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Where To Move For The Best Work-Life Balance

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Beauty

Hairstylists At LFW Were All Over This Speedy Trick For Natural W...

Aside from a serious slick back, there's only one other hair trend that reigned supreme at London Fashion Week – subtle, ethereal waves – and while

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Books & Art

This Trans Couple Wrote The Book They Wish They'd Had Growin...

Welcome to It’s Lit – a series of discussions about books. Join us every month to find out who’s reading what. The non-binary couple behind the

by Frankie Mathieson

Pop Culture

Blake Lively Calls Out Sexist Critics Of Her Tour De Suits

by Maia Efrem

binge club

R29 Binge Club: Maniac Recaps Episodes 1 - 9

Maniac, Cary Fukunaga's mysterious new Netflix show, is about connections. Connections between two strangers. Connections between the illusion of

by Morgan Baila

Fashion

8 Trends To Copy From London Fashion Week

London Fashion Week is over for another season, and while all eyes are now on Milan, we’re taking stock of the shows we saw, the moments we loved and

by Georgia Murray

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Dating Advice

What You Need To Know If You Haven't Dated In A While

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World News

The Vagina Monologues Is 20 Years Old But It's More...

Even if you've never seen or read The Vagina Monologues – the American play in which women recite stories about sex, masturbation, pap smears,

by Natalie Gil

News

This University Handed Out Sexist Material To New Students

Despite the emergence of the #MeToo movement last year, university campuses in the UK were still rife with sexism and sexual violence. Facebook messages

by Hannah Price

News

There's A Sexy Handmaid's Tale Halloween Costu...

Is nothing sacrosanct? Evidently not when it comes to Halloween costumes. Every year without fail a company somewhere will shock the internet with its

by Natalie Gil

Fashion

Here's How We're Styling Alexa Chung's Latest Coll...

Fresh off the back of her London Fashion Week debut, Alexa Chung has more exciting news for us: thanks to her sell-out collaboration with Superga back in

by Georgia Murray

Beauty

I Had Lunch With Queen Of Brows, Anastasia Beverly Hills – Here&#...

It's safe to say that Anastasia Soare knows a thing or two about eyebrows. Founder of Instagram-famous beauty brand Anastasia Beverly Hills, she was one

by Jacqueline Kilikita

Entertainment

An Actress Tells Us What It's Really Like To Film A Sex Scene

Imagine you’re straddling someone. Bum out, legs spread and giving your best "Yes, I'm having a really good time" face. You’re in the moment. You’re

by Jazmin Kopotsha

Fashion

For Spring 2019, Prada Collaborated With Female Architects

For Prada's spring 2019 womenswear show, the trek outside of Milan's city limits — which would be the equivalent of that trip to Brooklyn during New

by Landon Peoples

Fashion

Safari Hats & Low-Rise Pants: Spring's Trends Are As Divisiv...

There are a few things both "fashion people" and "non-fashion people" can agree on: a love of denim, the need for a good white tee, a desire for quality

by Alyssa Coscarelli

Tech

You Can Now Send GIFs In Your Insta DMs — Here's How

Update: September 20, 2018: The GIFs you know and love in Instagram Stories are coming to Direct. Starting today, you can tap the new GIF button in a DM

by Madeline Buxton

Music

Why Season 3 Of Serial Is The Most Ambitious One Yet

The first season of Serial was like the Fifty Shades of Grey of the podcasting world — not because of the subject matter, but because for a while there,

by Elena Nicolaou

News

What Happened To One Of China's Biggest Stars, Fan Bingbing,...

Chinese actress Fan Bingbing has been missing for over two months. But, fans and tabloids have been speculating that she could be in the custody of the

by Maia Efrem

Music

Rihanna Did Not Ask For Eminem To Rap About Giving Her Hickies

Eminem and Machine Gun Kelly are currently embroiled in some rap beef and fans are starting to get upset. The two white rappers have been calling each

by Morgan Baila

Your Vagina's Fine

What One Doctor Learned From Measuring 650 Women's Vulva

There's an odd contradiction at play when it comes to vaginas: on the one hand, you can't watch porn without being confronted with doll-like vulva (the

by Natalie Gil

Health

What To Do When You've Been Ghosted

It may be cruel to end a relationship by simply refusing to answer any of the other person's messages or calls, but ghosting, as we call it, has become

by Kimberly Truong

Entertainment News

Watch The Trailer For The Intimate New Amy Winehouse Documentary

Seven years have passed since Amy Winehouse tragically died, but there's no sign of the now legendary singer being forgotten any time soon. Fans still

by Natalie Gil

Horoscopes

This Astrological Chart Shows How Your Personality Changes Over Time

A traditional birth chart shows where the sun, moon, and planets were on the Wheel of the Zodiac at the moment you were born. It can offer an astrological

by Sara Coughlin

Fashion

Fondazione Prada's Latest Exhibit Celebrates Black Culture

For its latest exhibition, Milan's Fondazione Prada is celebrating Black culture through vintage photographs. Curated by Theaster Gates, an American

by Landon Peoples

Health

It's Not Your Fault That You're Easily Distracted — But...

When was the last time you got through something you needed to do without taking out your phone and scrolling through Instagram? If it's been a while,

by Kimberly Truong

US News

“We Survived”: A Year After Hurricane Maria, 25 Puerto Rican Wome...

One year ago, Puerto Rico faced its most catastrophic storm in recent history. Hurricane Maria came barreling through on the early hours of September 20,

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Tech

The First Look At Facebook's New Dating Service Is Here

After dealing with a major breach of user privacy in the first few months of 2018, Facebook made an unexpected announcement in May: The platform would

by Madeline Buxton

Fashion

You Can Now Get Your Hands On Your Favourite Influencers' Cl...

View this post on Instagram A post shared by The Resolution Store (@theresolutionstore) on Sep 19, 2018 at 4:47am PDT Influencers are called

by Georgia Murray

Books & Art

Why Living For The 'Gram Is Ruining Your Life

The following is an extract from Why Social Media is Ruining Your Life by Katherine Ormerod. Stop Making Presumptions About Other People’s Finances

by Katherine Ormerod

Beauty

I Used An LED Spot-Zapping Tool On My Acne – But Did It Work?

Around this time last year, I experienced the worst breakout since my teenage years. Whiteheads, cystic spots, blackheads and pesky bumps under the skin -

by Jacqueline Kilikita

Health

Why Can’t I Tell My Partner I’m Faking It?

The following passage is an extract from What Would De Beauvoir Do? by Tabi Jackson Gee and Freya Rose. The female orgasm is a biological mystery and it

by Tabi Jackson Gee

Politics

Here's Why Ivanka Reportedly Told Trump To Drop Brett Kavanaugh

While Republicans continue to try and cram Brett Kavanaugh onto the highest court in the country, plenty of questions, many of which he has dodged, remain

by Natalie Gontcharova

News

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Fashion

A Week Of Wearing Summer Clothing For Autumn

Right now, your browser is probably inundated with summer-to-autumn transitional style stories. Every year, despite being on this planet for 24 years, I

by Michelle Li

Health

Racism Can Affect Your Mental Health From As Early As Childhood

It's not exactly a surprise that racism can affect your mental health, but a new study published in the journal American Psychologist has shed some new

by Kimberly Truong

News

Drink Spiking Is On The Rise But Going Unreported – A Victim Tell...

Drink spiking isn't new, and while it's difficult to know exactly how common it is because of the number of incidents that go unreported, evidence

by Natalie Gil

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