So it all boils down to sex, doesn't it? Or does it? Well, now that I've planted the seed, feel free to browse some of this edition's features on beauty and adornment around the world. There's something for everyone, so brace yourself and read on! Here are just a few of Jolique's inaugural articles:

• History Repeats Itself: Beauty from the Paleolithic Age to the Iron Age, a 'round-the-world look at human beauty since the dawn of time.

• Scars of Beauty: Cicatrization and Irezumi, an interesting look at the histories of scarring and tattooing--not for the faint-hearted!

• Even Birds Do It: A Case Study, explores the unique adornment ritual of the bowerbird.

October 15, 1999