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Can It Be ‘Too Soon’ To Meet Someone’s Parents?

Can It Be ‘Too Soon’ To Meet Someone’s Parents?

Your partner has impressed all your friends, charmed your coworkers with their social grace, and even bonded with your sibling that one time. In theory, they’re ready to meet the final bosses: your parents. Or are they? At a certain point in your relationship, it’s not a question of if […]

Missoma just launched a fantastic homeware line

Missoma just launched a fantastic homeware line

Just when you thought cult jewellery brand Missoma couldn’t top its best-selling coin pendants and sold-out jewellery advent calendars, it only goes and launches affordable homeware. The line, called Missoma Studio, only features seven items thus far, however it will likely expand in the new year to include more designs. […]

Sexual Assault & Memory: Upending Common Narratives In Rape Culture

“All I really remember is retching in the street afterwards,” says Lee*, 29. “And being absolutely terrified that he was going to pull me into the car.” Leaving her house in Sussex on a sunny Saturday afternoon, she hadn’t thought twice when a car pulled up at the kerb and […]

Of Course Succession Fails Its Black Women Characters — It’s Succession

Of Course Succession Fails Its Black Women Characters — It’s Succession

This story includes Succession season 3 spoilers.  If you’ve ever been a Black employee in boardroom full of white executives — truly, my least favourite place on earth — you know that watching HBO juggernaut Succession is like getting a perverse peek into what horrible things those horrible bosses say […]

Black Women Gamers Aren’t Unicorns — They’re The Future

Black Women Gamers Aren’t Unicorns — They’re The Future

Many people still think that being a gamer and a Black woman is a juxtaposition. It’s not. We’re not unicorns. Just like in any other industry, there are content creators, industry professionals, and consumers, and Black women can be found in all of these categories — but they’re often overlooked, […]

LGBTQ+ Streamers Still Need Answers After This Summer’s Hate Raids

LGBTQ+ Streamers Still Need Answers After This Summer’s Hate Raids

DashDividers_1_500x100 In early August, LGBTQ+ Twitch streamers began sharing clips of a growing and frightening phenomenon: hate raids, in which mass bot accounts would spam offensive speech and threats to active streamers in their chats. Raids were designed to be a positive way for streamers to direct their viewers to […]