Month: August 2020

How To Help Someone Financially Without Being Rude (Or Ruining The Friendship)

How To Help Someone Financially Without Being Rude (Or Ruining The Friendship)

Helping someone out financially can be hard. Not just because your own budget may be tight, but because money is such an emotionally charged subject. Bring money into any relationship and you inevitably threaten the existing dynamic, even when you have the most benevolent intentions. It can change how the […]

This Is The Deal With Glastonbury 2021, According To Its Organiser

This year’s Glastonbury Festival was cancelled due to coronavirus, but according to co-organiser Emily Eavis, there are no plans to postpone the 2021 event yet. Eavis told her followers on Twitter today that she and the team are aiming to stage the festival in its traditional late-June slot, writing: “For […]

This Is Why Bella Thorne Just Apologised To OnlyFans Creators

Bella Thorne has apologised to OnlyFans content creators after her highly lucrative debut on the platform sparked a backlash. Based in London, the content subscription service is a platform which allows content creators to earn money from users (or “fans”) who subscribe to their feeds for a monthly fee. Though many different […]

You Can Be Feeling Imposter Syndrome In Your Relationships, Too

You Can Be Feeling Imposter Syndrome In Your Relationships, Too

You mostly hear people mention imposter syndrome in reference to to professional insecurities. Valerie Young, PhD, author of The Secret Thoughts of Successful Women, defined it as that “secret belief that deep down we’re not as bright, capable, competent, or talented as other people seem to think we are, and therefore […]

American Police Are Pushing A Misleading Narrative About Breonna Taylor’s Ex-Boyfriend

American Police Are Pushing A Misleading Narrative About Breonna Taylor’s Ex-Boyfriend

Mandatory Credit: Photo by Chris Tuite/imageSPACE/Shutterstock (10754613ad) A general view of the Breonna Taylor Memorial at Jefferson Square Park during Day Three of BreonnaCon in Louisville, Kentucky after the death of Breonna Taylor. Breonnacon Day 3, Simmons College, Louisville, Kentucky, USA – 24 Aug 2020 The Louisville Metro Police are […]

Favourite short reads handpicked by top writers

Favourite short reads handpicked by top writers

Now sit down, chill out and take your pick from seven of the best bite-sized stories by female authors. Isn’t that better already.. I don’t know about you but most days I can be found walking into rooms and pondering ‘what exactly am I doing here?’ I’m not having an […]

This Is How Julianne Moore Dealt With Sexist Comment Aimed At Co-Star

In the upcoming biopic The Glorias, Oscar-winning actresses Julianne Moore and Alicia Vikander both play feminist icon Gloria Steinem at different stages in her remarkable life. Directed by Julie Taymor (Across the Universe), the movie is due to debut on Amazon Prime on September 30 and is being talked about […]

Reality Stars & Fans Love To Blame The Editors, But This Drag Race Editor Has A Rebuttal

Reality Stars & Fans Love To Blame The Editors, But This Drag Race Editor Has A Rebuttal

“I love editing because if you’re doing it properly, no one knows you exist,” Jamie Martin tells Refinery29 one August morning over coffee (and a Zoom call). Here’s the rub:  We’re talking because she’s recently been nominated for an Emmy for outstanding picture editing for a structured or competition reality […]