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When a new year is looming over us — as 2022 is right now— there’s always an urge to try to peer in the future. We may make elaborate plans or resolutions to try to control the upcoming year, or read horoscopes, or visit a tarot reader. One of my favourite […]
When CL arrives at the shore after her musical re-birth, she wears cherry-red boxing gloves. Her shore, a cascading teal blue curtain; her shell, a black, high collar dress. The 30-year-old’s gaze is up, unblinking. She stands triumphant with her feet firmly planted on the ground, bumping her fists to […]
Digital communities have given way to a new breed of relationships: parasocial pals, online dating endeavours, and bonds formed over common interests. It’s no surprise that these havens attract underrepresented groups who seek safe environments that can be difficult to find in offline spaces. Gaming communities, typically found across Twitch […]
How well do you know your partner? Spend every day beside someone and it’s like an unintentional study of a living, breathing subject. Their smell. The curve of their face. The way they make coffee: strong, milky, right up to the rim, as if those messy extra millilitres are the […]
Jodie Comer as Marguerite de Carrouges in 20th Century Studios’ THE LAST DUEL. Photo by Patrick Redmond. © 2021 20th Century Studios. All Rights Reserved. At Refinery29 UK, we’re here to help you navigate this overwhelming world of stuff. All of our picks are independently selected and curated by the […]
It’s amazing how much the little spaces we carve out for ourselves can reveal about our personalities, isn’t it? How we style our bedrooms, the pictures we pin up, the objects we display in pride of place on our dressing tables and desks. What’s perhaps even more telling is the […]
Nearly 60 years after the shocking assassination of civil rights leader Malcolm X, a new development in the investigation into his murder has led to the exoneration of two of the men previously convicted of the harrowing crime. In 1965, Malcolm X appeared at the Audubon Ballroom in Harlem to address […]
My trans daughter and I have something in common besides our gender: We’ve both spent a lifetime being mistaken for men. We’re taller than most women. We have enormous hands. We need to shop in the men’s department for our shoes. We’re physically strong, and naturally muscular. Our shoulders are broader […]
In 1085 AD, a Lombard princess named Sichelgaita ripped up her cheeks with her nails and tore out her hair while delivering a eulogy for her husband, who was still alive. Apparently, Princess Sichelgaita’s actions were no cause for alarm among those who witnessed them. As documented in the first-recorded […]
It’s 1.30am. I’m awake, listening to branches screech against my bedroom window. Then I remember: there are no trees anywhere near my window. What I am actually hearing is my fiancé’s teeth grinding. Hooves skidding over metal grates in the pen that holds the sleep sheep. The squealing eek of […]
