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Why Fans Are Frustrated With The Casting In Fate: Winx Saga

Why Fans Are Frustrated With The Casting In Fate: Winx Saga

It’s the circle of life: cartoons of our youth become live action teen dramas of our adulthood (see: Riverdale and Chilling Adventures of Sabrina). But live-action reboots rarely live up to fans’ standards, and, as the casting controversy of Fate: Winx Saga shows, Netflix’s newest series is not exempt. Based […]

These Bridgerton-Inspired Baby Names Are Tipped To Be Big

Baby name trends often reflect what’s going on in pop culture, so it’s no great surprise that Bridgerton-themed names are being tipped for popularity. The acclaimed period drama is already sparking a Regencycore fashion trend. Now it’s set to fuel a rise in Regency-style baby names, according to the website […]

This Is How Much City-Centre Renters Can Save By Moving To The Suburbs

This Is How Much City-Centre Renters Can Save By Moving To The Suburbs

According to a recent YouGov survey, 57% of Brits want to continue working from home – at least some of the time – after the pandemic. This is already having a major impact on the housing market. Rents in many London central neighbourhoods have dropped significantly over the last year […]

From That Kevin Date To The Shaman, Kelly Mi Li Answers Your Burning Bling Empire Questions

From That Kevin Date To The Shaman, Kelly Mi Li Answers Your Burning Bling Empire Questions

“Yes, absolutely it was real,” Bling Empire’s Kelly Mi Li told Refinery29, officially stepping in the shoes of a reality star on a press day. No sentence is more necessary for someone who has allowed prying eyes into their life via a Netflix docusoap. In this case, Mi Li was […]

These Are The Highest-Rated Netflix Episodes Ever

Though Netflix now has a “Top 10” feature, the streaming giant doesn’t yet release comprehensive viewing figures. Because of this, trying to work out the most watched Netflix shows still requires a bit of guesswork. It’s clear from social media that Bridgerton and Bling Empire are really capturing viewers’ imaginations […]

I Got A Curtain Fringe — & Yes, It’s Worth The Hype

I Got A Curtain Fringe — & Yes, It’s Worth The Hype

On the scale of a fringe (or “bangs”) from baby to curtain, the latter undoubtedly takes the cake for being the most versatile. The trend, which creates curtain-like layers in front of your face, has been in high demand in salons and popular on TikTok, with the #curtainbangs hashtag amassing […]

Rent Is Still Dropping In These London Areas Due To Covid

Rent Is Still Dropping In These London Areas Due To Covid

Rents in London have fallen “significantly” for a third consecutive quarter, according to the latest report from SpareRoom. The average room rent in the capital in the final quarter of 2020 was £715 – an 8% drop from £781 a year earlier. Eight out of the ten postcodes where rents […]

Is Netflix’s White Tiger Based On This Eerily Similar True Story?

Is Netflix’s White Tiger Based On This Eerily Similar True Story?

Warning: This post contains spoilers for The White Tiger on Netflix. Despite its dramatic aesthetics and larger-than-life moments, the story at the heart of Netflix’s new drama, The White Tiger, doesn’t seem that far from reality. Set in modern-day India, the film follows a poor man named Balram Halwai (Adarsh Gourav), who uses […]

After Instagram Rewrote Its Rules, Sex Workers Had To Get Creative To Survive

After Instagram Rewrote Its Rules, Sex Workers Had To Get Creative To Survive

On December 20, 2020, Instagram updated its Terms of Use and the sex work community on OnlyFans was not happy. The new Terms of Use wasn’t a drastic change; it involved an update to data transparency, the enforcement of stricter rules when it comes to disabling accounts, and a change […]