When I think of Christmas, I think of the ultimate in Christmas albums — Now That’s What I Call Christmas!: The Signature Collection, a compilation of the best of the best of late ’90s and early ’00s Christmas bops. But what makes this collection so special is the opening track: […]
When a new year is looming over us — as 2022 is right now— there’s always an urge to try to peer in the future. We may make elaborate plans or resolutions to try to control the upcoming year, or read horoscopes, or visit a tarot reader. One of my favourite […]
“I started work at 4am at least twice a week and worked until after midnight most nights for the best part of 18 months. I felt that I had the whole company on my shoulders.” – Rose, 29, London. In recent months headlines have made much of ‘The Great Resignation’ […]
Over the summer I went back to London for the first time since moving to Northern Ireland a year ago. Fumbling around for my Oyster card outside Marylebone station (I was enough of a Londoner still, I thought, to have it in my hand before I reached the barrier), a […]
When I tell people that I’m going to be interviewing TikTok famous Tinx, the general response is along the lines of, “Omg, I love her.” Although TikTok’s algorithm is catered to a person’s unique viewing habits, Tinx’s reach is wide. My younger sister, her roommate, and my three closest friends […]
All of us live multiple lives — our identities shift depending on where we are and who we’re with. You’re one kind of person to your close friends, a different person to strangers. Most of the time, this complexity feels natural. But our work personas? Those often feel like an […]
ROME, ITALY – APRIL 15: Look 43 from Gucci Aria collection on April 15, 2021 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Daniele Venturelli/Getty Images for Gucci) Earlier this year, Gucci and Balenciaga “hacked” each other’s collections in an attempt to push beyond the boundaries of conventional brand collaborations. The hacking manifested […]
Apart from spending time with friends and family, giving and receiving gifts and (hopefully) taking some well-deserved time off, arguably the best thing about the festive season is the long-awaited spread. It starts with breakfast (perhaps a glass of bucks fizz or an entire chocolate Santa) before diving headfirst into […]
If you haven’t quit your job this year, chances are you’ve thought about it. Reports vary but the general consensus is that around half of the UK workforce has considered changing jobs in 2021. An influx of people rethinking work means the career coaching industry is booming. Google searches for ‘career […]
BLACKPOOL, UNITED KINGDOM – MARCH 06: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 24 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge visits Blackpool Tower and greets members of the public on the Comedy Carpet on March 6, 2019 in Blackpool, England. (Photo by Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images) In […]
