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Why Black Women Still Love Reality TV Even When They’re Not Included

Why Black Women Still Love Reality TV Even When They’re Not Included

Let me set the scene: it’s a Monday evening in 2011 and an excitable 13-year-old me is rushing upstairs to switch on the TV, practically bouncing with anticipation. For weeks, adverts for E4’s new reality docu-series Made in Chelsea had glittered across screens and billboards promising an unprecedented window into […]

What I Learned From Being Caught In A Love Triangle

Thanks for reading Can We Talk?, a sex and relationships column that aims to tackle the burning questions about sex, dating, relationships, and breakups that you’re too afraid to ask your partner — or maybe even your besties. Last time, relationship therapist Moraya Seeger DeGeare, LMFT, helped a reader who was deciding […]

This TikTok-Famous Mask Revived My Dry, Frizz-Prone Hair

This TikTok-Famous Mask Revived My Dry, Frizz-Prone Hair

Even though I’m a beauty girl to the core, I’ve always been very low maintenance when it comes to hair products. Obviously, shampoo and conditioner are a given, but aside from my fervent love for hair oils, I don’t use anything on my brunette waves. Hair masks, in particular, are […]

Maude’s Sex Toys Are Chic Enough To Double As Home Decor

Maude’s Sex Toys Are Chic Enough To Double As Home Decor

As the sexual health and wellness writer on the R29 Shopping team, I have the pleasure of receiving a lot of sex toys. Emphasis on pleasure. No, seriously. These toys are coming faster than I am (sorry, it was right there)! But among the unruly mountain of wild-shaped, brightly coloured, […]

Netflix’s Disturbing Girl In The Picture Perpetuates The Idea Of The Perfect Victim

Netflix’s Disturbing Girl In The Picture Perpetuates The Idea Of The Perfect Victim

Spoilers ahead. It all starts with a photograph. A seemingly normal family photograph of a little blonde girl sat on her father’s knee, his arms draped around his daughter. Both stare off to the side, but the expression of the girl is particularly haunting: vacant and filled with sadness. It […]

I Tried Our Place’s New Ovenware — & Am Now Star Baker

I Tried Our Place’s New Ovenware — & Am Now Star Baker

Ever since hitting the scene in 2019, Our Place has set the internet aflutter with its aesthetic, beautifully designed goods for elevating home cooking. In just three short years, it’s revolutionised the all-in-one pan, reimagined the iconic cast-iron skillet, and even collaborated with Selena Gomez. Now, it’s coming for your […]

Coming Out in Lockdown: Finding My Bisexuality During the Pandemic

Ashwathi was a swipe right on an app. Ashwathi was a selfie of a badass with purple eyeshadow and lipstick, many rings and earrings, and a perfect scowl — balancing feminine and masculine energy that said, “Fuck you.” I wanted to be the chosen one to break through her cool-kid […]