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Fertility Diary: Coronavirus Put IVF On Hold

Exactly How Airborne Is Coronavirus, Anyway?

Can UV Light Actually Kill Coronavirus?

Elizabeth Gulino

Class Of COVID-19: The Students Whose School Year Has Been Cut Short

When Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that schools in the UK would shut from Friday 20th March, it was a telltale sign that coronavirus, the illness

by Serena Brown

Why I’m Not Sure I Want To Leave Lockdown

On the day that the scale of the coronavirus crisis hit me, I was at the Department of Health. It was early in the morning and I was there for a breakfast

by Vicky Spratt

The Psychology Of Cutting Your Hair At Home

“It’s 1.30am. I’m very, very tired. Is this a bad idea? Absolutely. It’s a horrible idea,” says actress Allie Evans while holding up a pair of cl

by Erika Stalder

Is It Bad That I Haven’t Worn A Bra In 3 Months?

I reported the majority of this story while braless. In fact, I’ve been rejecting the tyranny of the bra more and more during my coronavirus self-qua

by Molly Longman

John Krasinski Defends His Decision To Sell His Quarantine TV Sho...

Fans were not celebrating along with John Krasinski after he announced his YouTube show, Some Good News, was headed to CBS. The Office actor launched the f

by Kathryn Lindsay

How To Nail Your Virtual Job Interview

If you’re one of the millions that has lost their job in the months since the COVID-19 pandemic became a national crisis, you may now be facing a postmod

Do You Really Need A Face Mask While Running?

By now, hopefully, wearing a face mask when you’re in public is starting to become second nature. Whether or not you need to don a mask when you̵

by Elizabeth Gulino

I Found A Mysterious Recipe Book From 1968 & I’m Cooking Al...

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Forgotten Delights (@forgottendelights) on May 19, 2019 at 9:01am PDT I think it’s fair to say that ever

by Jess Commons

Why Coronavirus Has Hit Young Women’s Finances Hardest

Did you tune into the Dominic Cummings press conference on Monday? Did you watch as an unelected advisor schooled us all in what it takes to be a good pare

by Vicky Spratt

The Kitchen Staple That’s Got Me Through Lockdown

by Sadhbh O'Sullivan

Universities Are Going Online, But What Do Students Think About It?

The coronavirus crisis has thrown the future of university education up into the air, with many graduation ceremonies cancelled or postponed and student li

by Jessica Morgan

Missouri Hair Salon Exposed 140 People To Coronavirus After Reope...

It’s been three weeks since Missouri’s state governor allowed businesses to reopen amid the widespread Coronavirus pandemic. While the state ho

by Thatiana Diaz

Are Face Shields The New Face Masks?

Back in April, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention made it official: Everyone should be wearing a cloth face mask “in public settings wher

by Elizabeth Gulino

Gossiping In The Group Chat May Be Petty But It’s A Lockdow...

Having a bitch in the group chat is a popular activity during these Trying Times. Somewhat understandably, everyone is behaving like a bit more of a dick r

by Sadhbh O'Sullivan

I Thought I Was Over My Separation, Then The Pandemic Hit

Welcome to Love Lockdown: a weekly column about how people are navigating romantic relationships in the time of coronavirus. Back in January, I decide

Scammers Are Posing As The NHS Cervical Screening Programme

The public health crisis caused by coronavirus has had far-reaching implications for other “non-essential” health services, including delays an

by Vicky Spratt

Me & White Supremacy: How To Check Your White Privilege

The global pandemic is lingering in the background of national news when Layla Saad and I first speak. “White people are not used to seeing themselve

The Dangerous Pressure To Have A Lockdown Glow-Up

For those of us still under lockdown, it’s proving to be a mixed bag. From learning to work from home to navigating mental health issues, One hour yo

by Rosie Gizauskas

“I’m Taking It Minute By Minute” Real Women On ...

Before a global pandemic locked down states across the nation, working from home was a coveted privilege: you could have a little WFH, as a treat. You look

21 Pretty & Protective Face Masks You Can Buy Right Now

by Alicia Lansom

How Coronavirus Interrupted My Grieving Process

My mum died in May last year from a rare cancer: mucosal melanoma. The first anniversary of her death loomed like a storm cloud. My father, my brother and

Respiratory Droplets, Not Surfaces, Are The Main Way COVID-19 Is ...

In new guidelines, the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention have now stated that we don’t have to be so worried about catching coronavirus from

by Elizabeth Gulino

What It’s Like To Be A Therapist During COVID-19

During the pandemic, many of us are feeling on edge. There’s a laundry list of worries that run through our heads every day: Is that tickle in my throat

by Molly Longman

“A Lot Of Responses Seem More Aggressive”: How To Peacefully Solv...

The internet is great for a lot of things: an endless supply of streaming TV shows and movies, memes and gallows humour as a salve for the bleakness of rea

Dakota Johnson Opens Up About Her Mental Health In Quarantine

Right now, our mental health might be feeling a bit shaky. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, we’re living in a time where everything feels unknown, th

by Elizabeth Gulino

Lockdown Has Exposed How Embedded Fatphobia Is In Our Society

“How are you?” I texted a friend a few weeks into the UK’s lockdown. When we last chatted, she (a social butterfly by nature) had been strugg

by Marie Southard Os...

We Photographed 15 People In The Outfit They’ll Wear When L...

It’s easy to brush it off as one of the more trivial aspects of lockdown life but our changing approach to dressing over the past few months has affe

by Poppy Thorpe