Katy Thompsett's Recent Articles

All my socks suddenly have holes in. Weird how that happens, huh? One minute you’re frolicking in the autumn leaves, kicking up your heels and admiring t

by Katy Thompsett

Living

I Lost My Credit Card… & Found Kindness Where I Least Expec...

I used to love living in the city. Leafing through the Metro on the morning commute; running into celebrities on Shoreditch High Street; knowing you’re n

by Katy Thompsett

Living

Should I Be Worried That There Are No Photos Of Me With My Boyfri...

Last weekend I sent an old pal a picture of my boyfriend sitting outside a pub with our dog in his lap. He looked handsome, I thought: salt and pepper hair

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Living

A Year Ago I Quit London For The Countryside. Was It Worth It?

Over the summer I went back to London for the first time since moving to Northern Ireland a year ago. Fumbling around for my Oyster card outside Marylebone

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Entertainment

How Jackie Collins Taught Millennials Like Me About Sex

In news that will surprise precisely no one, Jackie Collins, salacious storyteller and eyebrow-raiser par excellence, was quite the horny teenager. Here’

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Hot Book Summer

10 Memoirs To Broaden Your Horizons

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Bathroom Break

Toilet Paper Is The Ultimate Single-Use Product. Can We Change Ou...

Welcome to Bathroom Break, Refinery29’s series all about poo and the complicated relationship we have with our bowels. To see the rest of the articles, c

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Wellness

Don't Call Me Cute: A Plea From A Short Girl

Back when I started school, I was so tiny that even the smallest off-the-peg uniform had me resembling Tom Hanks at the end of Big, all trailing cuffs and

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Work & Money

I'm Crowdfunding To Pay For My £10,900 Degree

A few years ago, Joe, now 30, quit his office job to pursue a career as a musician. We’ve all dreamed of doing it – kicking off our sensible shoes to f

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Living

Why Everyone Needs To Stop Calling Their S.O. 'This One'

“Relationship status. Interested in. This is what drives life at college. Are you having sex or aren't you. It's why people take certain cl

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Beauty

How I Learned To Love My Sideburns

In the spring of 2015, sideburns had a fashion moment. Models at Marni strode the catwalk with hair slicked back like David Bowie in his Thin White Duke da

by Katy Thompsett

All The Single Mothers

To Our Mums Who Did It All On Their Own: You Smashed It

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Books & Art

Our Favourite Books Of 2018 & Why We Loved Them

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Living

I Moved Back Into A Shared House After My Divorce

If I had to pinpoint the moment I realised communal living isn’t for me, I might tell you about the evening I came home from work to discover my housemat

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Living

I Had To Lie To Get A Divorce – This Is Why The Law Needs To Change

On Wednesday morning, judges at the Supreme Court unanimously rejected a woman’s plea to divorce her husband on the grounds that she is “desperatel

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Entertainment

An Ode To Now That's What I Call Music & The Dawn Of My ...

The last thing I remember before getting irresponsibly drunk at a friend's wedding reception last year is a roomful of thirtysomethings losing their s

by Katy Thompsett

Books & Art

R29 Book Club Verdict: Lincoln In The Bardo By George Sa...

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Wellness

I Asked A Stranger 36 Questions To See If We'd Fall In Love

Give or take a month either side, I’ve been single for three years. One thousand and ninety five days of doing whatever I damn well please and shaving on

by Katy Thompsett

Horoscopes

When Did We Start Taking Our Horoscopes So Seriously?

When did you last read your horoscope? This week? This month? Perhaps you have an app on your phone – the most popular across Android and iOS, the Daily

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Hot Fuzz

Real Women On Their Relationship With Their Body Hair

Remember when Julia Roberts flashed a hairy armpit at the Notting Hill premiere in 1999 and the tabloid press collectively lost its mind? This was in the d

by Katy Thompsett

World News

Is It OK To Charge For Food That Would Be Thrown Away?

A post shared by @foodcyclehq on Sep 18, 2016 at 12:13pm PDT Picking up the award for Outstanding British Film at last month’s BAFTAs, director Ken Loach

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