Month: June 2022

Burnout Levels Are Higher Than Ever — So Why Is No One Listening?

Burnout Levels Are Higher Than Ever — So Why Is No One Listening?

Beyoncé has now entered the burnout chat. In her recent single drop, ‘Break My Soul’ — a taste of her upcoming seventh album, Renaissance, the multi-hyphenate takes aim at hustle culture, with lyrics “I just quit my job, I’m gonna find new drive,” and “work by nine, then off past […]

Xmiramira’s Melanin Pack Revolutionized The Sims 4 — But It Was Only The Beginning

Xmiramira’s Melanin Pack Revolutionized The Sims 4 — But It Was Only The Beginning

“I wanted to be a damn lawyer,” laughs Amira Virgil during a recent Zoom interview. “I never thought this was a thing.” By “this,” she means a career as a professional gamer and streamer. Because as it turns out, we had the cheat codes all along, and it is in […]

I Write About Beauty For A Living & Have Had Acne For Over Half My Life

I Write About Beauty For A Living & Have Had Acne For Over Half My Life

If you told teenage me that one day in the not-too-distant future that I’d be making a living and writing and reporting about the beauty industry, I’d probably call you a freaking liar. At 14, I was only discovering my love of all things beauty — mostly by way of YouTube […]

I Went To A Charli XCX Metaverse Concert & The Future Isn’t Here Yet

I Went To A Charli XCX Metaverse Concert & The Future Isn’t Here Yet

“Is this purgatory?” someone asks in the Samsung Superstar Galaxy chat as a colossal, digital manifestation of English hyperpop queen Charli XCX cycles through five of her most popular songs. No, fellow Roblox user, this isn’t purgatory. This is a metaverse concert. As someone born firmly in the 20th century, […]

Naked Knits, Prints & Baguettes: Resort Trends To Steal This Season

Naked Knits, Prints & Baguettes: Resort Trends To Steal This Season

Keeping up with designer runways sometimes seems like something only fashion journalists and rich people do. For resort collections that can feel like even more the case. After all, the word ‘resort’ in itself sounds like a five-star all-inclusive space that’s not actually inclusive at all. But this in-between season […]