My essay on looksmaxxing, co-authored with Jordan Foster, has been republished in French by Science & Vie. The French edition appeared on April 21, 2026, under the title “De la salle de sport à la mâchoire : ce que le « looksmaxxing » révèle sur la masculinité moderne.”
Originally published in The Conversation, the essay examines how young men’s faces and bodies become projects to measure, rank, and improve. We connect this pressure to broader uncertainty around work, housing, relationships, and masculine status, while examining the hierarchies and commercial interests that shape online beauty culture.
The republication makes this analysis available to French-speaking readers. You can read the French edition at Science & Vie or read more about the original essay and its other republications here.
