This week Lebanese-British journalist Zahra Hankir joins us to speak about her book Eyeliner: A Cultural History, which is a deep dive into one of the world’s oldest cosmetic practices. From its origins in Ancient Egypt to contemporary drag, we traverse the globe in a two-part episode to discuss the ways that eyeliner has connected us over more than 3,000 years of human history.
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