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7 Casseroles To Warm You Up When Your Flatmate Won’t Turn The Heating On

7 Casseroles To Warm You Up When Your Flatmate Won’t Turn The Heating On

It’s cold, it’s wet, and your flatmate has somehow muscled control of the thermostat and refuses to turn on the heat until the end of November. There are only so many layers of cardigans and blankets you can wear – you need to warm yourself from the inside, too. Which […]

The Moment I Knew My Friendship Was Over

Though you don’t (normally) enter into romantic relationships expecting them to end, it isn’t seen as unusual that they do. Breaking up with someone is hard but at least in a romantic context we have the language and the understanding that for some people, it just won’t work. Friendships, however, […]

Taylor Swift’s Re-Recordings Expose The Music Industry’s Chokehold On Intellectual Property

Taylor Swift’s Re-Recordings Expose The Music Industry’s Chokehold On Intellectual Property

When the masters of her first six studio albums were acquired by Scooter Braun in 2019, it was Taylor Swift’s ‘worst case scenario’. She described the manager for artists like Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande and Demi Lovato, as an ‘incessant, manipulative bully’ and as a facilitator of Kanye West’s alleged […]

All The Audiobooks You Can Listen To For Free, Without A Subscription

All The Audiobooks You Can Listen To For Free, Without A Subscription

You aren’t alone if you’ve been finding it harder to read recently. With the stress of WFH, or going back to the office and the general state of the world, jumping into a novel at the end of the day simply hasn’t felt doable. Thankfully, there is a solution to […]

Planet-friendly beauty essentials

Planet-friendly beauty essentials

Six products that will leave you and the planet feeling great Each week, Marie Claire’s Beauty and Style Director, Lisa Oxenham, shares her edit of products that will enhance your beauty routine. This week, it’s all about how to make your beauty routine more eco-friendly. From plastic-free refillables to soothing […]

The Devastating — And Divisive — Ending Of Passing, Explained

The Devastating — And Divisive — Ending Of Passing, Explained

PASSING – (PICTURED) RUTH NEGGA as CLARE. Netflix © 2021 This story contains major spoilers for the Netflix film Passing.  The ending of Rebecca Hall’s Passing is ambiguous and shifting, perhaps even more so than Nella Larsen’s 1929 novella of the same name that the film is adapted from. Passing […]

“Expensive Brunette” Doesn’t Have To Cost A Thing

“Expensive Brunette” Doesn’t Have To Cost A Thing

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 06: Dove Cameron attends the 10th Annual LACMA ART+FILM GALA honoring Amy Sherald, Kehinde Wiley, and Steven Spielberg presented by Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on November 06, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for LACMA) In a […]

The ‘90s Skirt Suit Is Back & It’s Shorter Than You Remember

The ‘90s Skirt Suit Is Back & It’s Shorter Than You Remember

PARIS, FRANCE – JANUARY: Linda Evangelista walks the runway at the Chanel Haute Couture Spring/Summer 1992-1993 fashion show during the Paris Fashion Week in January, 1992 in Paris, France. (Photo by Victor VIRGILE/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images) Since first entering the fashion lexicon in the 1920s, thanks to Chanel, the skirt […]