Art Reviews & Book Recommendations 2019

Black women are well known for being on the front lines and often being the first to put our heads above the parapet. This is in no way a new phenomenon, b

by Yomi Adegoke

Pop Culture

Do Elio & Oliver End Up Together In The Call Me By Your Name<...

Warning: This post contains spoilers for Find Me, the sequel to Call Me By Your Name. Stop your chores. Cancel your plans. Put away the distractions,

by Elena Nicolaou

News
Chanel Miller On Writing Her Pain & Finally Becoming Herself
When I speak to Chanel Miller on the phone, her voice is hoarse from weeks of travel and interviews. “Chanel!” I say as if I know her. “You need to
by Leah Carroll

Books & Art
Hillary & Chelsea Clinton On Gutsy Women, Greta Thunberg & (Sigh)...
The Book of Gutsy Women is a tribute to women who deserve more recognition — and to a mother-daughter relationship.
by Natalie Gontcharova

Books & Art
Google Doodle Pays Tribute To Sylvia Plath On Her 87th Birthday
With pen and paper in hand looking up at a wintery night sky, today’s Google Doodle celebrates poet Sylvia Plath on her 87th birthday. The Doodle p
by Shannon Carlin

Books & Art
Life Lessons From People Older & Wiser Than You
by Dominique Afacan

Black History Is Now
These Brilliant Photos Celebrate Black British Girlhood In The 90s
by Jazmin Kopotsha

TV Shows
Everything We Know About BBC’s His Dark Materials ...
by Sarah Midkiff

Books & Art
The Timeline Of Everything That Happens To Alaska In Looking F...
Warning: There are spoilers for Looking For Alaska ahead. Yes, there are many ways in which Alaska Young is a manic pixie dream girl. Even Looking for Alas
by Sabrina Rojas Weiss

Living
16 Small (& Free) Changes To Make Your Home More Eco-Friendly
by Natalie Fee

TV Shows
Jenny Slate Can’t Wait To Be A Ghost
I’m so used to hearing Jenny Slate’s breathless voice in my favourite TV shows and movies that I accidentally scream “HI!” the moment we get on the
by Kathryn Lindsay

Books & Art
Cat Marnell Is Lonely All The Time, But Still Has A Lot To Say
In order to talk about 2019 Cat Marnell, one needs to understand the past iterations of Cat Marnell. There’s 2012 Cat, who snorted bath salts to avoid wr
by Morgan Baila

Books & Art
This Love Letter To Black British Womanhood Just Won The Booker P...
Bernadine Evaristo has been announced the joint winner of the Booker Prize 2019, sharing the award with Margaret Atwood for “The Testaments”. I
by Bernardine Evaristo

Black History Is Now
Our Favourite Books By Black British Authors & Why We Love Them
by Jazmin Kopotsha

Books & Art
Cookbook Authors Share The Autumn Ingredients They Always Have On...
by Olivia Harrison

Black History Is Now
How The Stories Of Black Women In The UK Are Being Reclaimed
‘Archiving’ and ‘documenting’ tend to evoke memories of history lessons or connote images of dark spaces lined with binders filled with age
by Paula Akpan

Books & Art
I Confronted My Rapist 14 Years Later & This Is What It Was Like
Warning: The following article includes details which some readers might find upsetting. “Things We Didn’t Talk About When I Was a Girl” is a
by Jeannie Vanasco

Books & Art
“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
by Jazmin Kopotsha

Books & Art
These Books Capture The #MeToo Era
by Elena Nicolaou

Black History Is Now
R29’s Entertainment & Culture Picks For Black History Month
by Us

Body
Elephant, Hippo, and Other Nicknames I Love
This excerpt of Jes Baker’s essay, “Elephant, Hippo, and Other Nicknames I Love” from The (Other) F Word: A Celebration of the Fat and Fierc
by Jes Baker

Books & Art
I Photographed My Best Friend Giving Birth (NSFW)
From birthdays to weddings, most of life’s milestone events are best enjoyed in the company of friends. Childbirth, on the other hand, is a different mat
by Daisy Woodward

Pop Culture
Demi Moore Was Told Her Mother Sold Her To Rapist For $500
Demi Moore says she was raped by a man who alleged Moore’s mother “sold” her to him. In a new interview with Diane Sawyer for Good Morn
by Kaitlin Reilly

Food & Drinks
The Best Vegan Spots In London, According To An Opinionated Blogger
by Eni Subair

Online Dating
Ignored, Attacked Or Fetishised: The Many Frustrations Of Dating ...
The following is an extract from Mixed Feelings: Exploring The Emotional Impact Of Our Digital Habits by Naomi Shimada & Sarah Raphael My parents only
by Sarah Raphael