Warning: Spoilers ahead for The Queen’s Gambit on Netflix. “Sex is inherently quite funny and awkward,” Queen’s Gambit star Anya Taylor-Joy tells Refinery29 over the phone. “So, I’m really glad that it was important for Scott to let us see that experience.” “Scott,” is Scott Frank — the director and […]
Thursday night’s final presidential debate couldn’t have ended without a coveted shoutout to the “radical left” from President Donald Trump. More specifically, Trump called out his favourite democratic socialist: New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. In the last few minutes of the debate, the conversation turned to climate change, giving Trump […]
THE QUEEN’S GAMBIT (L to R) ANYA TAYLOR as BETH HARMON in THE QUEEN’S GAMBIT. Cr. CHARLIE GRAY/NETFLIX © 2020 Warning: Major spoilers ahead for Netflix’s The Queen’s Gambit finale, “End Game.” The Queen’s Gambit heroine Beth Harmon (Anya Taylor-Joy) isn’t a particularly weepy person. Beth — an orphan who […]
Working from home isn’t just “the new normal” – it’s almost certainly the way forward, too. It’s highly likely that COVID-19 will have changed working life irrevocably, making daily commutes to the office less commonplace and allowing many of us to relocate to somewhere less hectic. Whether you’re considering a […]
It’s official: rents are continuing to fall in London as city-dwellers relocate to the coast and more peaceful spots in the country. The average room rent in the capital is now £725, which represents a 7% decline from this time last year, when it was £780. The drop puts the […]
Pop culture is a vast and ever expanding landscape. But from viral memes and GIFs to the characters that we let into our homes every week via television, Black women have always been around been around to inspire and slay. They have been the best parts of our favourite movies […]
Unfortunately for fans of Netflix original series Mindhunter, the chances we’ll be getting a third season are slim to none. You can still hold out hope if that’s what you need to do, but when a director says he “doesn’t have it in [him],” it’s a bad sign. David Fincher, Mindhunter’s […]
Jennifer Behr introduced her namesake collection of distinctive, luxury hair accessories in 2005. Since then, the collection has grown to include a range of seductive headpieces, jewelry and hats. Jennifer Behr is sold at fine retailers all over the world including Bergdorf Goodman, Net-A-Porter, … Continue reading
These are the stories making headlines in fashion on Friday. Black celebrities are bringing major change to the hair-care industryCelebrities like Tracee Ellis Ross, Gabrielle Union, Taraji P. Henson and Issa Rae are bringing much-needed transformation to the hair-care space, writes Aimee Simeon … Continue reading
It’s been a big season for Raf Simons. Towards the end of September, he made his debut as co-creative director of Prada, presenting a collection which combined his own style signatures with that of the beloved Italian fashion house. And on Friday, Simons presented his own eponymous Spring 2021 … […]
