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11 Jul

Becoming cyborgs: exploring the longer term of the human

What happens when the lines blur between the digital and the natural, when what’s synthetic becomes real, when science meets science fiction? “Humans as we all know them won’t exist in the following 50-100 years,” says Professor Kevin Warwick, British engineer, recipient of two higher doctorates, nine honorary doctorates, and one in all the world’s first cyborgs. “I definitely see a future wherein we’re all adapted with cyborg abilities in a roundabout way.” Human potential is evolving, and discussion around the concept of cyborgs is being met with increasing fervour by the broader public. The term cyborg has many nuanced meanings, but most frequently refers to those whose physical abilities are prolonged beyond...

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3 Jun

Becoming Mystique: exploring the sweetness rituals of a cosplayer

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Becoming Mystique: exploring the sweetness rituals of a cosplayer

22-year-old British cosplayer and aspiring model Roxanne Manuel shares with us her personal beauty routine as she prepares to embody X-Men’s villainous mutant, Mystique Rituals is a monthly column that appears on the obscure beauty routines and sacred acts of self care that different professionals practice as they prepare for a typical event. Born on the South Coast, West Sussex, 22-year-old aspiring model Roxanne Manuel has been cosplaying seriously for 3 years now. From applying her look – which may involve painting her entire body and applying rather a lot of prosthetic glue – to how she chooses her characters, here she shares her experiences. Growing up, I used to be very much into video games and the...

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4 May

Exploring the sweetness rituals of a bodybuilder

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Exploring the sweetness rituals of a bodybuilder

Photographed by Hazel Gaskin, British bodybuilder Dawn Shillingford shares with us her competition beauty routine This week marks five years because the launch of Dazed Beauty! Over the subsequent five days we will probably be celebrating this anniversary by bringing you big celebrity interviews, cultural deep dives into the bizarre trends of today, and going back through the archives to resurface a few of our favourite pieces. To cite our co-founder Bunny Kinney in his original editor’s letter, Dazed Beauty is: “an area for us to document, deconstruct and experiment with beauty in all its forms, in every dimension, and tell the stories of the lived experience each certainly one of us has in...

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31 Mar

The zine exploring what it means to be a

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The zine exploring what it means to be a

“How will we transform ourselves, lose ourselves, or how are we kept back, limited, or marginalised: each due to and despite our bodies?” That is the central query posed in the newest issue of arts and culture magazine Orlando. Previously exploring themes of memory and history, and notions of discourse, for its latest issue, Orlando has turned its attention to the body. “Throughout art or literary history, using the body as a primal, raw material, has been central to questioning facets of identity in contemporary culture, particularly the intersection of gender, sexuality, race, dis/ability, and illness,” says editor Philomena. Inspired by the tense and turbulent political climate, Philomena desired to create something that “considers what it physically seems like to be a...

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