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Is Vinted Taking Over From ‘Gentrified’ Depop?

This Is Why Men Don’t Understand What Women Find Attractive

From Star Signs To Myers-Briggs: Why Are We So Obsessed With Compatibility Tests...

Should You Get Heartbreak Leave From Work?

Losing You is a weeklong series investigating heartbreak. According to Facebook data, 11th December is the most popular day for couples to break

by Serena Smith

Shrooms On A Night Out: How Magic Mushrooms Replaced Booze For Yo...

Mushrooms – magic or otherwise – are everywhere at the moment. They’re in fashion, appearing on everything from Zara jumpers to Urban Outfitters earr

by Serena Smith

Drunk Instagram Posting Could Be Symptomatic Of A Bigger Problem

It’s New Year’s Day 2020. Somewhere in Leeds, 22-year-old Tahmina* lazily rubs the sleep from her eyes, peels her tongue from her palate and glugs a gl

by Serena Smith

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Why More Young Women Are Identifying As Demisexual

Do you remember the first pangs of your sexual awakening? Maybe you’d lie in bed pining after the hockey captain in the year above who didn’t even know

by Serena Smith

How Young Women Feel About Pegging Their Boyfriends

Back in 2001, sex writer Dan Savage posited a question in his Savage Love column: “What term, from this day forward, will be the commonly accepted slang

by Serena Smith

How Avant Basic Became Instagram’s Favourite Look

I’ve been on the waiting list for the Paloma Wool Enya top for months. I’ve wanted it since I saw YouTuber Nayna Florence wear it in one of her videos

by Serena Smith

Inside The Dodgy World Of Dropshipping On Depop

I’m scrolling through Depop when I’m hit with an overwhelming sense of déjà vu. I’m certain I’ve seen these cow print, Docs-esque boots somewhere

by Serena Smith

Why We’re ‘Soft-Launching’ Relationships On Insta

It’s 2011. You’ve been in a relationship for six hours. You log into Facebook, make a beeline for the ‘edit profile’ button and change your

by Serena Smith

How Instagram’s ‘Photo Dump’ Trend Finds The Be...

A shock of bright, cold sky against sun-streaked buildings. A frothy latte in the powdery snow. Stacks of instant noodles in the Chinese supermarket. A hal

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Students Are Turning To Sex Work To Pay Their Rent

In 2008 we bailed out the banks. We now face the biggest financial crisis in a generation, with record youth unemployment. Who will bail out young people?

by Serena Smith