ArticlesOpinion·January 31, 2021Januhairy: embracing hairiness and its historiesSince the pandemic began, articles have appeared about women giving up ‘grooming’ and beauty standards in lockdown. This month is...Text: Nicole Jashapara
ArticlesOpinion·February 1, 2021Being fatphobic is not just offensive, it’s racist tooWhen the body positivity movement emerged on the scene in 2012, the language surrounding bodies – particularly those belonging to...Text: Claude KnightImage: Daisy Doodles
ArticlesSee·February 22, 2021‘Beyond Bars’: Turning young people’s experiences of lockdown into a legacyWe’re endlessly excited by the work of Football Beyond Borders, the football-for-education charity which has rewritten the rule book for...Text: Isabella PearceImage: Hannah Robathan
ActArticles·May 26, 2021Stanton Healthcare needs to answer for deliberately misleading abortion seekers in BelfastLast week I answered a call from someone who was crying and clearly distraught, audibly shaking, hardly able to get...Text: Lily O Farrell
ArticlesOpinion·June 3, 2021Cashing in on body image: how body dysmorphia is a capitalist issueAs someone who has experienced body dysmorphia, lockdown could have been a make or break moment for my recovery. Being...Text: Adele Zeynep Walton
ArticlesOpinion·June 22, 2021Reclaiming Boundaries: Living with social anxiety post-lockdownFreshly poured pints, hugs from friends and family, and much-needed haircuts; for lots of people, the slow return to normalcy...Text: Namitha AravindImage: Esther Lalanne
ArticlesOpinion·August 4, 2021Simone Biles’ Olympics decision has forced society to confront its definition of successWith the commencement of the 2020 summer Olympics, we’ve seen history being made and records being set. And thanks to...Text: Ravinder KaurImage: Tinuke Fagborun
ArticlesDo·August 15, 2021Holding Her Breath: Family secrets, loss and coming of ageShe has the whole pool to herself. She has seen the others off: the rugby players in for their recovery...Text: Isabella PearceImage: Hannah Robathan
ArticlesHear·October 15, 2021Finding community and coping through spoken wordFor many of us, the process of re-integrating into a social scene which feels raw and more unsteady than before...Text: Jessica ClarkImage: Sophie Le Grelle
ArticlesDo·November 3, 2021Chronicling Colitis: Navigating dating, mental health and a career in publishing – all with a stoma bagThe author speaks to Jack Turley about their shared experience with stoma bags, mental health and the importance of removing the stigma around colitis.Text: Maisie Goulsbra
ArticlesSee·December 1, 2021A mother’s story, a year after the second Karabakh WarThe author and photographer amplify a mother’s tale of the psychological impact of fleeing the Second Karabakh War.Text: Teresa Di MauroImage: Matteo Portigliatti
Events·March 16, 2022shado X Amnesty International present: Comfort AngelsJoin shado and Comfort's Anglels on 26th March for a celebration of the power of football, the power of women, and the strength of community actionText: Isabella Pearce