Flexible working is very much the future, according to numerous studies, and especially vital for working mums seeking to balance career progression with childcare. However, according to an extensive new survey, only half of working mums who ask for flexible working are actually granted it by their employers. Of the […]
Welcome to Refinery29’s Fertility Diaries, where people chronicle their joyous, painful, and sometimes complicated paths to parenthood. History: My husband and I met when we were 19 years old and got married at 27. We started trying to conceive a few years later. But our journey had more twists and […]
Making out is seriously underrated. After you start having sex with a new partner, your kissing time can get cut down in favour of other activities… but it doesn’t have to be that way. Making out for ages first can make sex feel even better and of course, it’s super-pleasurable […]
Dave Chappelle: The Closer. c. Mathieu Bitton If you are extremely online, you know the internet has been dominated by take after take — some thoughtful, some ignorant — on Dave Chappelle’s recent Netflix comedy special, The Closer. In the special, the once-nuanced comedian goes on bizarre rants about LGBTQ+ […]
Black love runs deep. It speaks to a rooted connection to our history, and our almost innate ability to adapt its most painful parts into something transformative. Over the years, some of the most prolific authors to capture this phenomenon have been Black women — from bell hooks and her […]
This story includes spoilers from No Time to Die. After being delayed for more than a year due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, No Time to Die is now finally out in the world. The film marks the end of Daniel Craig’s turn as the beloved James Bond, and thus, […]
Giambattista Valli, Summer 2022, women, pret a porter The spring 2022 runways signalled the return of many trends from the 2010s. From peplum to saturated colour-blocking, it seems that — following the Y2K trend boom this year — the Twilight-era styles are now finding their way out of Tumblr posts. […]
The Planet Mercury against a star background. Close-up For the past month, Mercury retrograde in Libra has been wreaking havoc on us, stirring up drama in our relationships, messing with our technology, and disrupting whatever communication skills we thought we had. Finally, on October 18, the Planet of Communication will […]
Getty Images Being a royal, like most jobs, has both its advantages and drawbacks. While having a royal title gives access, opportunity and of course the luxury of living in a palace, there is also a lot of duty that comes with the role. There’s a hefty rulebook for the […]
Watching horrible people be…well, horrible, is entertaining. These TV show or movie characters are not people you’d want to know in real life, but on-screen, their less-than-stellar choices make for compelling, nuanced storytelling. If you’re in the mood to become acquainted with some of the worst TV and movies have […]
