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9 May

Photographer Shoog McDaniel celebrates fatness in all its glory

Photographer Shoog McDaniel celebrates fatness in all its glory
The Florida-based photographer and artist talks through their creative process, self-acceptance, and overcoming Instagram’s anti-nude algorithm Shoog McDaniel’s photographs of fat, often queer, persons are undoubtedly amongst probably the most striking pieces of art to be found throughout the world of fat liberation. The Florida-based photographer and artist has shot fat bodies covered in glitter, fat bodies surrounded by flowers, fat bodies rolling hefty spliffs, fat couples pressed up against each other in soft, squishy magic, and fat bodies underwater. They even photograph whole groups of fat babes embracing each other – their figures, every inch of them, laid wholly bare in togetherness.  Considered one of the primary Shoog McDaniel images I stumbled upon...
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7 May

Polyester’s first beauty issue celebrates the body in all

Polyester’s first beauty issue celebrates the body in all
To open the pages of Polyester is to enter a kitsch and vibrant world that's gloriously feminine and DIY-spirited, where those that feel excluded from mainstream media are championed and where bad taste is delighted in with joyful glee.  Over the past five years, the London-based feminist and queer-centred zine founded by Ione Gamble has tackled problems with mental health, body image, and politics with empathy and consideration all in its signature confectionary colored aesthetic.  Now, to rejoice half a decade, Polyester is focusing its attention on beauty and what it means to us in 2019. “Beauty has all the time been an enormous a part of Polyester because right from the get-go we all the time desired to shoot all body...
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4 Sep

August 2022 horoscope: It’s time to bask in your

August 2022 horoscope: It’s time to bask in your
Grace McGrade is an intuitive astrologer and priestess based in Los Angeles. She is the host of the podcast, “Bitchcraft: Spirituality for Bad People.” Her sessions include birth chart readings, tarot, energetic clearings and psychic consultations. Exhilarating highs and lows are in store for August as we roll right into a season of epic drama, also referred to as Leo season. The heavens are heated as we open the month with an environment of unpredictability, as seismic changes catapult us into rapid growth. The unusual, earth-shattering configuration between Uranus, Mars and the North Node in Taurus guarantees mass awakening. We could also be experiencing bouts of mythical synchronicities, fated encounters and sudden insights. On a collective level, we're in a period...
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