Desire – Beautifaire

18 May

The Fat Zine shines a light-weight on love and

“I met God and so they’re fat too,” reads the back cover of the second issue of The Fat Zine, Gina Tonic and Chloe Sheppard’s radical, fat-positive publication. Launched last 12 months, The Fat Zine celebrates the lives, bodies, and experiences of fat people, putting them front and centre in a way that continues to be remiss in mainstream media. Following the inaugural issue last September, issue two has now dropped – this time, with an exploration of all of the nuances and facets of affection. A really deliberate alternative, the theme of affection is an antidote to the ‘self-isolation’ motif that ran through the primary issue and explored not only the loneliness we’ve all experienced over lockdown but in addition,...

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23 Jan

The Fat Zine shines a light-weight on love and

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“I met God they usually’re fat too,” reads the back cover of the second issue of The Fat Zine, Gina Tonic and Chloe Sheppard’s radical, fat-positive publication. Launched last 12 months, The Fat Zine celebrates the lives, bodies, and experiences of fat people, putting them front and centre in a way that continues to be remiss in mainstream media. Following the inaugural issue last September, issue two has now dropped – this time, with an exploration of all of the nuances and facets of affection. A really deliberate alternative, the theme of affection is an antidote to the ‘self-isolation’ motif that ran through the primary issue and explored not only the loneliness we’ve all experienced over lockdown but in addition, Tonic...

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31 Jul

Horoscopes August 2023: prepare for a steamy summer of

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Horoscopes August 2023: prepare for a steamy summer of

The heavens are heating up this August, as we move through a steamy summer within the trenches of Venus Retrograde, accompanied by the fiery theatrics of Leo Season. With the Sun gliding through the proud and powerful sign of the Lion, we're called to embrace our desire to specific, play, create and, in fact, love. The sign of the Lion rules matters of the guts, and with Venus backtracking, we could also be examining our confidants and contacts with latest eyes. Quick to incite drama, but equally desirous to be loved. The self-proclaimed spiritual royalty of the Lion illuminates the innate divinity inside ourselves and others, and is quick to battle if that divinity isn’t respected or honored. Venus Retrograde is...

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24 Dec

Ronan Mckenzie explores intimacy, desire, and connection through Selasi

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Ronan Mckenzie explores intimacy, desire, and connection through Selasi

The photographer, director, and rising designer debuted second collection ‘I Close My Eyes and Taste Desire’ at an East London church Every little thing Ronan Mckenzie touches turns to gold. As a photographer, stylist, art curator, and now designer, she is a number one example of how creatives can exist beyond the box they're instructed to position themselves in. Throughout her creative endeavours, Mckenzie has time and time again proved the wonder in authentic connections inside communities. In 2020, she launched Home by Ronan Mckenzie, a Black-owned multi-functional creative space which provides each exhibitions and community spaces for artists. Then got here her beautifully intimate clothing line Selasi, which translates from the Ghanian language...

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