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When Lauren Petrullo was about 9 years old, she told her dad that, when she grew up, she wanted to be so rich that she could “buy a boyfriend.” She fig

by Molly Longman

Wellness

Cara Delevingne’s “Peg The Patriarchy” Top Went Viral. But ...

On September 13, as the star-studded Met Gala 2021 was in full swing on New York City’s Upper East Side, Luna Matatas was in her Toronto home stewing. Wh

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Wellness

‘I Felt Like I Wasn’t An Elite Athlete’: Tatyana McFa...

The Tokyo Paralympic Games kick off on August 24, and all eyes are on renowned wheelchair racer Tatyana McFadden. The athlete isn’t unfamiliar with atten

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Wellness

Olympians Are Experiencing A Mental Health Crisis. Does Anyone Care?

On Tuesday, decorated gymnast Simone Biles announced that she wouldn’t be competing in the individual all-around competition at the 2020 Tokyo Olympi

by Molly Longman

Entertainment

Mystery, Mayhem & Nostalgia: Inside The Intense World Of Nancy Dr...

The following contains spoilers for the Nancy Drew books and video game series. It wasn’t until I was in the middle of the Arizona desert that I re

by Molly Longman

Wellness

Sha’Carri Richardson Was Suspended For A Positive Cannabis Test. ...

Sha’Carri Richardson, a star sprinter who’d secured herself a spot on Team USA and was set to go to the Tokyo Olympics, may not be able to comp

by Molly Longman

Entertainment

Our Childhood Crushes Were Sweet, Weird, & Kind Of Made Us Who We...

When Lauren Manecke was about 10, she fell hard for one of her first celebrity crushes. She found herself swooning for John Stamos’s beloved character Un

by Molly Longman

Wellness

Ciara Wants You To Get A Pap Smear & HPV Test. Here’s Why

Ciara is taking a crucial step to raise awareness about cervical cancer and the disproportionate rates of advanced-stage diagnoses among Black people. In h

by Molly Longman

Entertainment

John Paul Brammer Says He’s Bad At Giving Advice — But You Should...

John Paul Brammer, the writer behind the beloved advice column ¡Hola Papi!, is “not a very good advice columnist,” he says. “I don’t say anyth

by Molly Longman

Wellness

4 Moves, 12 Minutes: The Perfect Beginner Glute Workout

With the approach of summer, I’m feeling how I imagine the Tin Man felt after getting a fresh shot of oil to his creaky joints: Between the vaccinati

by Molly Longman

Coronavirus

It’s Not Just You: COVID Brain Fog Can Linger For Months

In mid-November 2020, Pamela Furr was cutting onions and noticed no tears were coming to her eyes. She couldn’t smell them, she realized. She got a COVID

by Molly Longman

Wellness

Sex Therapy Is Having A Moment, Thanks To The Pandemic

Before March 2020, Addison and Steven were busy. Arguably too busy, although their schedules were filled with things they loved and valued — friends

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Wellness

Why Is It So Hard To Break Up With A Therapist?

Breakups, no matter why they happen or who they’re with, are tough. But deciding it’s time to stop seeing your therapist can, in the best cases, be a h

by Molly Longman

Wellness

It’s Time To Change How We Talk About Pandemic Weight Gain

I first started getting emails about “fighting the COVID-15,” or pandemic weight gain, more than a year ago, at the beginning of May 2020. God, how I h

by Molly Longman

Wellness

On Dating Apps, We’re All Each Others’ Ghostwriters

Dating can be a lonely business — but it doesn’t have to be. I’ve known this since the 7th grade, when I fell in puppy love with my first real b

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Feeling Burnt Out? Maybe It’s Because You Haven’t Tak...

For most of the pandemic, Frankie, a social worker, took barely a single day off work. She had her usual weekends and national holidays, but she didn’t u

by Molly Longman

News

After Chauvin’s Guilty Verdict, Many Felt Something Like Re...

On April 20, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of murdering George Floyd in May 2020, when he knelt on the unarmed man’s n

by Molly Longman

Wellness

Thinking Of Breaking Up With Your Quarantine Partner? Welcome To ...

When Kelvin Bivins and Nicole* first met on a dating app in August 2020, neither of them thought it was a perfect match. Bivins, who goes by KB, introduced

by Molly Longman

Wellness

Getting Ghosted Always Hurts — But It’s Especially Bad Duri...

Jacqueline* felt like she was in a staring contest with her phone. And losing. She was waiting for someone she’d met on Hinge to text her back. They’d

by Molly Longman

Coronavirus

Your COVID-19 Vaccine Side Effect Questions, Answered By Doctors

With an average of 100,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses being administered per day in Canada, the shots have become a prime topic of conversation. Which COVID-19

by Molly Longman

Coronavirus

Is It Okay To Delay Your Second Vaccine Shot?

Have you ever been so incredibly hyped about an event — a first date or an interview — that you showed up ridiculously early? Well, that’s exact

by Molly Longman

Coronavirus

The COVID-19 Vaccines May Have Some Surprising Benefits

In the hours before the first COVID-19 vaccine was approved in the U.S. for emergency use, I was on the phone with epidemiologists and medical experts who

by Molly Longman

Coronavirus

9 Common Vaccine Myths, Debunked

If you’ve spent as much time scrolling through the dark, foreboding trenches of social media as I have, you may be aware that (gasp!) not everything you?

by Molly Longman

Wellness

‘People Just Want To Be Heard:’ Why I Work At A Trans Mental Heal...

If the past year has taught us anything, it’s that it can be tricky to come across as genuine virtually. But Gaela Solo has the skill down. She has a soo

by Molly Longman

Wellness

Chronic Illness Prepared Them For The Pandemic. What Happens When...

The strawberries. The strawberries are an issue, Julie Blackburn thought. It was March 2020, and a plethora of household staples had already become hard to

by Molly Longman

Wellness

Group Chats Were Always Important. During The Pandemic, They Beca...

It was December 2020, and Martha Midkiff was sick and nervous. She was so nervous, it was making her sick. No — she was sick and it was making her nervou

by Molly Longman

Wellness

We’re Going To Have Nightmares About This Millennial Pink V...

A disclaimer: One of my least favourite places in the world is the so-called “feminine hygiene” aisle at my local drugstore. Under horrible fluorescent

by Molly Longman

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