Iraqi Forces Score Major Victory Against ISIS
Photo: Essam Al-Sudani/Getty Images. Iraqi forces scored a major victory against the self-declared Islamic State on Monday. ISIS fighters have reportedly retreated from the city of Ramadi, and they've...
View Article2015 In Trans Rights: The Stories You Might Have Missed
This past year was a massive one for transgender visibility, and the conversation that began in mainstream America in 2015 will continue to grow and evolve. A fight looms between those recycling the...
View Article12 Conversations The Fashion Industry Doesn't Want To Have
It’s been a huge year for the fashion industry. Filled with designer shakeups (Lanvin! Gucci! Balenciaga!), the demise of Lucky, and, lots of bizarre drama involving none other than Dov Charney, the...
View ArticleThe Beautiful, Unusual Way Brazil Rings In The New Year
From Carnival to the World Cup, Brazil has a reputation for going big on celebrations — and New Year's Eve is no exception. Known as Réveillon, Brazilians and tourists alike gather on the country's...
View ArticleThe New LBD
The Little Black Dress or LBD, synonymous with effortless elegance, is arguably the one wardrobe essential that every woman should own, and though it may have been introduced by Coco Chanel in 1926 in...
View ArticleThe Most Surprising Comebacks Of 2015
2015 was filled to the brim with new crazes ( and crimes against humanity); think the Kylie Jenner lip challenge, man buns and Minions.However, much like karma, what goes around comes around in the...
View ArticleThe Rise Of New Year's Day Clubbing
New Year’s Day: hangover chill day on the sofa, with a box set and the leftover Quality Street, watching shit films and bemoaning the fact that you're starting the year not as your best self... right?...
View Article10 Keyboard Shortcuts That Will Save You Time
At R29, our computer habits are pretty basic. We tap around, switching between spreadsheets, documents, calendars and Gmail. We Google things, we check Facebook and Twitter. If we could navigate all...
View ArticleHow To Shine On New Year's Eve — No Sequins Required
Photo: Victor Chavez/ Getty Images.There’s something about New Year’s Eve that makes us gravitate towards sequins. The more embellished, the better; that's the usual approach to getting gussied up to...
View ArticleThese Are Our Pop Culture Predictions For 2016
Yes, a new year means resolving to be harder, better, faster, stronger. But it’s also about predicting what will happen in the world of entertainment — at least it is if you ask us.In 2015, a few of...
View ArticleThe Funniest Moments Of 2015 In One Hilarious Video
Photo: Steve Granitz/WireImage. The Year In Funny Women In 3 Minutes Women have always been funny (duh), but in 2015, they just did not stop making us laugh. Just in case you didn't have a chance to...
View Article110 Journalists Were Killed Worldwide In 2015: Report
Photo: ACQUES DEMARTHON/ AFP/ Getty Images.This year, events across the globe served as stark reminders of the dangers many members of the press face: 110 journalists worldwide were killed in 2015,...
View ArticleOscar Race Update: Will Leo Get His Trophy? Can Mad Max Win Big?
This week, Academy members will begin selecting Oscar nominees. Voting begins December 30 and closes January 8.I'm expecting to be surprised when the noms are announced on January 14. This year's race...
View Article25 Inspiring Quotes To Kick-Start 2016 (That You Haven't Heard A Million...
Photo: Gregory Pace/REX Shutterstock. Nothing says "Happy New Year" like the annual Pinterest and Instagram blitz of stale inspirational quotes that look pretty in cursive. Even though they tend to be...
View ArticleHow Having Anxiety Could Give You A Social Advantage
Photographed by Nina Westervelt.While people generally try to avoid feeling anxious, there might just be situations in which it gives you an advantage. In fact, a new study suggests that people with...
View Article15 Food Instagrams To Follow
Yes, we all over-indulged over Christmas and yes, we've now all made a vow to eat better in 2016. Our body is our temple, a healthy outside starts from the inside, let food be thy medicine and medicine...
View ArticleProof Velvet Is Back In Full Force
We all know that holiday trends are kind of the worst — they force their way into our wardrobes in all their glitzy, sequinned glory, only to make one or two brief appearances before they settle into...
View ArticleThe UK Entertainment Awards 2015
We know we are about to enter into what is commonly called "awards season", when there is more back-slapping than a massage parlour, but what better way to look back over the year that saw Zayn leave...
View ArticleCarrie Fisher Strikes Back At Body Shamers
Photo: RexWhen it was announced that Carrie Fisher was reprising her role as Princess Leia in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, there was a general outpouring of approval and excitement. However,...
View ArticleInside An Inspiring School That's Empowering Girls In Iran
Photographed by Newsha Tavakolian/Magnum. Farzaneh was 16 when she discovered she was pregnant.Desolate after years of living with no mother and a neglectful father, the teen had tried to end her life...
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