Ideas Of Beauty
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We are recreating Renaissance beauty recipes in the modern chemistry lab
To ‘make a beautiful face’, according to one 16th century recipe, you should take rosemary flowers and boil them with white wine.
Erin Griffey, The Conversation, Cather Simpson, The Conversation, Michel Nieuwoudt, The Conversation & Ruth Cink, The Conversation
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In 18th-century Europe, socialites were dying in their quest to get whiter skin
Research shows that some recipes of lead makeup caused the toxic element to get absorbed through the skin.
Fiona E McNeill, The Conversation
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Physicist Richard Feynman may have overstated the ‘beauty’ of science
It is a good idea for scientists and philosophers to check with each other before making statements that are hard to defend.
Massimo Pigliucci, Aeon
Trending
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Bodies with hands tied uncovered from mass graves in Gaza, says UN
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CAA is a letdown, but Bengali Hindus in Assam are unlikely to ditch BJP
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Over 17,400 citizens write to EC seeking action against PM Narendra Modi for hate speech
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Australian journalist leaves country amid visa troubles, says ‘too difficult to do my job in India’
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What Sudhir Kakar (1938-2024) had to say on violence, secularism, and religion in India
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The ‘right to beauty’ that subsidises plastic surgeries in Brazil has a dark side
Who’s really benefiting from a health care system that provides free or low-cost plastic surgeries for the poor?
Alvaro Jarrin, The Conversation
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From Mr Gay India to Dalit beauty queens: The changing face of beauty pageants in India
While awareness is on the rise, the journey to organise and hold pageants for oppressed communities is not always smooth.
Avantika Mehta
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Video: When Chinese women crushed their toes to attain ridiculous standards of beauty (set by men)
A ghastly reminder of how body modification has been imposed by men on women in the past for social acceptance.
Scroll Staff
Video
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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Eco India: How can India deal with its mounting tyre waste?
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Watch: Japanese Indian Priyanka Yoshikawa is crowned Miss Japan, and faces racist protests at once
The new Miss Japan was born in Tokyo to an Indian father and Japanese mother.
Scroll Staff
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War of words: Why Miss Tibet is being trolled by traditionalists
The Miss Tibet pageant has always been dogged by controversy. This time, conservative Tibetans are criticising the beauty queen for not knowing their language.
Ambika Choudhary Mahajan