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Warning! Spoilers ahead for season two of The White Lotus. The second series of The White Lotus, which ended on Sunday 11th December, has not only provided a welcome winter escape (thanks to its setting in picturesque Sicily) but it’s also brought us many love-to-hate characters, incessant fan theories and […]
Being in your 30s is not ‘old’ by any stretch of the imagination. We’re living longer than ever and research suggests that your mid 30s is one of the best times of your life. That’s why a recent encounter I had at a work event left me with so many […]
Are you wondering what gift to buy your bestie this Christmas? We can relate. How to find the perfect present for the person who you rant to over glasses of Sauv Blanc and who helps you organise your impulse purchases into keeps and throwaways? Choosing the best gift for your […]
The White Lotus creator Mike White has often vocalised his fascination with wealth, class and the ensuing power dynamics they elicit. Season two has another very conspicuous theme — sex. It’s impossible to examine the collision between class and sexual desire without addressing sex work. It’s natural for sex workers […]
Most sleep talkers are blissfully unaware of their condition. We’re deep in dreamland and apart from the odd sleep-scream that wakes us up from our slumber, it’s mostly a harmless quirk. I’m a sleep-talking veteran — I never grew out of the childhood habit and it has followed me for […]
Refinery29 presents the first IRL taping of beauty podcast, Gloss Angeles. Co-hosts Sara Tan and Kirbie Johnson sit down with the Gwen Stefani in front of a live studio audience. Gwen Stefani didn’t have the support of everyone when starting her cosmetics line, GXVE. In fact, many of her nearest […]
There was a period in the 2010s when personality quizzes were inescapable. Like One Direction’s boppy tunes, their presence was widespread. Pottermore’s house-sorting, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator’s 16 personalities, Buzzfeed’s endless Disney character quizzes and the reemergence of love languages allowed us to neatly label our deposition with catchy names. As […]
Christmastime is about making memories with loved ones and enjoying delicious food, yes, but it is also about the looks. From the start of December until 1st January, every occasion becomes instantly dressier and you find yourself stepping into your sparkliest outfit for just about any event. For those who […]
For many years, I felt like fashion wasn’t for me. I grew up with sensory issues that were not diagnosed as Autistic until my late teens, which often meant that I didn’t dress like everyone else and was sometimes mocked for choosing outfits that accommodated my needs. Be it the […]
There’s a story we’ve been told about Britain’s falling birth rate. It goes something like this: women are too focused on their careers, having children too late and risking infertility when they do finally get around to attempting to get pregnant. It is true that women’s fertility does generally decline […]
