Meet Hijarbie, The Hijab-Wearing Barbie Making It Big On Instagram
Photo: Courtesy of @Hijarbie. Days after we became acquainted with Barbie's new (and overdue!) body types, there's yet another sorely needed Barbie on the block. She's not Mattel-official, alas, but...
View ArticleYour February Horoscope, Revealed
Illustrated by John Lisle.Photographed by Christine Hahn.Wake up, wake up! The Year of the Fire Monkey begins this February 8, sounding the call for progress and change. Problem-solving is the clever...
View Article35 Stars You Had No Idea Were In Zoolander
Photo: Chelsea Lauren/REX Shutterstock.Zoolander was the first comedy released in theaters after 9/11. The absurd send-up of the fashion industry focusing on one gloriously dim-witted supermodel seemed...
View ArticlePlayboy Gets Dressed For New March Issue
Photo: Courtesy of Playboy.The first issue of the brand spanking (sorry) new March Playboy is here and it’s cooler than we anticipated. After 63 years, Playboy ’s redesign has been much speculated...
View ArticleALL The Inappropriate Questions The NYPD Asked Me After I Was Sexually Assaulted
Photo: Getty Images.First, I had to tell the story of my sexual assault to the police officer at the reception desk, in front of what appeared to be the rest of the precinct. After a few minutes of...
View ArticleWill Ferrell Talks About His Body Insecurities (But, Like, In A Funny Way)
Photo: SIPA/REX/Shutterstock.It may seem as if Will Ferrell has no qualms about his body (ahem), but the comedian has some thoughts on body image that are equal parts funny and honest.Ferrell appears...
View Article13 Photos Reveal The Lives Of Off-Duty Burlesque Dancers, Drag Queens & More
Photo: Courtesy of Samantha Fielding.Photographer Samantha Fielding spent three years traveling some of the world's largest cities in search of one thing: the inner workings of the performing artist....
View Article14 Fancy Lingerie Sets For Valentine's Day
Valentine’s Day is fast approaching, and whether that inspires a cheer or a deep groan, it’s the perfect excuse to treat yourself, or your partner, to some new lingerie. Even if it’s for your eyes...
View ArticleUN Says Julian Assange Should Walk Free
Why is WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange back in the news? Because the United Nations has declared that they believe his detention to be a direct “deprivation of liberty” and a violation of his human...
View ArticleThe Skinny, Episode 2: Bigger
The Skinny: Bigger (Ep. 2) (UK) The Skinny is an R29 original dark comedy series that follows feminist wannabe YouTube star Jessie (Jessie Kahnweiler) as she explores love, life, and friendship in L.A....
View ArticleSuperdrug Takes A Stand Against Tampon Tax
Photographed by Rockie NolanThe high street chemist Superdrug is fighting the good fight against the Treasury’s 5% VAT tax on sanitary products by devising a scheme that means anyone who buys their...
View ArticleHow Susan Sarandon Helped Me Reclaim My Cleavage
Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Turner.Recently, I had a conversation with a friend about breasts. Actually it started as a conversation about dresses but quickly became, as they so often do, a...
View ArticleThe Brave Women Fighting ISIS
Photographed by Sebastian Backhaus.Last February, soon after the Islamic State Group, also know as ISIS or ISIL, raided the Christian villages around Tel Tamer, Syria, it was clear to Seeham that it...
View Article3 Fashion Houses Shake Up The Fashion Calendar
GettyToday the fashion industry has been rocked by three huge announcements from three separate fashion houses that cannot be ignored. This morning we rose to news that British heritage stalwart,...
View ArticleTreatment Helped Cure My Mental Illness, But I Wish It Hadn't
Photographed by Rockie Nolan.At 10 a.m., my pink hair tucked up tightly into a bun and rarely worn glasses sliding down my nose, I stared idly at the bland watercolor paintings surrounding me in the...
View ArticleThese "Bad" Habits Might Actually Be Good For You
Science is a funny thing, isn’t it? It tells us we likely can’t eat chips every day and have a perfect bill of health, that we probably can’t smoke, drink and sunbathe and expect to be fighting fit at...
View Article15 Awards-Show Beauty Looks You Need To See Again
It would be understandable to think that that Lady Gaga, Nicki Minaj, or even Miley Cyrus invented the provocative red-carpet beauty look. They are, after all, the stars who make news with their raw...
View ArticleThe Negative Effects Of Positive Thinking — Thanks, Science
Photographed by Alexandra R Gavillet.Bad news for dreamers ahead. New research has found that positive thinking and fantasizing about the future may actually lead to longer lasting feelings of sadness...
View ArticleStop Everything: Beyoncé Just Dropped A Video For "Formation"
Photo: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Anheuser-Busch.STOP EVERYTHING: Beyoncé just dropped a new song and video. The day before her much-anticipated Super Bowl halftime show appearance, Queen Bey has...
View ArticleA Style Guide To Rainbow Dressing
Like a moth to a flame or a magpie to shiny things, I've been drawn to colour for as long as I can remember. A blue-skied sunny day and a bouquet of bright flowers does wonders for our mood, but when...
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