Health

Mars Is In Leo & We’re Feeling Ourselves Way More Than Usual

Mars Is In Leo & We’re Feeling Ourselves Way More Than Usual

Mars in Leo is here and it’s going to shake up our lives until the last days of spring 2025. Let’s bring back thirst traps and the days of TMI as we overshare, over-post and over-feel our way through the next several months. The heat is on!  Curious as to […]

Money Diary: A Structural Engineer On £43,000

Money Diary: A Structural Engineer On £43,000

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 penny. This week: “I’m a 29-year-old engineer living in the West Midlands. I moved here over 10 years ago […]

All The Lifestyle & Wellbeing Products We Tried & Loved In October

All The Lifestyle & Wellbeing Products We Tried & Loved In October

At least once a week — let’s face it, at least once every day — the writers and editors across Refinery29 discuss the latest and greatest products in our lives, from some cool new water bottle that’s been absolutely saving our lives to a state-of-the-art sleep product that’s changed our eight hours for the better. And gatekeeping […]

The New Moon In Scorpio Says Catch Your Breath, Then Move Forward

The New Moon In Scorpio Says Catch Your Breath, Then Move Forward

The moment to improve our circumstances is now as November 1st’s new moon in Scorpio occurs — even though we might resist the notion. We need to relinquish our fears about attaining a new state of being. This will help us achieve the life we need and fancy, though we may […]

Without Belle, There Wouldn’t Be Bridgerton. Celebrating 10 Years Of The Black Period Drama

Without Belle, There Wouldn’t Be Bridgerton. Celebrating 10 Years Of The Black Period Drama

To mark the 10th anniversary of the UK release of Amma Asante’s groundbreaking film, Belle, this year and Black History Month’s ‘Reclaiming Narratives’ theme, Adama Juldeh Munu examines the film’s impact in opening doors for Black women in British period dramas set in pre-modern times like Bridgerton, Queen Charlotte, and […]