The 2024 Paris Olympics are officially over. The controversy surrounding them is not. In a shocking turn of events, American gymnast and two-time Olympian Jordan Chiles has been ordered to return her bronze medal from the women’s Floor Exercise competition. On Sunday, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) upheld a ruling from […]
I recently went to a wedding where I hadn’t met any of the guests before so I had to make friends for the night, fast. Although there were lots of people around my age (28), the group I spent the night dancing with were approaching 50. Age really is just […]
Every four years, at every Summer Olympic Games, iconic snapshots emerge that immortalise feats of greatness that wouldn’t seem humanly possible if we weren’t glued to our screens watching them play out in real time. Florence Griffith Joyner (Flo-Jo) with her arms in the air, celebrating her world records for […]
Welcome to Money Diaries where we are tackling the ever-present taboo that is money. We’re asking real people how they spend their hard-earned money during a seven-day period — and we’re tracking every last penny. This week: “I’m a 24-year-old construction buyer living in the northwest. I have been in this role […]
In our series Salary Stories, women with long-term career experience open up about the most intimate details of their jobs: compensation. It’s an honest look at how real people navigate the complicated world of negotiating, raises, promotions and job loss, with the hope it will give young women more insight into […]
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We made it through the first week of Mercury retrograde, and the energy of last week’s 888 ascension portal is coursing through us and will continue to be felt for the rest of August. This week is best for integrating the downloads you received during last week’s new moon in Leo and the […]
Trigger warning: This article contains references to Islamophobia, racism and violence that some readers may find distressing. “I’m serious!” texts Refinery29’s beauty director, five minutes after she hops into her Uber and tells me to get home safely. “Share your location with me!” It’s Wednesday night (7 August 2024), the […]
Although Rotate Birger Christensen’s show closed out the Copenhagen Fashion Week Spring 2025 season, the Danish brand’s party is far from ending. “It’s just such a great stamp of approval,” Rotate’s cofounder Jeanette Madsen tells Refinery29 about getting the coveted slot on the Copenhagen Fashion Week schedule, which resulted in […]
