“You looked like you were drowning in the whiteness, girl.” This astute observation came from my new co-worker, a fellow Black girl, who I had only known for the better half of an hour. She wasn’t wrong. I had been coming into the office once a week as was mandatory […]
All linked products are independently selected by our editors. If you purchase any of these products, we may earn a commission. To most people, the word “hairvoyant” might not mean much, but if you mention it to a beauty editor, they’ll name drop one person: Tom Smith. The TikTok-viral hairstylist […]
HPV can be scary. When I first got diagnosed at 25, after my first cervical cancer screening (or smear, as some people call them), I didn’t know who to talk to about it and I was ashamed. There’s no way of knowing how and when HPV is contracted — I […]
All linked products are independently selected by our editors. If you purchase any of these products, we may earn a commission. In terms of fashion, 2023 was a colour-filled year. Hot pink spread like internet wildfire thanks to the buzz around the Barbie movie, and the February runways sparked an […]
Another day, another rap beef that has the internet divided. And this time, it’s a battle of the heavyweights in a match-up that’s only beginning: the Harajuku Barbie, Nicki Minaj, versus the Hot Girl Coach, Megan thee Stallion. In November, Megan thee Stallion announced her official return to the music […]
“I just turned 30 a few months ago and I was in a 10-year relationship. I’d literally been with her for my entire 20s. I realised I wasn’t where I wanted to be in life at all. I’d barely done anything. I wanted to change that, and I just didn’t think […]
Redundancy can be one of the most stressful things that can happen to you in your working life. The blow to your confidence, as well as the hit to your finances, can trigger emotions such as hopelessness, anxiety, panic, shock and denial. Unfortunately, many of us will experience redundancy at […]
Long-term relationships can be hard work. You’d have trouble finding someone in a long-term relationship who wouldn’t admit that even the healthiest ones are much like a house plant, in that they need regular love and TLC to thrive. But sometimes, no matter how much you water your love fern, […]
ILLUSTRATED BY SUCHET INUTHAI As we enter the week, Uranus, the Planet of Surprise, is spending its first full week direct in the sign of Taurus. Uranus will still be in its post-retrograde shadow period for the next several weeks, but we’ll collectively feel less anxious this week, especially as […]
Content warning: This article includes references to nonconsensual image abuse. This week, X (formerly known as Twitter) was inundated with disturbing AI-generated images of Taylor Swift. At the time of writing, the origins of the images aren’t entirely clear, but what is clear is that the creation of deepfake pornography is […]
