“Our music, regardless that we have more feminine presence, is still ruled by the guys,” Ivy Queen, beloved Puerto Rican reggaetón pioneer and host of new record-keeping Spotify Original podcast LOUD, tells Refinery29 Somos. “La balanza, it goes to the guys side.” That balance, as she calls it, can be […]
Before content creation became a legitimate career field, Black women have been influencing the world as we know it. Our fashion, style, and make-up looks turn into global trends that we end up not being credited for. Now, in the creative space, Black influencers are making sure that brands know […]
It’s the third week of October and both Mercury and Jupiter have stationed direct — a gentle relief, but a relief nonetheless. Jupiter’s muddy retrograde transit has gone on for about four months, making its impact less acute and its shadow period a lengthy one. Meanwhile, Mercury’s retrograde transit has […]
Adele has dropped her first new song in six years and the internet is obsessed. Titled “Easy on Me”, it’s a big emotional ballad on which Adele’s stunningly soulful voice sounds better than ever. The singer revealed in her recent British Vogue cover story that she wrote the song shortly […]
Warning: The following includes descriptions of stalking and violence against women which some readers may find upsetting. It’s hibernation season. The earlier it gets darker, the occasions for which we’d even consider putting on our shoes to leave the house are dropping exponentially. On the flip side, this also means […]
Flexible working is very much the future, according to numerous studies, and especially vital for working mums seeking to balance career progression with childcare. However, according to an extensive new survey, only half of working mums who ask for flexible working are actually granted it by their employers. Of the […]
Welcome to Refinery29’s Fertility Diaries, where people chronicle their joyous, painful, and sometimes complicated paths to parenthood. History: My husband and I met when we were 19 years old and got married at 27. We started trying to conceive a few years later. But our journey had more twists and […]
Making out is seriously underrated. After you start having sex with a new partner, your kissing time can get cut down in favour of other activities… but it doesn’t have to be that way. Making out for ages first can make sex feel even better and of course, it’s super-pleasurable […]
Dave Chappelle: The Closer. c. Mathieu Bitton If you are extremely online, you know the internet has been dominated by take after take — some thoughtful, some ignorant — on Dave Chappelle’s recent Netflix comedy special, The Closer. In the special, the once-nuanced comedian goes on bizarre rants about LGBTQ+ […]
Black love runs deep. It speaks to a rooted connection to our history, and our almost innate ability to adapt its most painful parts into something transformative. Over the years, some of the most prolific authors to capture this phenomenon have been Black women — from bell hooks and her […]
