Tag: women
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Playboy Playmates Recreate Their Covers 30 Years Later
To celebrate the life and death of Playboy Founder Hugh Marston Hefner at the age of 91, we thought we’d look at an interesting series by photographers Ben Miller and Ryan Lowry for Playboy. In this series, a number of Playmates were given the opportunity to recreate their iconic covers, some 30 years after their release. …
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THE CLITORIS: animation explains what it is, where to find it, and what to do with it
Simply entitled The Clitoris, this beautiful animation explains everything you have always wanted to know about this female organ and its history. It is directed by Lori Malépart-Traversy, which won the awards of numerous festivals around the world. And don’t forget, if you’re looking for a piece of original art to hang on your walls, check…
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Statue of a Girl Stares Down the Famous ‘Charging Bull’ on Wall St
Earlier this week, a small bronze statue of a girl, designed by artist Kristen Visbel, appeared overnight in the path of the bull statue. The young girl stares down the famous Wall Street charging bull in an act of defiance. It’s intended to highlight the gender disparity of senior level roles at US financial firms; 85…
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10 Women Who Changed the World We Live In
It’s surprising to us that in this day and age we still need to have an ‘official’ day to recognise and champion women and women’s rights. Nevertheless, International Women’s Day has come and gone for another year and gave us the opportunity to reflect upon how women have changed the world we live in. Throughout history, many…
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The Top Photos in the 2017 Birth Photography Competition (NSFW)
The International Association of Professional Birth Photographers (IAPBP) has just announced the finalists and winners for the 2017 competition, which celebrates “the beauty of birth and the skill of birth photographers”. The contest is split into three categories: labor, delivery, and postpartum. When we presented you with the 2016 finalists, it was one of our most viewed blogs for 2016. Many…
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Animation Perfectly Comments On Our Warped Standards of the Female Body
It takes great lengths for a woman to meet today’s unattainable beauty standards. You need to work. Shave it, brush it, lift it, tuck it. Some things need to be smaller, the others — bigger. And all for that glorious moment when somebody says you are beautiful, feminine, divine. But is it worth it? French…
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Issues Woman Face Illustrated in a Hilarious Series of Comics
We’re interesting creatures us women. We’re confident and insecure, straight and weird, predictable until we’re unpredictable. A bit of everything really. Illustrator Sarah Anderson has taken a funny take on what makes the modern woman fun and unique in her comic strip called “Sarah’s Scribbles“. We think she’s on pointe. Sarah publishes one semi-autobiographical comic every Wednesday…
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Tattoo Artist Does Free Tattoos Domestic Violence Survivors
Unfortunately, domestic violence continues to be a real and serious problem across the world. However tattoo artist Flavia Carvalho has taken it upon herself to reduce the life-long scars that abuse can bring, by starting a project “A Pele da Flor” (The Skin of the Flower). This project is all about giving hurt women tattoos free of…
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Artist Photographs 100 Naked Women To Show The Power Of A Strong Nude Photo (NSFW)
Warning: as the title of this post suggests, this photo series contains a lot of nudity. London artist Nadia Lee Cohen who knows the power of a good nude. “The female form has always fascinated me and featured predominantly in my work; therefore, it was important for me to embark upon a project that allowed me to explore…
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Woman Gets Her Body Photoshopped in 18 Countries To Examine Global Beauty Standards
Inspired by artist Esther Honig and using the below original picture, a U.K.-based online doctor service asked graphic designers from around the world to photoshop the model’s form by making her, in their opinion, more attractive to other citizens of each of their countries. “Widely held perceptions of beauty and perfection can have a deep and lasting cultural…