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Nervous Of Socialising? Be The Friend You Wish You Had Post-Pandemic
Sadhbh O'Sullivan
25 Jul 2021
Living
I’m Not Sure I’m The Same Person I Was Before The Pandemic
Vicky Spratt
21 Jul 2021
Living
I Dropped Veganism In The Pandemic & I Won’t Go Back
Sadhbh O'Sullivan
16 Jul 2021
Coronavirus
How The Hell Do You Talk To Your Vaccine-Hesitant Friends?
After a long 15 months of virus fears, yoyo-ing lockdowns and the race to develop effective treatments, COVID-19 vaccine rollouts are well underway. So far
by
Lydia Morrish
Health News
How Will Rising COVID Cases Impact The Olympics?
The summer 2021 Olympic games will kick off in just over two weeks, but as the coronavirus pandemic continues, some are wondering how rising cases in the a
by
Erin Corbett
Living
How The Pandemic Turned Me Into A Superstitious Person
It all started with one magpie. I’ve never been particularly superstitious but not too long ago, on a particularly lacklustre Tuesday morning walk around
by
Juliana Piskorz
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Self-Isolating Students Face An End-Of-Term Nightmare
University of Manchester student Cerys Jones lives in a house of 10 students and was supposed to be moving out tomorrow. Instead, as another academic year
by
Tess Reidy
Coronavirus
Even If You Had Asymptomatic COVID, You Might Feel Symptoms Month...
More than a year into the coronavirus pandemic, researchers have found that hundreds of thousands of people in America are seeking medical attention for po
by
Erin Corbett
Pride 2021
A Gathering Of Voices: LGBTQ+ Activists Talk About Pandemics Past...
Over half of the population of the United States and almost half of the UK population has received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. Case counts and
by
Dalí Adekunle
Coronavirus
Apparently, Some Anti-Vaxxers Think The COVID Vaccine Makes You...
Anti-vaxxers have found yet another conspiracy theory to cling to in their fight to remain unvaccinated against the deadly coronavirus. Since the vaccines
by
Erin Corbett
Coronavirus
We’re Finally Getting Names For The COVID Variants — Here...
On Monday, the World Health Organisation announced that the COVID-19 variants will officially receive “easy-to-pronounce,” “non-stigmatis
by
Lydia Wang
Coronavirus
The Kardashian-West Household Was A COVID Hotspot, But Not For Th...
The latest episode of Keeping Up with the Kardashians was very enlightening, giving us our first Kanye West cameo of the season as well as an important upd
by
Ineye Komonibo
Coronavirus
It’s Not Just You: COVID Brain Fog Can Linger For Months
In mid-November 2020, Pamela Furr was cutting onions and noticed no tears were coming to her eyes. She couldn’t smell them, she realised. She got a COVID
by
Molly Longman
Coronavirus
Vaccinated People Who Had COVID-19 May Be Immune For A Very Long ...
The COVID-19 vaccines have allowed many of us to take a collective sigh of relief. We can finally begin to get back to pre-pandemic activities with confide
by
Elizabeth Gulino
Kim Kardashian West
Kim Kardashian Reveals That Her Son Saint Also Tested Positive Fo...
Season 18 of Keeping Up with the Kardashians was notably tumultuous, marked by a troubling new antagonist for the reality family to take on: COVID-19. The
by
Ineye Komonibo
Beauty
Inside The Secret World Of Canada’s Underground Pandemic Be...
On an autumn day last year, Amy* walked over to her favourite nail salon in her Toronto neighbourhood. The lights were off, the curtains drawn, the securit
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Katherine Singh
Living
After A Year Of Excess, I Finally Realised How Badly I Need Moder...
When I think of the word ‘moderation‘ I am reminded of a quote from Peep Show. “Four naan, Jeremy? Four? That’s insane,” exclaims
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Juliana Piskorz
LGBTQ+
It’s Never Too Late To Come Out – Lockdown Showed Me That
When I think about my own experiences of coming out, there’s one occasion I really remember. Perched on a grassy verge outside our college at the age of
by
Charlotte Moore
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Wellness
I Couldn’t Commit To Therapy — & Then The Pandemic Happened
“Hello, Lauren.” The woman’s voice coming out of my phone was palpably soothing, but I still cringed listening to it. My inner cynic wondered if her
by
Lauren Pinnington
Wellness
I Inhabit An In-Between Place: Exhausted But Unable To Sleep, Tir...
The days of the week are like an extremely bad bag of pick ‘n’ mix. Each one turning out to be the experience of a new kind of tiredness: exhau
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Vicky Spratt
Coronavirus
Is 25 The Worst Age To Be During The Pandemic? A Very Serious Inv...
When I was 15, I thought that by the time I turned 25 I’d be a successful, confident, grown adult. I pictured myself traveling the world; I also figured
by
Elizabeth Gulino
Coronavirus
These Intimate Photos Offer A Window Into Lives Of 8 Trans People...
The word complicated doesn’t begin to sum up the experience of the past 14-plus months. It’s impossible to understate the effect COVID-19 has had on us
by
R29 Team
Coronavirus
Young Indian Women Are Using Instagram To Tell The World How Bad ...
“I am feeling anxious,” 30-year-old Mankiran Dhillon, who lives with her parents in Delhi, tells Refinery29. “Nobody was ready for this.
by
Minreet Kaur
Wellness
Feeling Burnt Out? Maybe It’s Because You Haven’t Tak...
For most of the pandemic, Frankie, a social worker, took barely a single day off work. She had her usual weekends and national holidays, but she didn’t u
by
Molly Longman
Style
The Anatomy Of The Perfect Post-Vaccine Outfit
On Tuesday, the United States’ CDC announced that fully vaccinated people can go without a mask when in small groups and outdoors, which Mike Saag, M
by
Eliza Huber
Wellness
6 People On Giving Up Sex Until The Pandemic Is Over (& Maybe Lon...
by
Sadaf Ahsan
Coronavirus
Don’t Worry: Here’s How To Manage All Your Vaccine Side Effects
When I got my first shot of the COVID-19 vaccine, I was stoked. I tried to soak everything in: the lyrics of the ‘80s song playing over the loudspeaker a
by
Molly Longman
Coronavirus
Does The Second Vaccine Dose Totally Change Your Appetite? A Very...
So, you’ve finally gotten your second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Armed with a blanket and a bottle of Lucozade, you’re prepared for the potential lo
by
Asia Ewart
Living
13 People On The Big Life Changes They Made In The Pandemic
by
Sadhbh O'Sullivan
Coronavirus
7 Recipes That Make The Most Of A Tin Of Tomatoes
by
Sadhbh O'Sullivan
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