by Charlotte Colley | Jun 2, 2026 | Body, Body new stories, Top Story of the day
*No image contains any blood You’ve heard the saying, ‘beauty is pain,’ but few would think that could mean having over 100 temporary piercings done in one sitting just to be taken out a few hours later. But for some, this is the exact thing...
by Varvara Riepina | May 28, 2026 | Body, Body new stories
Somewhere between the invention of the menstrual cup and its reinvention as a TikTok personality trait, periods became a lifestyle. Open Instagram or scroll through any wellness corner of the internet and you will find them: colour-coded cycle tracking apps, £18...
by Charlotte Colley | May 28, 2026 | Body, Body new stories, Dear Pomegranate
*One Pomegranate reader wrote in for Menstrual Hygiene Day. Here is their experience. Dear Pomegranate, My first time having sex with a guy was when I was on my period. About 30 minutes into aggressively making out and dry humping like 15-year-olds he...
by Niamh Brownhill | May 21, 2026 | Body, Body new stories, Body Top Story, Must Reads
TW: This article contains discussions of mental health disorders and there is mentions of suicidal ideation. Reader discretion is advised. For two weeks out of the month I don’t recognise myself. Uncontrollably crying, wanting to break up with my boyfriend,...
by Lilly Llewellyn | May 20, 2026 | Body, Body new stories
The pink tape was cold when they handed it to me. It stretched from my hands, gently meeting the floor – a long, quiet ribbon of numbers, each one designed, I would come to understand, to reduce a body to a size. It was a midweek afternoon, quiet enough that you...
by Meg Jones | May 20, 2026 | Body, Body new stories, Culture, Must Reads
This article contains images of nudity to portray what nudism is. Viewer discretion is advised. “There is nothing sexual about nudism. It’s the most non-sexual thing you could actually do.” This might sound like a controversial opinion, but only to those...
