J.K. Rowling is once again being called out for transphobia follow a series of provocative and exclusionary tweets. The Harry Potter author posted a tweet on Saturday night in which she appeared to take issue with the phrase “people who menstruate” in an article by Devex, a media outlet which […]
As thousands take to the streets to protest the death of George Floyd and other unarmed Black men and women killed by police and others, demonstrators are being vilified for acts of property destruction and vandalization. Current news broadcasts are an endless cycle of images and videos of damaged storefronts. […]
Red smokey eye makeup is probably one of the more intimidating looks you can think of as far as smokey eyes go. Understandably so because red is not the most natural color to put on the eyes. However, it is not at all impossible to look glam and gorgeous using […]
Have you bought and wrapped your gift for dad? It’s time to show appreciation to the man who gifted you with your fashion sense — it’s father’s day. Mom is quite vocal about her top Mother’s Day picks, but dad never dropped the slightest hint. There are dads who don’t […]
Sun protection is crucial in our constant battle against harsh UV rays and premature aging. Today, I’d like to introduce a homemade sunscreen recipe that actually works. RELATED: 10 Best Sunscreens for Summer 2018 Check out This Homemade Sunscreen Recipe That Actually Works What You Need to Know Natural sunscreens are […]
As stateside protests against police brutality and systemic racism continue in the United States, Black people scattered across the diaspora are feeling the pain. Having also experienced their own strand of racism — anti-Blackness is a global and intergenerational phenomenon — similar demonstrations are popping up across the world. In […]
This Friday’s full moon is no ordinary full moon. Traditionally coinciding with wild strawberry season, June’s is known as a full strawberry moon, according to the Old Farmer’s Almanac. But astrologically, there’s nothing cute or whimsical about this lunar event. It opposes the Sun in Gemini and forms a lunar […]
Russian photographer Varya Kozhevnikova gave birth to her daughter Lera when she was 17 years old. “When I was 16, I met a guy and I fell madly in love,” she remembers. “The feeling was mutual and from the first day we met, we were inseparable. Of course we both […]
Come with me on a private tour of the intimate details of my recent journey into skin hunger. It’s a slow, painful uphill cycle in which we’ll spend weeks going along the long, cold, concrete corridors of not having been touched for months. We’ll discuss how a global pandemic forced […]
The rules around lockdown in the UK may be (slowly) changing after nearly three months of social distancing and self-isolation but it doesn’t mean back to normal by a long shot. While socially distant barbecues are technically permitted, there are many of us (this writer included) who just don’t have […]
