The Surprising New Childbirth Trend
Giving birth is probably one of the most raw and unfiltered experiences most women will ever go through. You can take your makeup bag to hospital and even apply a full face of slap during labour, but...
View ArticleWhy The UK Black Lives Matter Movement Is Giving Me Hope
Last week, on Friday morning, protesters blocked off the M4 leading to Heathrow. They were from the UK branch of the Black Lives Matter movement, and their aim was to highlight the issues facing black...
View ArticleRaf Simons' Latest Collection For Adidas Is Very, Very '90s
Photo: Courtesy of Adidas.Raf Simons barely waited a beat after the most eagerly anticipated (and predicted) headline of the season to drop even more exciting news. While getting used to his shiny new...
View ArticleDiscover Nigeria Through This Woman's Beautiful Instagram
Photo: Fati Abubakar. Fati Abubakar is used to the odd looks she gets as a young, single woman with a big camera roaming the streets of northeastern Nigeria on her own. But those looks — coupled with...
View ArticleWhy Green Juice Isn't Always Great For You
Illustrated by Gabriela Alford.It's hard to imagine the morning routine of Gwyneth or Gisele without a green juice in there somewhere. And many of us have taken their cue and added the concoctions to...
View ArticleWhat No One Tells You About Being Single
Are you married? If not, you’re in good company. In around 2014, the number of singles in the U.S. surpassed the number of married people. Americans spend more of their adult years unmarried than...
View ArticleMeet Team USA's First Trans Athlete
The Olympic Games kicked off in Rio last week and as ever are serving as a reminder of just how strong and fearless professional athletes are. To compete at a national level in any sport is a feat of...
View ArticleInside Justin Bieber's £20 Million Hawaiian Holiday Rental
Justin Bieber recently took a tropical vacation in Hawaii, and the home he stayed in is just what you might expect for a pop prince. The seaside mansion is situated right on the eastern coast of Hawaii...
View ArticleRising From The Ashes: The Boho Skirt
In the fashion world, the word 'boho' has as much stigma attached to it as the monosyllabic noise that is 'crocs'. The thought of the two together might send a shudder down your spine, so we'll ease...
View ArticleSunny Holiday Destinations For Every Month Of The Year
Photo: Tolga Akmen/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images.Choosing where to go on holiday can be a minefield (although it's a pretty good problem to have). School holiday periods get crowded, winter months mean...
View ArticleAre Fancy Waters Actually Doing Anything For Your Skin?
Designed by Elliot Salazar.Of the thousands of exotic and instant-results ingredients touted in skin care, one has remained at the forefront for hundreds of years: plain and simple H2O. Skin dry and...
View ArticleMy Problem With The New Bridget Jones Film
It's been 12 years since we last saw Renée Zellweger play Bridget Jones on the big screen, but this September, the hapless, calorie-counting, big pant-wearing, perpetually single lady protagonist is...
View ArticleThis Footballer Is Sick Of Being Compared To A Man
It's a common frustration among many women – you're absolutely killing it at work, at the top of your game, even. And yet people still compare you to the men around you.Marta Vieira da Silva is thought...
View ArticleNew Stats Reveal Sexual Harassment At Work In The UK Is Rampant
Illustrated by Assa Ariyoshi.Lucy* was just trying to do her job at the advertising company she worked for when her MD told her, in front of their client, that "Good client servicing, Lucy, would be...
View ArticleWhat Sainsbury's Did To This Gay Couple Is Outrageous
Illustration by Most of us wouldn't think twice before holding our partner's hand at the supermarket. A loving PDA in the confectionary aisle is sometimes just what you need after a long, hard day at...
View ArticleWhy Do We Care What Our Female Presenters Wear?
Photo: Clive Rose/Getty Images.Before this week, many of us vaguely knew of Helen Skelton. She was the typically bubbly Blue Peter presenter who we thought was crazy that time she kayaked down the...
View Article16 Intimate Photos From A Gender-Segregated Beach
Pedocin Beach is nestled in the northeastern city of Trieste, Italy. It looks like any other beach in the seaside town, save for one key detail: Men and women are separated.Since its founding in 1890,...
View ArticleThese Disturbing Allegations Have Divided The Bikram Yoga Community
"No, this is not safe, I don’t want to do this," Jane Doe No. 1 said she told hot yoga guru Bikram Choudhury before he allegedly raped her. Doe claimed that Choudhury repeatedly called her an "idiot,"...
View ArticleHere's What's Happening In Your Brain When You're Blackout Drunk
Photographed by Rockie Nolan.It's never comforting to hear a story about a drunken night out that you don't remember. Not only is it super freaky to feel like you have a doppelgänger out there who's a...
View ArticleHere's What To Eat For Dinner Based On Your Horoscope
Illustrated by Mallory Heyer.We're notoriously bad at deciding what to eat for dinner. The options for dining out and even ordering in feel endless. And when we're cooking sometimes we don't know where...
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