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Haunting Portraits of Girls Forced To Drop Out Of School, Marry & Give Birth...
Photo: Paolo Patruno. The uncertainty, challenge, pain, and joy of becoming a mother is a milestone that the majority of women around the world will experience in their lifetimes. It's estimated that...
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7 Ways With Metro Tiles To Avoid Being A Design Cliché
Versatile, affordable and eternally stylish, metro tiles are like the white shirt in your wardrobe. They are a staple of the modern interior, and you can’t go more than two minutes without clapping...
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The Pros And Cons Of The Nike Running App
It’s 7.45 AM. My alarm goes off; soft chimes. I feel serene, like I slept OK for once. The pale blue I can see through the frosted glass of my window tells me it's not too sinister a day. I look at my...
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The Job That Showed Me The Real Paris
After six months in Paris, I still hadn’t quite cracked the whole “feeling like a local” thing. It was winter 2013 and I was interning near the Champs Elysees, but I wasn’t used to consuming ungodly...
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The Year Of Lily-Rose Depp
This week Lily-Rose Depp, the otherworldly offspring of Vanessa Paradis and Johnny Depp and teen sensation taking the fashion world and Internet by storm, scored her first glossy cover, fronting the...
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L'Oréal's Newest Product Isn't Makeup
Photo: Courtesy L'Oréal.As a freckled redhead, I’ve grown up well aware of the necessity to wear sunscreen due to dangers of the sun. But even after twenty-something years of existence, I still...
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Who Will Win At The Golden Globes?
This Sunday, stars will gather at the Beverly Hilton Hotel for the 73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards. Some will win. Many may be insulted by host Ricky Gervais. It promises to be a rollicking time — as...
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The Inaugural Leonardo DiCaprio Awards
Photo: GettyThe question on every film fan's lips is, “Can Leo finally snag that elusive Oscar?” Many believe that after being nominated for five Academy Awards, but failing to ever make it to the...
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I Thought I Had It All & Then It Fell Apart
Photographed by Ashley Batz.When I started writing back in 2009, I adhered to a relatively basic motto: Work hard, be better, and don’t be a dick. It was basically my life’s credo. And, by 30, I...
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This Is What Hot Yoga Is Really Doing To Your Skin
There's only one thing better than staying in your nice, warm bed on a cold winter day — and that's the promise of the all-consuming, feel-good heat you'll find in a hot yoga class, or your gym's sauna...
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5 Sex Resolutions For The New Year
Illustrated By Anna Sudit.I was 19 when I lost my virginity, two years older than the average American woman. I’m talking vaginal intercourse here, the heterocentric interpretation, the kind of sex I’d...
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The Job Where You Have 48 Hours To Get To Some Of The Toughest Places On Earth
Photo: International Rescue Committee/Tyler Jump.When human rights crises and natural disasters break out around the world, some people are tasked with running into the very places that the majority of...
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Could The Wage Gap Be Responsible For Your Anxiety?
Photographed by Rockie Nolan.Depression and anxiety are two of the most common flavors of mental illness, but women are diagnosed with those conditions more often than men. And a new study suggests...
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Guess What’s Missing From Coachella’s 2016 Lineup?
Alex Sudea/REX ShutterstockEarlier this week, the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival announced its highly-anticipated-as-ever 2016 lineup. And the headliners left us a bit puzzled.An LCD...
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What It's Like To Live With Chronic Anxiety
Illustrated by Anna SuditOne day, in a small branch of mumsy high-street retailer Monsoon, I suffered my most extreme case of acute anxiety. Among the too-bright, too-chintzy hair bobbles and key...
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This Senegalese Woman Is Using Wrestling To Help Girls Fight For Change
Photo: Arianna LaPenne.A Woman's Place: Senegal (UK)Refinery29 has partnered with Allison Rapson and Kassidy Brown, founders of the media companyWe Are the XX , for a documentary series exploring the...
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14 Albums To Look Out For In 2016
God, musicians can be annoying. Much like a Hungry House order, they never deliver on time. Frank Ocean, Rihanna, and Kanye are just three of the names who failed to hit their release dates in 2015....
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Get Your Resolutions Moving With 2015's Most Popular Spotify Running Songs
Photographed by Winnie Au.Feeling a little sluggish in the new year? You're definitely not alone. Thankfully, to help us kick our resolutions into high gear, Spotify just released a playlist of 2015's...
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Life Inside A City That's "Drowning" From Torrential Rains Every Year
Photo: Flurina Rothenberger.The aftermath of Senegal's torrential rains is sadly familiar for the millions living in and around the capital of Dakar.Streets flood, making traversing Dakar's urban...
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7 Cities Setting An Extraordinary Example
Photo: Courtesy of Steven Holl Architects.As 2015 came to an end, 195 of the world's nations came together to adopt a major plan for tackling climate change.That landmark agreement, reached after two...
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