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These Are The UK’s Best Cities For Job Satisfaction

London has been named the UK’s best city for job satisfaction, with Brighton, Bristol and Oxford close behind. Glassdoor, the website where current and former employees anonymously rate companies, analysed more than 300,000 reviews posted between January 2021 and February 2022. Companies in London scored an average job satisfaction rating […]

How I Got Through Losing My Twins At 22 Weeks

Welcome to Refinery29’s Fertility Diaries, where people chronicle their joyous, painful, and sometimes complicated paths to parenthood. Today, we hear from a 32-year-old woman in Illinois who went through IVF and experienced pregnancy loss.   Have your own Fertility Diary to share? Contact us here or fill out this form.   DashDividers_1_500x100 […]

Slow Burn Or Burned Out? A Double Hot Take On Bridgerton Season 2

Slow Burn Or Burned Out? A Double Hot Take On Bridgerton Season 2

Bridgerton. (L to R) Simone Ashley as Kate Sharma, Jonathan Bailey as Anthony Bridgerton in episode 205 of Bridgerton. Cr. Liam Daniel/Netflix © 2022 This post contains spoilers for Bridgerton Season 2 and is based on the Netflix series alone, not the books.  Almost two years after setting hearts (and […]

Why Virtual Avatars Are Poised To Be The New Trendsetters

Why Virtual Avatars Are Poised To Be The New Trendsetters

As a kid, Kelsey Impicciche hoped for a closet just like Cher Horowitz’s in Clueless, fantasising about flipping through each outfit option on a screen before deciding on a look: “That was my dream.”  Decades later, she gets to do it — sort of. Impicciche is a professional gamer and streamer […]

Your April 2022 Horoscope Is Here — It’s Time To Go After What You Want

Your April 2022 Horoscope Is Here — It’s Time To Go After What You Want

Are you ready to rock? April 1 starts the month off with a bang, when the new moon in Aries lends a fresh start to our spring vibe. A few days later, on the fifth, lovelorn Venus swims into tender Pisces and heightens our romantic hearts. Talkative Mercury enters reserved […]

Bridgerton’s Jonathan Bailey Says ‘The Novelty’ Of Sex Scenes ‘Has Definitely Worn Off’ For The Cast

Bridgerton’s Jonathan Bailey Says ‘The Novelty’ Of Sex Scenes ‘Has Definitely Worn Off’ For The Cast

Spoilers ahead. Season One of Bridgerton was definitely known for its steamy sex scenes, so it’s no surprise that avid fans of the show were expecting more raunchy action in Season Two. But since it premiered on Netflix last week, the second season has been criticised for not having as […]

R29 Reads: The Books We’re Picking Up This April

R29 Reads: The Books We’re Picking Up This April

Springtime is all about dusting off the winter cobwebs. If you’re blessed with a hayfever-resistant immune system, stepping out into the blossom-scented air is like welcoming an old friend back into your life: at once comfortingly familiar and wonderfully exciting. While the joys of spring often boil down to whether […]

“Growing Older Is Something To Be Celebrated”: Sorry, But Anti-Ageing Skincare Is A Scam

When did we become so obsessed with chasing a certain look? From Instagram’s selfie culture to how young women really feel about ageing, in our series Changing Faces we’ll take a frank and poignant look at the complex and often strained relationship many of us have with our appearance — […]

Money Diary: A 24-Year-Old School Teacher On 29k

Money Diary: A 24-Year-Old School Teacher On 29k

Welcome to Money Diaries, where we’re tackling what might be the last taboo facing modern working women: money. We’re asking a cross-section of women how they spend their hard-earned money during a seven-day period – and we’re tracking every last penny. This week: “I’m a 24-year-old secondary school teacher in Hertfordshire. I’m […]