In 2018, when I was 29, I was walking on the beach in Uvita, Costa Rica and came across a beautiful seashell in my favourite shade of purple. The shell was delicate and thin, yet it had been a solid home for a mollusc — a home the creature took everywhere […]
On July 14, hundreds of #FreeBritney activists wearing elaborate outfits and holding Britney Spears-themed protest signs gathered outside the Los Angeles Superior Court to advocate for the pop icon amid her ongoing conservatorship battle. Standing in front of a large pink backdrop adorned with #FreeBritney, organisers of the movement admonished […]
When photos from the Gossip Girl reboot first dropped, the new show was praised for its “diverse” upgrade from the all-white cast of the original. After the OG creators spent years expressing their regret over creating a show with six white leads, the fact that the new series stars three […]
It only takes one extreme haircut to totally reframe your perspective on hair. Five years ago, during her study-abroad semester at sea, Reanna Peters, the star of this week’s episode of Hair Me Out, decided to take part in an ancient maritime tradition and shave her head while onboard the […]
If you note hairstyle inspiration in the world around you — the girl in front of you in the Zara return line, or your co-worker who always looks chic in her teeny-tiny Zoom box — chances are better than not that you’ve spotted the hairstyle trend of the moment: the […]
My dad and I did not have a name for it. We did not call it “thrifting” or “bargain-hunting,” because our actions had no basis in saving money and were by no stretch of the imagination efficient. We were not looking for deals, but rather the particular thrill that comes […]
Love Island is back and although the lead-up to the show’s highly anticipated arrival drummed up a national wave of excitement, its opening fortnight has prompted mixed emotions in viewers. Not only did a brutal dumping on day two send many into a frenzy (I mean, what even was that?) […]
One never needs an excuse to wear lip colour, but if you can’t lean all the way into it after well over a year of shielding your face in public, when can you? For a summer unlike any other, makeup artist Jezz Hill created five looks ranging from the avant-garde […]
Pallas asteroid. 3d render While the word “retrograde” may have you running for the hills, it’s important to remember that these backwards planetary motions happen way more often than you might think. I mean, Pluto, Jupiter, and Neptune are all retrograde right now. Other astrological bodies tend to partake in […]
Dove Cameron and I have just met when the disquieting reality sets in. The 25-year-old actor opens our Zoom conversation with a poetic observation about “atomic, golden sparks” of human connection, and any expectations for pat and easy answers filtered through the peppy teen queens she portrays on screen are […]
