How young people are using tattoos to connect to

1 Dec

A history of religious tattoos from around the globeGallery / 15 images Elaborate crucifixes, kitschy prayer candles and colourful plastic rosaries – for centuries, Christianity has relied on aesthetics to communicate the Divine, drawing the faithful closer to something greater than themselves. But today, those disconnected from institutional systems are rekindling their personal connection to the sacred, not through pews or prayer halls but instead through tattoos of religious iconography. In recent years, more individuals of faith have begun embracing religious tattoos as personal devotion. “Biblical angels have been my hyperfixation since high school,” says Noella, a 22-year-old artist and practising Catholic. Her tattoo of a throne angel with 44 eyes, and the phrase “fear not” reflects her connection to scripture. “The...

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People are getting surgery younger than ever before

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People are getting surgery younger than ever before

The conversation surrounding social media’s impact on beauty standards is well worn, but recently it has taken a new turn - social media’s notable effect on plastic surgery, particularly that of the face. A recent study conducted by London-based cosmetic surgeon Dr Julian De Silva found that over the last two years there has been a two year drop in the average age of those seeking facial surgery. The average age is now 37-years-old for women and 43-years-old for men. And according to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, 66,347 cosmetic surgical procedures were performed on people between the ages of 13 and 19 in 2016, a nearly 3% increase from 2015. The decline in average plastic surgery age and the...

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17 Aug

How politicians use perfume to assert power and influence

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How politicians use perfume to assert power and influence

In a move reminiscent of adolescent bravado, 47-year-old Emmanuel Macron reportedly applies “industrial” amounts of Dior Sauvage – to such an extent that his aides in the Élysée Palace can smell him coming. According to a new book by French journalist Olivier Beaumont, this inclination to wear the cologne “at all hours of the day” is a way “almost of marking his territory. It is a sign of one thing: that the president is in the building.” Politicians have a lot of tricks when it comes to the ‘non-verbal communication’ they use to secure and assert power. They can dress up to exude authority, or dress down to show solidarity with financial difficulties (as in the case of Greece’s Alexis Tsipras)....

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