Goblin mode is the latest in a long line of lifestyle-based aesthetics to go viral on social media before trickling down into irrelevancy. Some last longer than others. In 2020 people were obsessed with abandoning their city homes for rural outposts in which to play cottagecore. Spring 2021 saw the […]
There is a moment in The Worst Person In The World where our 29-year-old heroine Julie is walking home when she stops to look out at the beauty and vastness of the city’s skyline, streaked pink with a sunset. Suddenly overcome with emotion, her face crumples. Watching her cry, I […]
Busy Philipps’s performance as Kim Kelly on Freaks and Geeks defined, for an entire generation, the trope of the ride-or-die best friend. In the late ’90s, Kelly suffered no fools, was volatile, but she was rocking with her friends until the very bitter end (or, you know, the show’s abrupt […]
The past couple of years have really done a number on my wardrobe. Drawers stuffed with loungewear now sit alongside sequin minis, the comfy clothes that saw me through lockdown and WFH competing for space with the items I panic-bought for a much-needed boost of serotonin. As a result I’m […]
Dearest readers, it has come to our attention that a new era of Bridgerton is nigh (25th March) and while we prepare to watch Shonda Rhimes’ new lead (played by Simone Ashley), many saucy sex scenes and (potentially) a Lady Whistledown reveal, it’s also time we revisit the world of […]
All good things come to an end, and yes, this even applies to Derry Girls. Channel 4 has released a trailer for the third and final series and it’s giving us precisely the chaotic energy we’ve come to love from this warmly nostalgic show. It even features Sister Michael (Siobhán […]
The average room rent in London is now higher than before the pandemic, according to the latest figures from SpareRoom. As of March 2022, the monthly average in the capital is £796. That’s a rise of 13% on this time last year, when it was £703. The only UK region […]
If Cami Árboles could travel through time, she would deliver a pertinent message to her younger self: “Stop gatekeeping yourself.” She could have used this advice as a pre-med student daydreaming about creative projects or when she was talking herself out of taking a pole dancing class. The words could […]
It’s the slast week of March and the beginning of Aries season with the Sun moving into Aries on the 20th and, like all things Aries, making itself known. It may be getting hot in here and somewhat warmer outside but that doesn’t mean that the days ahead are free […]
The year is 2003. I’m strutting to my local Boots in low-rise jeans adorned with butterflies, a satin tank top and patent white pumps. I’m allowed to spend my £5 pocket money (earned through household chores) on my first ever makeup products. It’s a no-brainer: I head straight to 17. […]
