The virality of ‘wellness darties’ at American universities has upset millennials and is prompting a conversation around young people’s preoccupation with health – but is the quest for a healthier version of college life really so bad?
Oct 12, 2026
From ‘pure of heart’ memes to baldness as karmic punishment, the internet keeps linking appearance with morality – but our tendency to equate beauty with virtue has much deeper roots
Aug 27, 2026
Bryan Johnson is rethinking whether the movement has gone ‘too far’ – but that won’t stop the multi-billion-dollar quest for eternal youth
Aug 04, 2026
T-Beauty was Asia’s best-kept beauty secret – until Kim Kardashian let the cat out out of the bag. Here‘s everything you need to know
Jul 31, 2026
The growing ‘unquantified self’ movement is rebelling against data-driven wellness and the pressure to track every aspect of our bodies and minds
Jul 15, 2026
Young people are loading up on fibre, with chia seed hacks and ‘poopy snack plates’ taking over TikTok FYPs. Could the trend genuinely boost gut health – or is this just another viral wellness fad?
Jun 26, 2026
Understanding how hormones impact us can be empowering, especially for people with endocrine disorders – but there’s a risk that ascribing every passing feeling to hormones is reviving tired, sexist narratives
Jun 18, 2026
After brutal funding cuts, some Planned Parenthood clinics are turning to Botox and filler to stay afloat, raising uncomfortable questions about beauty culture’s growing influence on sexual healthcare
Jun 10, 2026
As wellness becomes an increasingly important part of people’s routines, dating apps are hoping to tap into the trend
May 21, 2026
Once the preserve of gym bros and shake bottles, protein has become a full-blown internet joke – but beneath the memes is a darker obsession with optimisation
May 19, 2026
From mountain yoga retreats to woodland saunas, immersion in nature is often regarded as a prerequisite for wellness. But is city life really incompatible with wellbeing?
May 08, 2026
As people work from Bathhouse or take Zoom calls during their facial appointments, our ideas around wellness have been metabolised by corporate ideas of ‘productivity’
Mar 05, 2026
Bali's status as a tourist hotspot comes with a huge environmental price-tag, with the island generating over a million tonnes of waste each year. Can one wellness resort make a difference?
Feb 03, 2026
People are searching for ways to reset their nervous systems – but how much is the need to self-soothe personal, and how much is systemic?
Jan 29, 2026
Tired of the restrictive rules of modern wellness, people are now combining their workouts with hard partying, drinking and a couple of cigs
Jan 28, 2026
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