Where I’ve been and of course the “Bucket List”
My Period: We’re getting personal about our periods. The path to menstrual equity starts with talking about it. Trigger warning: This article discusses symptoms and treatment some readers may find distressing. “Are you… Eating ice?” my mum asked me quizzically one evening. My parents have one of those large, fancy […]
At 23 years old I was examined by an aesthetician who was trying to work out what made my ‘resting bitch face’ quite so cattish. The solution was simple: filler placed in my chin to make my mouth appear less pursed and Miranda Priestly-esque. I left the consultation un-pricked but […]
Welcome to Money Diaries where we are tackling the ever-present taboo that is money. We’re asking real people how they spend their hard-earned money during a seven-day period — and we’re tracking every last penny. This week: “I am a 23-year-old grad working my first proper job in London while living at home […]
I used to love living in the city. Leafing through the Metro on the morning commute; running into celebrities on Shoreditch High Street; knowing you’re never more than six feet from a Pret… For a girl from a town where nothing much happened, moving to London — where something was […]
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My Period: We’re getting personal about our periods. The path to menstrual equity starts with talking about it. Getting your first period is one of those moments in life that sticks with you forever — whether it was good or bad. Not to sound like an after-school special here but […]
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James Duncan and Fuhad Dawodu, Black British hosts of the award-winning podcast ShxtsNGigs, issued a public acknowledgement on their YouTube channel on Tuesday after landing themselves in hot water for laughing at racist jokes during their July appearance on controversial comedian Andrew Schulz’s podcast, Flagrant. The pair faced backlash last […]
My Period: We’re getting personal about our periods. The path to menstrual equity starts with talking about it. My heavy, abnormal periods make life difficult in many ways — some big, some small, some insidious. They’ve cost me a lot of money: I bleed through packs upon packs of nighttime […]
