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Black History Is Now
How The Stories Of Black Women In The UK Are Being Reclaimed
Paula Akpan
10 Oct 2019
Books & Art
I Confronted My Rapist 14 Years Later & This Is What It Was Like
Jeannie Vanasco
8 Oct 2019
Books & Art
These Books Capture The #MeToo Era
Elena Nicolaou
2 Oct 2019
Black History Is Now
R29’s Entertainment & Culture Picks For Black History Month
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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
Books & Art
Eternity, Grief & Vampires: Tali Lennox’s Latest Art Show R...
Tali Lennox opens the door to her studio wearing a soft, paint-splattered Playboy t-shirt and small silk shorts. She towers over me, even though I am in pl
by Gabrielle Korn
Books & Art
The Most Shocking Things We Learned In She Said, The Tel...
If the year 2019 had a curriculum, She Said by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey would be required reading. The book is an exhaustive account of how Kantor and
by Elena Nicolaou
Fashion
Refinery29 Loves…What To Shop & See This Week
by Georgia Murray
Wellness
The Dark Side Of Mindfulness We Need To Wake Up To
Forty years ago, John Travis, a medical doctor based in affluent Marin County north of San Francisco opened the Wellness Resource Center. “Wellness i
by Ronald E Purser
TV Shows
The True Story Behind Friends' Iconic Opening Credits Is...
Kelsey Miller is a writer based in Brooklyn, NY, and former employee of Refinery29. The following is an excerpt from her book, I’ll Be There for You: The
by Kelsey Miller
Books & Art
The Goldfinch Is Missing One Key Ingredient: Donna Tartt
By hour two of The Goldfinch, I was silently thanking the movie gods that Donna Tartt’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel had not been turned into a miniserie
by Elena Nicolaou
Movies
Caitlin Moran On Why Beanie Feldstein Was The Perfect Choice For ...
Caitlin Moran’s semi-autobiographical novel, How to Build a Girl, has been charming readers since its release in 2014. Based on her own wild teenage year
by Caitlin Moran
Books & Art
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
Black History Is Now
Slay In Your Lane Is More Than A Book, It’s A Move...
The Black Girl Bible landed a year ago and, wow, what an impact it’s had. Best friends and co-authors Yomi Adegoke and Elizabeth Uviebinené started work
by Jazmin Kopotsha
Books & Art
How I Learned Being Queer Is More Than Who You Sleep With
The following is an extract from We Have Always Been Here: A Queer Muslim Memoir by Samra Habib. My relationship with Alex was perfect, until I’d learned
by Samra Habib
Books & Art
R29's Book Recommendations: What We're Reading This September
by Eni Subair
Photography
The Seductive World Of Jane Austen Super-Fans
The first time Spanish photographer Alejandra Carles-Tolra visited the Jane Austen Pineapple Appreciation Society it was midwinter, early 2016, and they we
by Joanna Cresswell
Photography
Just A Few Beautiful Photos Of Some Really Cool Cat Ladies
by Jazmin Kopotsha
Sex
The Painful, Little-Known Condition That Messes With Women’...
While “vulvodynia” might not be a word you recognise, you may be familiar with its symptoms. According to a 2011 study, published in the Americ
by Hayley MacMillen
US News
The Serial Killer The FBI Didn't Want America To Know About
For fourteen years, Israel Keyes crisscrossed the country committing a series of monstrous – and completely random – rapes and murders. His methods def
by Leah Carroll
TV Shows
George R.R. Martin Responds To The GoT Finale Backlash —...
Did you have feelings about the final episode of Game of Thrones? If so, join the chorus of Game of Thrones TV show and book fans who are still voicing the
by Meagan Fredette
Movies
Timothée Chalamet & Saoirse Ronan’s Chemistry Is So Hot It’s A “B...
Twitter was dominated by excitement over Louisa May Alcott's Little Women on Tuesday, and we have Saoirse Ronan and Timothée Chalamet in the film
by Kathryn Lindsay
TV Shows
Deep Water Looks Like A British Big Little Lies,
Imagine, for a minute, that you’ve spent years of your life working on a novel, or a TV show of that novel, only for your project to draw comparisons wit
by Hannah J Davies
Books & Art
What Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye Taught Me About Bein...
In 1994, I was a 4th grader with an imagination that often found me daydreaming myself far, far away from the confines of my windowless classroom, from the
by Jamilah Lemieux
Pop Culture
Sex, iPhones & Rock & Roll: The Teen Girls Leading The Fall Out B...
The following is an extract from Fangirls: Scenes From Modern Music Culture by Hannah Ewens. In the back of a 20,000-capacity venue that smells like Pepsi
by Hannah Ewens
Photography
These Magical Photos About Sisterhood & Home Feel Like A Fairy Tale
by Joanna Cresswell
Books & Art
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