As someone who is estranged from their parents and has never been very close to most of their extended family, I’ve often felt like a stray during the holidays. Usually, I’m trying to find someone to go home with for Hanukkah and Christmas, times when I feel most alone. And […]
There are plenty of NHS-endorsed ways to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus. Wearing a mask. Social distancing. Washing your hands. And someday, we may be able to add gargling mouthwash to the list, researchers at Pennsylvania State College Of Medicine believe. They found that some nasal rinses and […]
If you’re looking for something stronger than a washcloth to rub off the sweat, dead skin, and stress of 2020, microdermabrasion might be your answer. This facial treatment refreshes the skin by buffing away dead cells to help even your tone and texture. For this month’s episode of Macro Beauty, […]
Over the weekend, Chrissy Teigen shared a photo on her Instagram Story showing a new tattoo to memorialise the child she and her husband John Legend lost in September. Written in cursive lettering, “Jack” (the name they had chosen for their son) sits centred across her wrist. She didn’t directly […]
Twenty-three years after Ross first shouted, “We were on a break!” in an episode of Friends, people are still debating what, exactly, taking a break means. Is “a break” just a gentler word for a total, if possibly temporary, breakup, which is how Ross took it? Or is “a break” […]
If you’ve been toying with the idea of taking your hair a radically different colour during quarantine, now might be a perfect time to go through with it. Shade wise, the options are endless: You could always go light and bright, a pastel pink or Zoom platinum, but if you’re […]
US President Donald Trump looks on after speaking during election night in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, early on November 4, 2020. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images) In an election that is still too close to call, […]
Before 2020, I rarely thought about hand sanitiser, except to be grateful to have a bottle on me after touching a grimy subway pole. But this year, it’s taken on an increasingly important role in my life. I have a favourite type (which smells like a lemon spritz), I store […]
For Black women, Wash Day isn’t a routine — it’s a ritual. From the products we choose to the spaces we create, the time we spend caring for our hair connects us to ourselves, our culture, and the people we want to be. Our latest subject, Jordan Emanuel, a professional […]
While 3rd November is officially behind us, the US 2020 presidential election is not. Due to a massive influx of early and absentee votes as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, key battleground states like Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Georgia are still counting ballots. And even on Wednesday morning, […]
