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This Is How Many Brits Are Optimistic About Getting A 2021 Pay Rise

Despite Covid-19 and the impending threat of a no-deal Brexit, a decent number of Brits are holding out hope for a salary increase. According to research by job site Indeed, some 23.22% of UK workers remain optimistic about getting a pay rise in 2021. The only European nation where there’s […]

These Are 2020’s Top (& Fastest Growing) Staycation Destinations

These Are 2020’s Top (& Fastest Growing) Staycation Destinations

Thanks to Coronavirus, 2020 has definitely been the year of the staycation. With international travel both risky and difficult, many of us have been drawn to the UK’s must-see travel experiences instead of venturing to Europe and further afield. This isn’t just a pandemic trend, though. A recent survey found […]

The Undoing ‘s Matilda De Angelis Opens Up About Her Acne On Instagram

The Undoing ‘s Matilda De Angelis Opens Up About Her Acne On Instagram

VENICE, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 02: Matilda De Angelis walks the red carpet ahead of the ‘The Sisters Brothers’ screening during the 75th Venice Film Festival at Sala Grande on September 2, 2018 in Venice, Italy. (Photo by Stephane Cardinale – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images) In the very first episode of […]

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom Shines A Light On The Fierce Woman Behind The Greasepaint

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom Shines A Light On The Fierce Woman Behind The Greasepaint

MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM(2020) Chadwick Boseman as Levee, Colman Domingo as Cutler, Viola Davis as Ma Rainey, Michael Potts as Slow Drag and Glynn Turman as Toledo. Cr. David Lee/NETFLIX Warning: Spoilers ahead for Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, now on Netflix. Ma Rainey died in 1939, but the New York […]

2020 Was Full Of High Profile Crimes By The Rich, The Powerful & The Very Strange

This year has been a circus when it comes to power and corruption — starting with Trump’s impeachment and ending in Trump’s futile attempt to stay in office. It’s also been rife with comedy: Rudy Giuliani slowly coming unglued at the seams, the TikTok effort to “Save Barron Trump,” and […]

The Princess Of Monaco Just Got The Coolest Punk Haircut

The Princess Of Monaco Just Got The Coolest Punk Haircut

Princess Charlene of Monaco might have just become our new favourite royal. On Wednesday, while attending a charity event, Princess Charlene debuted a dramatic new haircut that is so punk rock. Her head is half-shaved in an asymmetrical buzz cut, and we are obsessed with the first royal undercut. The […]

2020 Has Ruined Your Main Character Christmas Fantasy, But It’s A Good Thing

With your cheek resting on the cool window of the train, the frosted countryside flashes past. Heading home for Christmas, finally. Your hometown may be the same but, somehow, you’ve changed. Time away from home has transformed you. Shedding the Topshop skinny jeans you once wore like a pretentious reptile […]

Adoption Was Our First Choice, And The Best Choice

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Akutu-Carter’s | LGBT Family🇬🇧 (@that_a.c_life) Adoption is just one of the many routes that prospective parents (queer or otherwise) can take to form a family. But it is not aways seen as a first option with many choosing to opt for […]