There are a lot of good movies. You enjoy them, and then you forget them. But some films are special. They open up the door in your heart for characters to move in, and stay forever. Which of us, after seeing Little Miss Sunshine, doesn’t often think of Olive Hoover […]
With lighter evenings and significantly less rain, running in the summer can be much more enjoyable than running in the winter — but has its own challenges. The sun’s rays can be draining, so it can be tough to make the most out of your run. It can also be […]
“I feel like something is wrong with me.” “I feel like such a bad partner and like I’m a different person.” “I feel like I lost a part of myself.” Women’s low libido is rarely spoken about. In fact, in an increasingly sex-positive world, it sometimes feels like one of […]
Content warning: This article discusses sexual assault and abuse in a way that may be distressing to some readers. Ever since she was a teenager, dating felt different for Alex*. At 13, she and her first boyfriend were on a date at the movies when he leaned in to kiss […]
Dina Asher-Smith, the fastest woman in British history, has started an important conversation about the way period cramps can affect performance. Competing in the women’s 100m final at the European Championships earlier this week, Asher-Smith was forced to pull up with cramp midway through the race. She wound up finishing […]
People under 30 are spending more of their income on rent than any other age group, according to new data. An extensive new study from Dataloft, an agency that analyses the housing market, found that four in ten young people are now spending more than 30% of their pay on […]
After a big, boisterous, main-character-sydrome filled Leo season, the sun is moving on from the sign of the lion and heading into chiller, more put-together territory. On 24th August, the sun will enter the sign of the maiden, and Virgo season will commence. From now until 22nd September, we’ll be […]
Welcome to Love Like This?, a romance column where we, Kathleen Newman-Bremang and Ineye Komonibo, revisit some of the most romantic — or not, in hindsight — scenes in Black film and TV history. Stella got her groove back exactly 24 years ago this week — allegedly. In August 1998 […]
The planet of action, ambition and desire moved to a new spot in the sky on 20th August, where it’ll usher us into 2023. Mars usually stays in each zodiac sign for around two months, but because the planet will retrograde on 30th October, it’ll be in the extroverted and […]
It’s hard to pinpoint exactly when cut-out styles caught our attention but like most things, pop culture was where the trend saw its first successes. Euphoria‘s Maddy Perez and her I.Am.Gia ‘pelvic pants’ ignited our obsession with cut-out trousers and when it comes to cut-out dresses, Catwoman became the people’s […]
