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 asked if...
by Niamh Brownhill | May 21, 2026 | Body, Body new stories, Body Top Story, Must Reads
TW: This article discusses mental health disorders and there is mentions of suicidal ideation. For two weeks out of the month I don’t recognise myself. Uncontrollably crying, wanting to break up with my boyfriend, ignore my friends, and basically ruin every area...
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
Content warning: nude pictures at the end of this article. “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 who have never even considered trying...
