Everything That's Happening To Your Body During PMS — & How To Deal
Illustrated by Abbie Winters.Women are fed a lot of platitudes during their Time Of The Month — your period is a natural sign of your womanhood, it's a beautiful reminder that you can bring life into...
View ArticleAlexander McQueen's DNA Cloned For New Fashion Line — Possibly Without His...
Update: Last week, word spread that a recent design school graduate, Tina Gorjanc, planned to clone the late Alexander McQueen's DNA to create a line of accessories made of human skin. The reactions...
View ArticleAn Innovative New Vaginal Ring Could Protect Women Against HIV
Update: The dapivirine ring has been found to reduce women's risk of contracting HIV by 56%, according to research presented this week at the AIDS 2016 conference in South Africa. Among women who used...
View ArticleWeek 1: Diagnosed With Cancer At 28
Courtesy of Ariane Mason.I’m Ariane, I’m 28 years old and on Monday 20th June 2016 I was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma. This is my story.Read Week 2: ChemotherapyLIFEI’m no philosopher but let’s...
View Article6 Hacks To Make Your Stuff Look More Expensive
Photo: Courtesy of French For PineappleAfter rent, food, bills and other essential expenses, it wouldn't be out of the question to assume that the remainder of the average twenty or thirty-something’s...
View ArticleKeira Knightley's Hair Stylist On How To Resurrect Your Hair
If you've been unkind to your hair – bleach, heat, sink-side trims– it's time to get acquainted with hairstylist to the stars, Wendy Iles. Wendy is what you'd call a legend within Hollywood's...
View ArticleThe Foundation Your Skin Needs This Summer
Above all, we want our skin to look natural and fresh; that barely-there beauty is the ultimate makeup goal. Whether you're a makeup wearer or not, we'd all prefer it if our complexion was naturally...
View ArticleWhy Have These Special K Ads Been Banned In The UK?
Kellogg’s has been banned from promoting its Special K cereal as “nutritious” and “full of goodness” to UK audiences.The cereal is marketed as a low-calorie option for people trying to lose weight and...
View ArticleThe Lowdown On Labour Leadership Candidate Owen Smith
Yesterday we found out that – yet again – the next leader of the Labour Party will be a man: current leader Jeremy Corbyn or his challenger, the relatively unknown Owen Smith.After revealing she enjoys...
View ArticleHere’s What Students Think About University Tuition Fees Rising AGAIN
It seems like only yesterday that hordes of students took to London’s streets to protest against the government's decision to raise the cap on tuition fees to £9,000 in 2010.And now we could be about...
View ArticleIs Louis Vuitton Replacing Nicolas Ghesquière With Jonathan Anderson?
Update: Speaking to Business of Fashion, a spokesperson for Louis Vuitton has categorically denied Reuters' report that it is considering a change of Creative Director, and has clarified that...
View ArticleWhat The Housing Crisis Looks Like For These Women
Photographed by Sophie Davidson. Last weekend, direct action group Sisters Uncut staged a protest in Hackney, East London to highlight the shortage of suitable accommodation for those fleeing domestic...
View ArticleWhat My Sexual Health Nurse Mother Taught Me About Sex
Photographed by Kate Anglestein. When did you first tell your mum that you were sexually active? Maybe you never mentioned it and it became something you just kind of assumed she knew would happen...
View ArticleHere's How You Can Apply For A Verified Twitter Account
Surely you've seen that little blue tick next to the Twitter name of your favourite actor, artist, or website. It means they're the real deal, not some copycat, impostor, or satirical account. For a...
View ArticleThere Are Over Five Thousand Newly-Recorded Cases Of FGM In England
Over five thousand new cases of female genital mutilation (FGM) have been reported in England in 12 months.Statistics released today by the Health and Social Care Information Centre reveal that there...
View ArticleHow To Actually Convince Yourself To Start Meditating
Illustrated by Mary Galloway.Of course you want to meditate, but you're too busy. You always get distracted. You don't think you're doing it right. And so on. There are about a million excuses for why...
View ArticleCouples Who Drink Together Stay Together, Says Science
Drinking alone is no fun – especially when you’d hoped a drunken heart-to-heart might save a dying relationship. Neither is being the sober chaperone charged with ensuring bae finds his or her way home...
View ArticleEvan Rachel Wood Tells R29 About Her Love For Ellen Page
There is a bittersweet symmetry to the arc of Into the Forest, a film about an all-too-possible doomsday scenario in which the United States loses power one night without knowing why, or how, or when —...
View Article4 Arm Exercises You're Not Doing But Should Be
Illustrated by: Paola DeluccaWay, way too many women avoid or even fear arm workouts because they think they’re too hard — or worse, they worry about getting “too bulky.” First of all, strong muscles...
View ArticleThe Meaning Behind Your Zodiac Birthstone
This story was originally published on January 3, 2015.Maybe you’ve never been particularly fond of your month’s birthstone, coveting May’s emerald or September’s sapphire instead. Then again, maybe...
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