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Black Twitter Is The Best Thing About Love Island Right Now

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?) […]

Pallas Retrograde Is Here. So Is A Lot Of Potential Chaos

Pallas Retrograde Is Here. So Is A Lot Of Potential Chaos

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 […]

You Think You Know Dove Cameron, But You Actually Have No Idea

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 […]

Money Diary: A 28-Year-Old Music Manager On 27.5k

Money Diary: A 28-Year-Old Music Manager On 27.5k

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 am a 28-year-old working in music as […]

Disabled People Have Worked From Home for Years. Why Did It Take a Pandemic for Everyone Else to Start?

Disabled People Have Worked From Home for Years. Why Did It Take a Pandemic for Everyone Else to Start?

In January 2020, my wife and I were contemplating ways to make space in our one-bedroom apartment for a fourth bookshelf to house our growing collection of fiction. She suggested we get rid of one of our two work desks. I shot the idea down. “Imagine if you ever have […]

Phoebe Philo Is Back In Fashion With Her Own Brand

Phoebe Philo Is Back In Fashion With Her Own Brand

Following a three-plus-year hiatus from fashion, Phoebe Philo is back. According to Business of Fashion, the former Céline (turned-Celine) creative director, who announced her departure from the French fashion house in December 2017, will soon launch her own eponymous fashion brand. It will be backed by luxury conglomerate LVMH, which […]

How The NHS Is Contributing To Fertility Treatment Inequality

For Modern Queer Family, Refinery29 reported on how LGBTQ+ people spend astronomical amounts of money to start a family as they are left with no choice but to pursue private care or follow more dangerous routes. During that reporting, we noticed a gap in the available data. We decided to […]