What Every Woman Needs To Know About The iPhone’s New Wireless Earbuds
Of all the things Apple announced yesterday, its wireless AirPods are quickly becoming the most talked about. AirPods are wireless headphones that turn on or off when they sense they’re actually in...
View ArticleLady Gaga Dazzles With "Perfect Illusion," First New Single In Years
Little Monsters: Your wait is over. Lady Gaga has dropped "Perfect Illusion," her first new music since 2014's Cheek to Cheek, a duet album with Tony Bennett. It's her first solo effort since 2013's...
View Article7 People Share How Suicide Touched Their Lives
This article was first published on May 20, 2016A few years ago, I called my dad for one of our weekly chats — but he wasn’t happy to hear from me. “Today, something happened that I never, ever wanted...
View ArticleRave Mums & Dads - Is It Ever OK For Parents To Take Drugs Recreationally?
Illustrated by Assa Ariyoshi.Some people have kids, move to the country and appreciate the fresh air. Others keep one foot in the rave, going on the occasional night out and continuing to use the same...
View ArticleWhy I'm Unsure I'll Ever Want Children
As someone who doesn't have any, or know that many, I seem to talk about babies a lot. It used to be (OK, it still is) that I'd spend evenings nestled around a pub table like a camp fire with friends,...
View ArticleDon't Look At Fit Pregnancy Mums On Instagram & Other Lessons From The First...
It took my husband and I twelve months to fall pregnant. One chemical miscarriage and forty pregnancy tests later, we finally conceived on a drunken night in late April when baby making was far from...
View ArticleFilms To Inspire Your Style: The Royal Tenenbaums
Photo: Touchstone Pi/REX/Shutterstock. Wes Anderson films are not short on style, are they? There is, however, one Wes special that rises, a fabulously fur-lined head and shoulders, above his other...
View Article10 Things You Should Do Before Every Workout
Illustrated by Norah Stone.So you're ready to workout? That's awesome! Just one question, though: Are you really ready?The truth is that in order to get the best workout, you have to do some...
View ArticleThe Same, But Different: Becoming A Mum When You're Gay
Now and again, Sam and Molly read their son Rory a children’s story. It’s one Sam wrote herself. In it, a girl meets another girl, they dance together and they fall hopelessly in love. “But then they...
View ArticleFamily Life When Your Husband Is An Olympic Gold Medallist
Photo: Patrick Smith/Getty Images.When Mo Farah tumbled to the ground during the 10,000m at last month's Rio Olympics, tired-eyed viewers across the UK drew a sharp intake of breath. For a moment,...
View ArticleHere's What A Typical Day Looks Like For Joan Smalls
When said out loud, "Fashion Week" has a double meaning — and for anyone who's ever been a part of all the action, feeling weak is not only par for the course, it's often the reason we love fashion to...
View ArticleTackling Women's lliteracy Crucial For Feminism, Says Emma Watson
Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images. After her landmark speech to the United Nations last year, Emma Watson has been widely praised for being one of the key celebrity figures behind the...
View ArticleHow I Remember My Father 15 Years After Losing Him On 9/11
Photo: Courtesy of Ashley Fodor. Editor's note: It has been 15 years since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people. Refinery29 has chosen to share the voices of women who...
View ArticleIt’s Time To Change The Way We Talk About Female Tennis Players
During the Olympics last month, it seemed everyone had an opinion when it came to female athletes — and, no, not regarding their standout performances. Instead, newscasters debated whether or not women...
View ArticleHow To Pick The Right Blonde For You
Photo: Matt Baron/BEImages.Blonde has never seemed more approachable. We are at a very exciting time in the world of hair colour, when rainbow hair is commonplace on the streets and in (some) office...
View ArticleWhat I Learnt From Week 1 Of Fatherhood
Photo: Sally Anscombe/Getty Images. This week Refinery29 has been talking about motherhood. Here we take a look at things from the father's perspective.My name's Jack, I'm 29 and my first kid is two...
View Article5 Photographers Take Photos Of Their Children
Food around your baby’s mouth, and your baby sleeping peacefully in your arms are just two examples of the many photographic clichés that most parents share in their family albums. As a photographer,...
View ArticleThis Is Why Angelina Jolie Believes The U.N. Is Failing Women & Children In...
The United Nations has come under fire, as allegations of peacekeepers sexually abusing women and children in conflict zones have continued to surface since late 2015.Angelina Jolie, a special envoy of...
View Article"I Loved Being A Playboy Bunny"
"I wanted to discover these women now and find out what they were doing. Did they feel they were exploited in retrospect? Were they empowered at the time? Did they still feel sexy despite our society's...
View ArticleThe Best Celebrity Halloween Costumes Of All Time
The phenomenon of the OTT handcrafted celebrity Halloween costume is a lot more recent than you might have guessed. For most of the past century, it was still just a kids' occasion, even for those...
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