As pharmaceutical companies start obtaining emergency use authorisations and manufacturing coronavirus vaccine doses as quickly as they can, wealthy nations are hedging their bets by reserving far more of those vaccine doses than they need. In fact, many of the world’s richest countries have enough doses spoken for to inoculate […]
In March, as coronavirus began its spread, photos depicting the rapidly shutting down globe disseminated: Once bustling streets were now empty. Playgrounds were closed, crime scene-tape wrapped protectively around jungle gyms and swing sets. Supermarket shelves, once laden with goods, were now barren. There was panic that the supply line […]
Over the last 11 months, a few of my more conservative friends have confessed to me that they think we’re in the “End Times.” I don’t buy it. But I have noticed this mentality creeping into my dating life amid the COVID-19 pandemic. I feel an unexpected new pressure to […]
Jupiter, computer artwork. There are many, many reasons 2020 went off the rails. But some would argue the planets played a pretty significant role. Starting with Jupiter: For the past year, the planet of abundance was in hard-working Capricorn, a supremely uncomfortable placement. That’s why we’re thrilled to learn that […]
Gwen Swinarton posted her first ASMR video on YouTube when she was in college as a gift to her then-partner. Five years later, Swinarton goes by Gwen or Gwen Gwiz online, and has over 400,000 subscribers on her primary ASMR channel, another 200,000 on a second channel, and almost 100,000 […]
While we’re sure you’ve enjoyed baking sourdough and foraging for mushrooms in your bloomers, we regret to inform you that the summer of cottagecore has come to an end (our condolences). Autumn has been and went and winter has arrived, ushering in a new core-style movement for us to obsess […]
When dyeing your hair, the options are truly unlimited. With the right combination of colour and bleach, you can dabble in different tones and iterations of your favourite shades, and be as subtle or bold as your heart desires. Take blue, for instance. You can ask your colourist for bright, […]
I’ve always been a pretty good sleeper. I can easily fall asleep anywhere: on the ground, on a plane, on a long car ride — you name it. But recently, my coronavirus insomnia has been turned up a notch. I’ve been finding myself wide awake at 2 a.m., exploring some […]
An at-home holiday doesn’t have to be void of festive cheer. Netflix has Christmas movies aplenty, but if you’re still feeling kinda Grinch-y about the absence of an IRL bartender serving you an overpriced cranberry vodka, it might be time to break out the glitter. That doesn’t require digging into […]
Whether or not you consider yourself a generally patient person, we can all collectively agree that waiting for nail polish to dry is a special form of torture. Especially during this time of social distancing, with some choosing to forgo their professional gel manicures for the DIY variety, we find […]
