The following is an exclusive extract for R29 from Empress & Aniya by Candice Carty-Williams, published on 7th October 2021. Signed copies are available to pre-order from Round Table Books. ‘Aniya, please can you actually move over and let Empress sit down please, thank you?’ Miss Tribble shouted across the classroom. She […]
As her much-anticipated second book Sista Sister hits the shelves, bestselling author and activist Candice Brathwaite tells us what she wishes she’d known about relationships, interracial dating, and dulling your shine to get someone to like you. Sista Sister author Candice Brathwaite. Words by Candice Brathwaite Growing up, I realised […]
Sunscreen for children is being donated across the UK to families that can’t afford it. Spearheaded by beauty powerhouse Caroline Hirons, here’s how you can help… #SunPoverty Escentuals’ latest campaign #SunPoverty aims to give suncare to the children who can’t afford it and to help educate them about the dangers […]
A rain delay couldn’t put a damper on Kerby Jean-Raymond’s haute couture debut for Pyer Moss, which finally walked on Saturday afternoon. The original time slot assigned by the Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture might not have worked out (not that the crowd assembled in … Continue reading
Some parts of the UK are far lonelier to work in than others, according to a new survey. In London, 47% of employees said they don’t have someone they consider a friend in the workplace – a percentage two-times higher than in Scotland, the least lonely place to work. What’s […]
Legally Blonde isn’t just an iconic film. It’s so iconic that Kim Kardashian paid homage to it by dressing as Elle Woods for Halloween. But according to cast member Jessica Cauffiel, who plays Elle’s friend Margot, it almost had a very different ending. In fact, in the film’s original ending, […]
After 93 years of National Spelling Bee competitions, a Black American student is walking away with the trophy for the first time ever. 14-year-old Zaila Avant-garde made Spelling Bee history on Thursday when she correctly spelled “murraya.” Avant-garde won the Scripps National Spelling Bee after just two years of practicing […]
Earlier this week, a heat wave blazing through Vancouver killed millions of mussels, snails, and clams; they were boiled alive in their shells. Meanwhile, all over Instagram, other bivalves met a different kind of fate: Oysters, glistening in half-shells, sat pretty on enviable beds of crushed ice. What makes oysters […]
FEAR STREET PART 2: 1978 – (Pictured) BTS of SADIE SINK as ZIGGY. Cr: Jessica Miglio/Netflix © 2021 Spoilers are ahead. In Fear Street Part Two: 1978, the solution to breaking the Shadyside witch’s curse seemed so obvious. In hindsight, perhaps, a bit too obvious. The Netflix slasher film, inspired […]
Pret‘s ever popular Christmas sandwich is back in stores this week, even though the festive season is still months away. The hearty club – which contains turkey with a port and orange cranberry sauce, plus herby pork stuffing, baby spinach, mayo and crispy onion – will be available from now […]
