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The Best Music Documentaries About Women, From The Go-Go’s To Miss Americana

The Best Music Documentaries About Women, From The Go-Go’s To Miss Americana

There’s something wonderfully satisfying about seeing how some of our most beloved music is made. Even if the process is messy or fraught with drama — as these things often go in the music world — it can be fascinating to see the seed of an idea or a burst […]

What Growing Up With A Pretty Mum Taught Me About Beauty

What Growing Up With A Pretty Mum Taught Me About Beauty

As I waited for my ride home from an after-school newspaper meeting back in 2005, I heard my English teacher ask “Who is that?” in a shocked tone of voice. I already knew the answer to his question, even though I hadn’t yet turned in the direction he was facing. […]

Netflix’s Indian Matchmaking Shows Just How Important Astrology Is In Love

Netflix’s Indian Matchmaking Shows Just How Important Astrology Is In Love

By now, you’ve probably heard about Netflix’s new reality show, Indian Matchmaking. The series follows Sima Taparia, Mumbai’s top matchmaker, as she tries to find lifelong partners for her clients in both India and the United States. She says that there are many factors when deciding who’s going to make […]

Money Diary: A 24-Year-Old Cam Girl On 38k

Money Diary: A 24-Year-Old Cam Girl On 38k

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 Open University student and full-time cam […]

You Have 10 New Netflix Treats To Binge This Weekend — Here’s What’s Worth Watching

Last week, Netflix belonged to Kissing Booth 2. This week, the streaming service is inarguably ruled by a profoundly difficult cult fave: The Umbrella Academy season 2.  This new batch of Umbrella Academy episodes — which premieres on Friday, July 31 —  follows the dangerously dysfunctional Hargreeves siblings on a […]

Money Diary: A Disability Advisor In Brighton On 11.5k

Money Diary: A Disability Advisor In Brighton On 11.5k

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’m a 35-year-old part-time disability advisor at a […]

How Dating My Reality Show Director Opened Me Up To A Real Relationship

How Dating My Reality Show Director Opened Me Up To A Real Relationship

Gurki Basra worked for 15 years as a retail and fashion strategy expert, managing the businesses of over 50 brands across a wide variety of categories to great success. In 2019, Basra was featured on the Netflix show Dating Around, a spur-of-the-moment audition decision which she hoped would portray a […]

This Streaming Service Is Offering Films About Black Lives For Free

The Criterion Collection, a streaming platform which specialises in “important classic and contemporary films”, has made a range of titles about Black lives available for free. These titles include classic films by Black female directors such as Julie Dash’s Daughters of the Dust, a highly acclaimed and visually stunning 1991 […]

John Boyega’s Passionate Speech In London Was Full Of Pain & Promise

John Boyega’s Passionate Speech In London Was Full Of Pain & Promise

As stateside protests against police brutality and systemic racism continue in the United States, Black people scattered across the diaspora are feeling the pain. Having also experienced their own strand of racism — anti-Blackness is a global and intergenerational phenomenon — similar demonstrations are popping up across the world. In […]