The following is an exclusive extract for R29 from Empress & Aniya by Candice Carty-Williams, published on 7th October 2021. Signed copies are available to pre-order from Round Table Books. ‘Aniya, please can you actually move over and let Empress sit down please, thank you?’ Miss Tribble shouted across the classroom. She […]
There are plenty of big birthdays to celebrate in a lifetime but half a century is perhaps one of the most special. This year, British heritage brand Mulberry has been celebrating its 50th anniversary with a bevy of celebrations which continue this month with an exciting designer collaboration debut. Teaming […]
Legally Blonde isn’t just an iconic film. It’s so iconic that Kim Kardashian paid homage to it by dressing as Elle Woods for Halloween. But according to cast member Jessica Cauffiel, who plays Elle’s friend Margot, it almost had a very different ending. In fact, in the film’s original ending, […]
Some parts of the UK are far lonelier to work in than others, according to a new survey. In London, 47% of employees said they don’t have someone they consider a friend in the workplace – a percentage two-times higher than in Scotland, the least lonely place to work. What’s […]
After 93 years of National Spelling Bee competitions, a Black American student is walking away with the trophy for the first time ever. 14-year-old Zaila Avant-garde made Spelling Bee history on Thursday when she correctly spelled “murraya.” Avant-garde won the Scripps National Spelling Bee after just two years of practicing […]
Earlier this week, a heat wave blazing through Vancouver killed millions of mussels, snails, and clams; they were boiled alive in their shells. Meanwhile, all over Instagram, other bivalves met a different kind of fate: Oysters, glistening in half-shells, sat pretty on enviable beds of crushed ice. What makes oysters […]
FEAR STREET PART 2: 1978 – (Pictured) BTS of SADIE SINK as ZIGGY. Cr: Jessica Miglio/Netflix © 2021 Spoilers are ahead. In Fear Street Part Two: 1978, the solution to breaking the Shadyside witch’s curse seemed so obvious. In hindsight, perhaps, a bit too obvious. The Netflix slasher film, inspired […]
It’s official: we live in a side hustle nation. According to new research, more than two-thirds (68%) of working Brits have some kind of secondary income. More women than men took on a lockdown side hustle, the research by 118 118 Money found, but men are earning more from them: […]
Pret‘s ever popular Christmas sandwich is back in stores this week, even though the festive season is still months away. The hearty club – which contains turkey with a port and orange cranberry sauce, plus herby pork stuffing, baby spinach, mayo and crispy onion – will be available from now […]
Mid-summer style is always a hassle. The weather is too hot and too humid to wear any fabric that might stick to your skin. But Katie Holmes has an outfit ready to battle the tricky July weather should you need to go outside. On Thursday, the Dawson’s Creek actress was […]
