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How "Ifs" And "Thens" Are Hurting Single Women

Celebrity Beauty

As The New Face Of L’Oréal Paris, Viola Davis Wants Women To Know Their ...

Director Lorene Scafaria On What Kim Kardashian & The Ladies Of Hustlers...

How To Talk To Ghosts, According To A Medium

If you ask us, being able to hear ghosts sounds downright overwhelming — imagine the cacophony every time you drove past a cemetery. Nevertheless, there&

by Sara Coughlin

Alyssa Milano On Child Stardom, How Her Activism Began, & Troll-F...

An outspoken, highly visible activist today, Alyssa Milano considers acting her day job. But if you’re old enough to remember her breakout on 80s/early

by Justin Ravitz

Prabal Gurung On Being An Activist & Exploring American Identity ...

Prabal Gurung is here to take up space. As one of fashion’s top designers, he’s never shied away from using his platform to ignite change — and somet

by Mekita Rivas

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Diet & Nutrition

The Truth About Alkaline Water

From juice detoxes to SoulCycle, there’s always some transformative cure-all making the rounds. Recently, the benefits of alkaline water and a veggie-ric

by Sarah Jacoby

The Testaments: Atwood’s Dystopian World Is Close...

At the global launch of Margaret Atwood’s highly anticipated sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale, the author spoke publicly about her new book The Testaments

by Jazmin Kopotsha

The Downton Abbey Movie Proves This Was Always A Story A...

Warning: Minor spoilers for the Downton Abbey movie ahead. The pilot episode of Downton Abbey opened with a crucial telegram being delivered to the house.

3 Delicious Palestinian Recipes To Make This Week

by Jess Commons

Chrissy Teigen Spent The Last Day Of Her Summer Feuding With Trum...

Chrissy Teigen’s distaste for President Donald Trump has never been a secret, and the feeling seems to be mutual since he blocked her on Twitter back

by Kathryn Lindsay

My Partner And I Slept Apart For A "Sleep Divorce" And It Was Divine

Sleeping in a bed with someone is the worst. Between the kicking, the snoring, the sweating, the flailing, the touching… I hate it. I am aware there

by Jess Commons

Dirty John Season 2 Is About A Woman Who Kills

One of the messiest divorces in American history, which culminated in a shocking double homicide, will be the subject of season 2 of Dirty John, according

by Kaitlin Reilly

What Do Your Sex Dreams Really Mean & Should You Pay Attention To...

In certain schools of psychoanalysis, namely that of Sigmund Freud, dreams are considered to be a snapshot of our unconscious desires. As he saw it, while

by Vicky Spratt

The Orange Manicure Makes A Chic Entry Into Autumn

by Megan Decker

5 Crucial Parts Of Wedding Planning, Explained

After a year-long engagement, it’s finally our wedding month! To continue with the lead-up to this momentous life milestone (and because I’ve h

Tory Burch Reimagines The ’80s With A Nod To Princess Diana

Long before she became the Princess of Wales, Diana Spencer was a regular teenage girl who was not at all prepared for all the ways her life was about to

by Channing Hargrove

Camila Mendes Shares How She Healed After Sexual Assault

Riverdale star Camila Mendes opened up about being sexually assaulted as a college freshman in a cover story for Women’s Health. Discussing her tattoo, w

by Erika W. Smith

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How To Break Up With Someone Without Being A Dick

Breaking up is hard to do… but sometimes you’ve just got to do it. If it isn’t a positive force in your life, you’re probably better off ending the

by Erika W. Smith

How To Tell It’s Time To End Your Long-Distance Relationship

Long-distance relationships aren’t exactly uncommon — particularly for young people. According to a 2005 study, up to 75% of college students have been

by Erika W. Smith

What It Means That Kim Kardashian Tested Positive For Lupus Antib...

The season 17 premiere of Keeping Up With The Kardashians was dramatic — and it wasn’t just because of Kim’s annoyance with Khloé ‘s ex, Trist

by Molly Longman

Is Cardi B’s Hustlers Character Based On A Real ...

Cardi B doesn’t appear much in the trailer for Hustlers, out 13th September, but her presence is palpable. She quite literally sets the mood for the movi

by Elena Nicolaou

Modern Workplace Anxiety Is Manifesting In The Bathroom

Have you ever waited inside a bathroom stall longer than you have to, not because you’re busy scrolling through Instagram or filling up a fantasy Shopbop

The French Manicure Is Back, According To NYC’s Fashion Girls

by Megan Decker

Basic Beauty Is Officially Dead At NYFW, Thanks To Euphoria

by Samantha Sasso

What Happens When Therapists Get Bad Online Reviews

When she was 16 years old and struggling with suicidal thoughts, Lizzie (not her real name) began seeing a therapist in her home state of Arizona. During w

What I Learned As The Only Woman On My Team In The Tech Industry

Ginny Hogan is an LA-based writer and stand-up comedian. She’s a contributor to The New Yorker, The New York Times and McSweeney’s. Forbes rece

Boho Passion Twists: The Clever Protective Hairstyle Blowing Up O...

If Instagram is anything to go by, the era of ’90s hairstyles is well and truly upon us. Aside from boy cuts and bobs, bold TLC-inspired ‘boho

3 Major Short Haircuts For Autumn, According To A Celebrity Stylist

Kristen Stewart, Charlize Theron and Saoirse Ronan are just a handful of celebrities who have tapped hairstylist and Virtue’s creative director, Adir

by Jacqueline Kilikita

The New True Crime Podcast About Fred West Is One To Download

In the early ’90s, journalist Howard Sounes was working for the Sunday Mirror. His work varied. He did bits of crime reporting, he covered celebrity

by Jess Commons

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How To Deal With Representation Burnout In The Workplace

In January, Anne Helen Peterson deemed millennials “the burnout generation,” and in May the World Health Organisation officially legitimised bu

by Anabel Pasarow