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I Went Under the Knife on ‘The Swan,’ the Most Controversial Reality Show Ever

In the early 2000s, Belinda Bessant was trapped in an apartment, pressured into unnecessary surgeries and edited to look like a catty drama queen. Today, she looks back on ‘The Swan’ — an ugly stain on television history

Why Women Have Sex With Their Bras On

We’re not trying to recreate PG-13 rom-coms. Sex with a little less self-consciousness is better for everyone involved

The Enduring Cult of David Kibbe’s Body Types

An out-of-print fashion book from 34 years ago spawned a legion of acolytes eager to decode it

The Long and Short of Dick Dysmorphia

Inside the mind of someone with penile dysmorphic disorder — an obsession with penis size even when what you’re packing is perfectly average