The day before war broke out in Ukraine, 33-year-old Tanya* was visiting a hospital in Cherkasy, a city in the centre of the country, to check on the health of her unborn twins. She was unable to return to her hometown near Kirovograd due to the ongoing violence and quickly […]
I’ve been with my dependable king single bed since my age ticked over to double digits. It’s the same bed I’ve had since I hit puberty: it’s moved into three houses with me; it’s witnessed my first period and my first pimple. “But Maggie, aren’t you approaching your mid-20s?” I […]
In February 2020, Nadya* accepted a job that would have them relocating to Washington, D.C. once their child’s school year ended in June. She couldn’t have foreseen the pandemic that was to come just a month later but when it did, she asked her new company to prolong her move, […]
In the decades since his debut as a plucky young rapper from the southside of Chicago, Kanye West changed the way we thought about music, fashion, and how both intertwined with hip-hop. And no matter how you feel about him, the music maverick’s work has undoubtedly left an indelible impact […]
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 32-year-old growth manager (essentially a performance […]
A part of figuring out who you are and what your sexuality is is taking steps to unlearn certain truths from your life. Discovering, or coming to terms with, a part of your identity often means saying goodbye to other parts of yourself. This intimate process is widely felt in […]
As a longtime acne-haver and professional beauty person, I’ve been around the block when it comes to sussing out what actually works to clear my skin from what doesn’t do much of anything — and one tried-and-true pimple product that I personally swear by is Hero Cosmetics’ Mighty Patch Original, […]
Welcome to Money Diaries, where we tackle the ever-present taboo that is money. We ask real people how they spend their hard-earned money during a seven-day period — and we track every last dollar. Do you have a Money Diary you’d like to share? Submit it here. Today: an instructional designer who […]
The Power of the Dog director Jane Campion has apologised to Venus and Serena Williams after comments made in her Critics Choice Awards ‘Best Director’ acceptance speech attracted widespread backlash. The 67-year-old New Zealand-born director had told the tennis star siblings — who were in the audience as executive producers […]
Welcome to Money Diaries, where we are tackling the ever-present taboo that is money. We’re asking real people how they spend their hard-earned money during a seven-day period — and we’re tracking every last dollar. Today: a project manager who makes $150,000 per year and spends some of her money […]
