A new study has found that content on social media about body positivity and body neutrality has the ability to improve body image in young women. Conducted by UNSW Sydney, the research labels the viewing of diverse bodies online as an effective “micro-intervention” to prevent or limit the adverse impacts […]
In 2023, we live a good deal of our lives on the internet. It influences everything, from what we talk and care about to the minutiae of how we function in the world. (Apple Pay, for example, has been equal parts unfortunate and seismic for me as someone who is […]
January is a time for taking stock and thinking about your goals for the year ahead. If you were feeling frustrated at work before the festive break, now could be the time to do something about it. But, because some industries have more active job seekers than others, competition for […]
The wait is over: Netflix has finally commissioned a second season of Wednesday. Given that the supernatural series became the streamer’s second most watched English-language show after debuting in December, this is truly no surprise. But, Netflix has made it official with a teaser video promising that “more torture is […]
Three years ago, I decided the time had come to prepare for having kids. Like most people who were unknowingly existing on the brink of a global pandemic, I thought I was entering into a new year in which anything was possible. However, a child-laden future felt both invigorating and […]
The week ahead has major emotional highs and lows. It’s not for the faint of heart — so be prepared to steer through some difficulties. Mercury retrograde in Capricorn harmonises with Uranus retrograde in Taurus on 8th January and the Nodes of Destiny on 13th January. Pay attention to who […]
Cast your mind back to mid-September 2022. Pete Davidson and Emily Ratajkowski were just a twinkle in the zeitgeist’s eye and we didn’t know if there’d be a second SZA album. The news was that Bella Hadid went out walking in platform UGGs, a moto jacket and tighty-whities. It was […]
Keren Bartov has magic hands. It’s the only explanation as to why I left her treatment room with the glowiest skin of my life. Hailing from Israel, English isn’t Keren’s native tongue but she is well versed in skincare knowledge — better than most, in fact. It’s why her CV […]
For too long, the image of burner phones has been associated with cheating husbands and Walter White in Breaking Bad. After all, burner phones are traditionally about hiding something. Why else would you purchase a cheap, prepaid phone if not to partake in something incriminating? But in 2023, the girlies […]
The happy-go-lucky people in our lives are bubbly, cheerful — and can be painfully frustrating. You know them, they’re human embodiments of sunshine; blue skies are bluer when they’re around, strangers magnetically warm to them. Cars let them merge lanes with ease and opportunities seem to magically fall into their […]
