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Why Every Musician Shouldn’t Be Expected To Be A Viral TikTok Sensation

“TikaToka-who?” laughed Adele in her exclusive interview with Zane Lowe, ahead of the release of her album 30 last year. In response to her label’s suggestion that she start using TikTok ahead of the album’s release, she said; “If everyone is making music for the TikTok, who is making music […]

5 Cult Beauty Products French Women Swear By For Amazing Skin

5 Cult Beauty Products French Women Swear By For Amazing Skin

If we could bottle the secret to French beauty, we would. French women have a certain je ne sais quoi — that no-makeup makeup glow that makes a crisp red lip, smoky eye and mussed-up waves look ten times more chic. But if we’ve learned anything from Parisian beauty experts, […]

Do Revenge Thrillers Like Shining Girls Actually Serve Assault Survivors?

Do Revenge Thrillers Like Shining Girls Actually Serve Assault Survivors?

Calling Shining Girls a thriller may be accurate but it leaves out a whole lot of nuance. Based on the critically acclaimed novel by Lauren Beukes, the story intertwines mystery with reality-shifting time travel, all the while focusing on one overarching motive: revenge. Joining a growing list of stories about […]

The Treatment Of Angela Rayner Shows Parliament Has Serious Sexism Problems

Angela Rayner is one of the most powerful women in Westminster. The deputy Labour leader and shadow minister of state for the Cabinet Office has been the MP for Ashton-under-Lyne in Greater Manchester since 2015. Her path to the corridors of power was not straightforward and unlike too many of […]

Multiple Black Women Accuse DJ Tim Westwood Of Sexual Misconduct In Harrowing New Documentary

Multiple Black Women Accuse DJ Tim Westwood Of Sexual Misconduct In Harrowing New Documentary

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – 2019/11/23: DJ Tim Westwood attends the launch of Puttshack, Bank in London. (Photo by Phil Lewis/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Warning: The following contains graphic details which some readers may find upsetting. “He’s been out here doing f*ckery and he’s been doing it for years,” alleges […]

My Immigrant Parents Want Me To Settle Down — & I Will, But I’ll Never Settle

“Marriage is not a business deal,” I repeat often and fervently to my parents. They consistently reply to me in mindless unison: “We just want you to settle down.” Growing up in a traditional Sri Lankan household, the child of immigrants who sacrificed everything to give me and my brother […]

‘Less Sex & More Cuddling’ How Trying To Have A Baby Changed Our Sex Life

‘Less Sex & More Cuddling’ How Trying To Have A Baby Changed Our Sex Life

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 […]

The First Eclipse Of 2022 Is Bringing Us An Unavoidable Fresh Start

The First Eclipse Of 2022 Is Bringing Us An Unavoidable Fresh Start

If you’ve been experiencing Coachella FOMO, have no fear — there’s an even bigger event going on this weekend that you won’t want to miss. On April 30, the very first eclipse of 2022 will arrive to shake things up and ring in the start of eclipse season. The new […]

I Got A Hair Transplant To Restore My Edges

I Got A Hair Transplant To Restore My Edges

“Looking for places that do hair transplants for Black women was like finding a pin in a haystack,” shares hairstylist and Brixton salon owner, Andrée Marie. “At one point, I started looking at clinics that showed photos of white men with coarse hair,” she adds laughing. For our Zoom conversation, […]

I Wish This Heartstopper Storyline Had Existed When I Was A Teenager

I Wish This Heartstopper Storyline Had Existed When I Was A Teenager

My first encounter with onscreen lesbian representation was Sophie and Sian’s kiss in Coronation Street. I was only 9 years old at the time but I vividly remember how it made national news – not just after it happened but weeks earlier, as if to prepare the country for something […]