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8 Oct

How worms became this 12 months’s slimiest cultural obsession

by Beauty Tips
Beauty, Featured
From ‘would you continue to love me if I were a worm?’ memes to pop songs and TikTok parasite cleanses, worms are wriggling into popular culture – but why? Worms are in every single place. From the earth under our feet to the deep sea, the wriggling invertebrates are omnipresent, essential to our existence and ecosystems. In recent times, worms have also infiltrated the cultural zeitgeist with increasing prominence.  Last October, Heidi Klum caused a stir by turning as much as her annual Halloween celebrations dressed as an earthworm. Terms like ‘worm-pilled’, ‘wormcore’ and ‘worms for brains’ have also began to frequent our vernacular, and the everlasting query ‘would you continue to love me...
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26 Mar

The parasite cleansing trend: are there really worms living

by Beauty Tips
Beauty, Featured
On TikTok and podcasts, a growing movement is linking parasites in our bodies to autism, cancer and schizophrenia and recommending extreme detoxes as a cure. But is there any truth to it and where is the road between fact and fiction? There are parasites within you. Controlling your sleep, your hunger, your emotions and even your thoughts… It appears like the plot of a psychological thriller or skin-crawling sci-fi, right? From The Matrix’s infamous bug removal scene to western media’s weird obsession with leeches, an omnipresent occupation with parasites is interwoven with ideas of bodily autonomy, cleanliness and even alien occupation and pregnancy. I actually have a recurring dream where I see something...
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