I first started getting emails about “fighting the COVID-15,” or pandemic weight gain, more than a year ago, at the beginning of May 2020. God, how I hoped it would be a fleeting buzzword, but the “quarantine 15” content kept coming. Companies like Pepperidge Farm and Prego were seeing higher […]
“To the moon.” “HODL” (hold on for dear life). “Buy the dip.” By now, you will have seen one or more of these catchphrases while scrolling through Twitter. Probably accompanied by the rocket emoji. And you’ll fall into one of two camps: you’ll know exactly what people are talking about […]
The pandemic is continuing to have a significant impact on where we want to live, according to a new survey. A hefty 40% of renters who took part in a SpareRoom poll said they are hoping to move post-lockdown. More than three-quarters (76%) said they are planning to leave their […]
Two prominent UK employers are now offering employees paid leave in the event of pregnancy loss. Channel 4 and digital bank Monzo will offer either partner up to two weeks’ paid leave following a pregnancy loss such as a miscarriage, abortion or stillbirth. “At Channel 4 we recognise that the […]
Netflix made subscribers a big promise in 2021: new movies, every week, for the entire year. And now that we’re about halfway through the year, Netflix’s summer movie collection is rolling out. What’s in store? Thrillers, teen rom-coms, zombies, and… beloved landscape painter Bob Ross? Sure, throw him in there, […]
Slight spoilers are ahead. Like the detailed routes throughout the actual Underground Railroad, the cast of characters involved in the journey depicted in the new Amazon Prime series are plentiful. The Underground Railroad’s visually captivating story of runaway slave Cora Randall spans a plethora of states — from Georgia to […]
Major spoilers for Halston on Netflix are ahead. Netflix’s Halston is studded with arguments. Fourth episode “The Party’s Over” features the loudest and most upsetting ones, as the series’ titular leading man (Ewan McGregor) destroys the connections most important to him. He antagonizes muse Elsa Peretti (Rebecca Dayan) during a […]
Today brings exciting news for Bridgerton‘s millions of fans: an intriguing prequel series is in the pipeline. The spin-off series will explore the origins of Queen Charlotte, the fan favourite character played by Golda Rosheuvel in the main Bridgerton series. Queen Charlotte does not appear in the original novels by […]
The relationship between a person and their hairstylist is sacred — even more so when that stylist is your mom. In this week’s episode of Hair Me Out, Zharia McRoberson gets 25-inch knotless braids courtesy of her mom, Lena Jaye, a celebrity hair artist. The captured style sesh was one […]
Do you ever feel as though it’s TikTok‘s world – and the rest of us are just living in it? Well, the app’s latest boss move sounds like another step towards digital domination: namely, an expansion into the recruitment market. According to Axios, TikTok is testing a dedicated recruitment channel […]
