Health

Wait, Has Probiotic Skincare Been A Lie This Whole Time?

Whether you’re team Actimel or team Yakult, anyone who was encouraged to gulp down a yoghurt drink before school will know about the many intended benefits of probiotics. Basically a combination of live bacteria and yeasts, studies like this one and this one show that probiotics – when consumed – […]

Money Diary: A Candidate Services Advisor On 27k

Money Diary: A Candidate Services Advisor On 27k

Welcome to Money Diaries, where we’re tackling what might be the last taboo facing modern working women: money. We’re asking a cross-section of women how they spend their hard-earned money during a seven-day period – and we’re tracking every last penny. This week: “I’m a 29-year-old living in London. When I […]

Does A Breakup Really Need To Be Someone’s Fault?

Whose fault is it? The question always follows a breakup. In Noah Baumbach’s film Marriage Story (2019), Charlie (played by Adam Driver) and Nicole (Scarlett Johansson) go through the nitty-gritty of divorce. Is the breakup Nicole’s fault because she wanted to leave New York City for a different life on […]

What Top Boy Gets Right About Domestic Violence & Marginalised Women

What Top Boy Gets Right About Domestic Violence & Marginalised Women

Warning: The following contains graphic details of domestic abuse which some readers may find upsetting. Spoilers for Top Boy series two ahead: Much beloved British crime series Top Boy returned to Netflix earlier this month to high praise. For series two (or four if you count the original series first commissioned […]

What Why Me?’s Nikki Fagbemi Wants You To Know About Sickle Cell Anaemia

What Why Me?’s Nikki Fagbemi Wants You To Know About Sickle Cell Anaemia

When actor and east London native Nikki Fagbemi finally put pen to paper to write her first short film, she set herself one condition: it had to be funny. “Have you watched After Life by Ricky Gervais?” Fagbemi says over Zoom. “Well, I decided that if I was ever going […]

My Style, My Self: The Items That Comforted Us Throughout The Pandemic

My Style, My Self: The Items That Comforted Us Throughout The Pandemic

Prior to March 2020, the world looked completely different, and so did our personal style. Most mornings, we’d wake up early to gear up to face the world — dabbing on makeup or putting on some version of workwear before running out the door to go to the office. But as […]

No Filters, No Addiction: Is The Newest Social Media App One That’ll Stick?

No Filters, No Addiction: Is The Newest Social Media App One That’ll Stick?

Social media fatigue is real. The laundry list of social media apps’ wrongdoings is endless. Body image issues, problematic sex worker stances, unfair censorship standards, and casual political scandals and data breaches are all too commonplace in the world of social networking sites. It’s no wonder there’s been a clawing […]

I’m A Black Woman With Alopecia, Please Don’t Stop Talking About Bald Beauty

I’m A Black Woman With Alopecia, Please Don’t Stop Talking About Bald Beauty

It’s taken a full week for many to be able to fully digest what was possibly one of the most infamous moments in award-ceremony history: Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars, 2022. It was a slap heard across the world, and quickly divided audiences between those who condemned […]

Meet OfficiallyVeryGay, The Unofficial Gay Parents Of TikTok

Welcome to The Floor Is Yours, where we spotlight the creators behind the meaningful content on your FYP — because it’s not just about who they are, but the message in what they’re creating.   “I got on [TikTok], and I was making videos literally targeted to one person,” Grey laughs. […]