, she opened Ferragamo, Coperni and Hugo Boss, closed Ralph Lauren, Fendi, Vetements and Messika, and walked countless other shows during the SS26 season. Amid the rush of the fashion world, Yai was also navigating a very different journey, as she underwent a series of lung surgeries, which she announced in a post shared to Instagram. “After my recent healthcare journey, I’ve really learned to listen to my body. Your body is always communicating with you and sending you signs, and I’ve stopped ignoring them,” she tells Dazed. “I now treat my body as a separate entity to myself – I...

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12 Apr