Pandora's Ink Digital Magazine

Written by Eric Wu from Washington, USA Welcome back to our weekly blog post by Fox Schmooze. Today, we have brought to you a special...

Written by Liesl Ma from Massachusetts, USA One night quite recently, I scrolled through Snapchat, layering filter after filter onto my face. My nose looked smaller, my skin impossibly smooth, my lips fuller. When I finally posted the picture, I realized something unsettling—I had shared a photo of a girl who didn’t even exist. It hit me then just how deeply beauty standards had wormed their way into my mind, making me feel like my real face needed embellishing in order to be

Written by Liesl Ma from Massachusetts, USA Dear Kim Kardashian,  You are a beautiful person, and teenage girls like me admire your ambition and success. You’ve built a billion-dollar empire, redefined celebrity influence, and shaped modern beauty trends. Yet with such power comes responsibility. You are in a position that very few women will ever be in: you can define the global beauty standard. I follow you on social media. I use your products, but I can’t shake the feeling

Written by Coco Song from Maryland, USA Twenty-second videos you watch for ten,  ten-page stories you swipe at five.  Nibble-size content you chew up and spit out; the left-over sugar corrodes your teeth, leaving worms to squirm in the roots.  With rotten teeth you feast on  war, the one social media feeds you.  “Oh, but don’t you worry,  it has been twice processed and thrice filtered. You’ll taste what we want you to taste.”  Teeth eater and brain rotter, a parasite  in a p