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Will Beauty Change When the World Comes Back? | The Walrus

Will Beauty Change When the World Comes Back? | The Walrus

The Walrus Magazine — L ast summer, scrolling through Instagram, I noticed that some photographers I followed were posting images tagged #VirtualShoot or #FaceTimePhotoshoot to document their time in quarantine. For many of these virtual shoots, photographers were framing screenshots through platforms such as Zoom and FaceTime.
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YA novelist Courtney Summers and the complicated allure of cults | Quill and Quire

YA novelist Courtney Summers and the complicated allure of cults | Quill and Quire

Quill & Quire — It's been just over 24 hours since parts of Ontario saw their first snowfall of the season, Courtney Summers's corner of the province among them. But the scene out her window is far from Hallmark movie picture-perfect. "It's like that ugly snow, you know? The kind that's on its way out and not pretty."
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Where Are All The Plus-Size Fashion Brands In Canada?

Where Are All The Plus-Size Fashion Brands In Canada?

Refinery29 — In January, I found myself at the flagship Addition Elle storeon Toronto's Yonge Street. Armed with a wallet full of cash, thanks to the holidays, I wanted to treat myself to some new clothes. Then I spotted it: a pink faux fur jacket with a cheetah print.
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Body-Positive Doctors Exist - It's Called Practicing HAES

Body-Positive Doctors Exist - It's Called Practicing HAES

Greatist — The air is thick as I sit in the gynecologist's dimly lit waiting room. I'm anxiously scrolling through Instagram, waiting for my name to be called. It's hard not to be afraid when you're not sure what kind of experience or bedside manner you'll be greeted with.
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How Somatic Sex Therapy Helped Me Heal After Being Assaulted

How Somatic Sex Therapy Helped Me Heal After Being Assaulted

Allure — Six years ago, some friends took me out to our local dive bar for my 30th birthday. The night was supposed to be fun-filled and joyous. What happened next is a bit hazy, thanks to a drink spiked with the date-rape drug known as GHB.
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Pot Is Legal. Is It Time to Redefine Sobriety?

Pot Is Legal. Is It Time to Redefine Sobriety?

The Walrus Magazine — Type: Analysis Analysis: Based on factual reporting, although it Incorporates the expertise of the author/producer and may offer interpretations and conclusions. F or nearly her entire adult life, thirty-year-old Megan Kimberling identified as straightedge. The Californian didn't smoke, take drugs, or drink alcohol, and she was hesitant to even use prescription medicines.
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Do These Brands Truly Care About Plus Sizes or Is It All a Marketing Ploy?

Do These Brands Truly Care About Plus Sizes or Is It All a Marketing Ploy?

FLARE Magazine — For literal years, if not decades, plus-size shoppers have been asking fashion brands for something you'd think would be relatively simple-not to mention a v. smart business decision, considering how many Canadian women are considered plus-size: on-trend clothes they could actually wear.
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Fat people have eating disorders, too. Why don't we talk about them? - The Lily

Fat people have eating disorders, too. Why don't we talk about them? - The Lily

The Lily — When Alysse Dalessandro was only 12 years old, she found herself enrolled in Weight Watchers. As she lost weight, no one questioned her. "I thought that an eating disorder would only show in your physical appearance by being very thin," says Dalessandro, who is currently in treatment.
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This Is How Canadian Bartenders Are Trying To Make Nightlife Safer

This Is How Canadian Bartenders Are Trying To Make Nightlife Safer

BuzzFeed — From a young age, women are told that staying safe on a night out is solely their own responsibility. They learn to bring their drinks to the bathroom and stay in tightly-packed groups on the dance floor. There's been stories of women leaving shitlists of alleged rapists in public washrooms or novelties like nail polish that can detect "date rape" drugs.
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