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Ocean Advocate Danni Washington On Freediving & Reef-Safe Sunscreen

Ocean Advocate Danni Washington On Freediving & Reef-Safe Sunscreen

Danni Washington has a cool job. She calls herself a Mermaid, which in business speak, translates to Ocean Advocate and Science Communicator. I was interested in what that actually means, and so, for Refinery29, Washington diaries a recent week in her life. It starts with a work trip to a […]

Mo Farah Bravely Told Us Who He Really Is — Now All Trafficking Victims Deserve To Be Heard

Mo Farah Bravely Told Us Who He Really Is — Now All Trafficking Victims Deserve To Be Heard

The Real Mo Farah,13-07-2022,1,Mo Farah,***EMBARGOED UNTIL 22:00hrs Monday 11th July 2022***,Atomized,Kristina Varaksina How do you tell people that you are not actually who they think you are? This week, world-famous British sportsman Mo Farah did so, taking the brave step of revealing that his real identity is not actually Mohamed […]

The Girl From Plainville Is A Disturbing Character Study Of A Teen Narcissist

The Girl From Plainville Is A Disturbing Character Study Of A Teen Narcissist

Content warning: suicide. In the very first episode of Hulu’s The Girl From Plainville, there is a scene that turns the blood cold. A seemingly stricken teenage girl practises what, to all outward appearances, sounds like a funeral speech in her bedroom mirror, her face contorted with tears: “I loved […]

Your Horoscope This Week: 10th July to 16th July, 2022

Your Horoscope This Week: 10th July to 16th July, 2022

We begin this week with a sextile between the Sun in Cancer and Uranus in Taurus on the 10th. The Sun in Cancer is known for his emotional valence while Uranus in Taurus is associated with an upending, destructive force. A sextile is a helpful aspect, though its result may […]

Netflix’s Disturbing Girl In The Picture Perpetuates The Idea Of The Perfect Victim

Netflix’s Disturbing Girl In The Picture Perpetuates The Idea Of The Perfect Victim

Spoilers ahead. It all starts with a photograph. A seemingly normal family photograph of a little blonde girl sat on her father’s knee, his arms draped around his daughter. Both stare off to the side, but the expression of the girl is particularly haunting: vacant and filled with sadness. It […]

Your Horoscope This Week: 3rd July to 9th July, 2022

Your Horoscope This Week: 3rd July to 9th July, 2022

July’s cosmic weather begins gently, even if some of us have discovered that the world we live in is anything but. These realisations — about justice and the lack of it, about bodily autonomy and how fragile it is — are uncomfortable for those who are new to them. And they […]

36 Spiritual Gifts To Take You Higher, From Tarot Decks To Crystal Collections

36 Spiritual Gifts To Take You Higher, From Tarot Decks To Crystal Collections

Shopping for spiritual people is all about intention and energy — you can’t overthink it. If you feel like a particular present is going to be the one true joy-sparker, then it probably is. That’s your intuition, baby. And, while it’s not necessary to have stuff to explore practices like […]

Charlie Craggs: Don’t Use Me To Justify Your Transphobia

Don’t Use Me is a series of articles and social media posts which has a simple message: there is no excuse for transphobia.  I’m Charlie Craggs, award-winning (*hair flip*) trans activist, author and, most recently, actress. Sadly it’s not my groundbreaking BBC documentary, Transitioning Teens, or my Lambda-nominated book, To […]

Your July Horoscope Is Here — It’s Time To Embrace Your Power

Your July Horoscope Is Here — It’s Time To Embrace Your Power

Welcome to July! The summer and our horoscopes are heating up. On the 5th of July, chatty Mercury swims into Cancer and action planet Mars enters Taurus. These cosmic shifts will bring on a more passive energy, as Mercury in Cancer doesn’t speak their truths until they feel safe in […]

A Cheaper Netflix Subscription Is Coming (But There’s A Catch)

Netflix is adding a new “tier” that will offer a cheaper monthly subscription in exchange for adverts. It will be the first time adverts have ever appeared on the streaming service, which is trying to bounce back after losing subscribers for the first time in a decade. According to The […]