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I Was Sectioned With Psychosis In My 20s. This Is Why I’m Talking About It...

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13 Brilliant Books To Gift Everyone On Your List

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Are Black Women Being Let Down By TV’s Mental Health Storylines?

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These Photos Are A Joyous Celebration Of South London Communities

If you’re not already familiar with Russian-Ghanaian photographer Liz Johnson Artur by name, you’ll definitely have come across her extraordinary photo

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My Mate’s A Bad Date Is Here To Fix Your First Date ...

Can you get through a date without looking at your phone? Would you ask your date to take Boomerangs of you and Snapchats of them within minutes of meeting

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R29’s Entertainment & Culture Picks For December

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The Best (& Worst) One-Hit Wonders Of The 2010s

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Help! I Caught The Ick & I’m Suddenly Repulsed By My Partner

“Smooch” is not a nice word. It sounds slimy. It’s uncomfortable. It can’t really be taken seriously. I cringe and recoil at the sound of i

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Mrs Coulter In His Dark Materials Is The Best TV Villain W...

There’s something about the sound of a high heel against a concrete floor. Purposeful. Authoritative. Sharp. Consciously or not, the wearer demands atten

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Best of Netflix

R29’s Ranking Of The Cheesiest Netflix Original Christmas F...

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Best of Netflix

Can Netflix’s Vegan Documentaries Convince Me To Quit Meat?

I tried to watch Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret on a hangover a few months ago. Big mistake. I can’t really tell you how or why I ended up on one

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Intimate Portraits Of Women Affected By Illegal Abortion (NSFW)

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R29’s Entertainment & Culture Picks For November

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HouseShare: Brilliantly Awkward TV About Surviving London ...

We’re all familiar with London’s bad rep. It costs about £15 for a pint! Renters live in windowless shoeboxes! There are people everywhere! All! The!

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Gold Digger Is A Sinister Romantic Thriller With An Import...

“The man who commits adultery with a woman is lacking in sense. He who would destroy himself does it,” says wise grandma Hazel. “Proverbs

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The Easiest TV Shows To ‘Watch’ While Scrolling Throu...

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The Best Podcasts For Every Complicated Relationship Status

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What Your Entertainment Subscription Says About You

I can confidently assume (based on my own arduous lifestyle) that there are only two occasions when those of us who are financially insecure and generally

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Random Men Pay My Bills Is An Eye-Opening Podcast About Fi...

Jade is a financial dominatrix. New to the term? It basically means that she demands money from ‘slaves’, devoted worshippers who don’t want

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His Dark Materials Is The Brilliant TV Adaptation Fans Of ...

Though we’re no longer surprised by news of our most cherished books becoming TV shows, the pressure and expectation when it happens is always just as pr

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“Get Married ASAP”: Overcoming Stereotypes About Midd...

Alya Mooro has a ‘vulnerability hangover’. It’s a term coined by author Brené Brown and Alya says the concept really resonates in the afterm

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First Look At BBC’s Adaptation Of Sally Rooney’s N...

Sally Rooney’s sensational second novel Normal People was a runaway hit across the world. Naturally, when news of a big TV adaptation dropped, excite

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Entertainment
Our Weird & Wild Experiences Using ‘Find My Friends’
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Podcasts
The Unfolding Mystery Of The Missing Cryptoqueen Podcast...
How does one woman disappear without a trace? Not just any woman. We’re talking about a high-profile, very wealthy woman with a reputation for enjoying t
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Black History Is Now
These Brilliant Photos Celebrate Black British Girlhood In The 90s
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TV Shows
Giri/Haji Is The Next Great Crime Thriller You’ll ...
There’s been a murder. Actually, no. Make that two murders because moments after we’re shown the first dead body of a man who was quite literally stabb
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Black History Is Now
My First Frank Conversation With My Mum About Race
We all love our mums. Some of us are lucky enough to be super close with our mums. But there are a million things that most of us would rather die than tal
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Black History Is Now
Our Favourite Books By Black British Authors & Why We Love Them
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Beauty
I Got Beyoncé’s Hottest Hairstyle & It Changed My Mind Abou...
Over the last few months, you’ve probably spotted a hair trend creeping into your Instagram feed. Those cute little blonde streaks that complement a full
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TV Shows
We Feel Cheated By The Final Episode Of BBC’sThe Captur...
Warning! This feature contains spoilers for the final episode of The Capture It’s been a difficult month for my paranoia. You as well? I blame BBC One’
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