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It was the summer of 2014. I was at a music festival in Brooklyn with some friends, and couldn’t wait in the enormous lines for the port-a-potties. We spotted a firehouse across the street and dashed over, hoping they’d let us use the bathroom. It was a moment worthy of […]
Gigi Hadid’s original plan was to deliver her first child in a state-of-the-art New York City hospital, not an inflatable bathtub in the middle of a farm in Pennsylvania. But after the COVID-19 pandemic hit shortly after she learned she was expecting, the 25-year-old model had to reevaluate exactly where […]
Cramming an extraordinary life into a few hundred words is not nearly as big a feat as depicting the vast humanity of Black women on screen, yet trailblazing actress Cicely Tyson achieved just that up until her passing at the age of 96. The daughter of West Indian parents and […]
I probably think about Mercury retrograde more than the average person. That’s partially because I write about astrology for Refinery29. But I also just worry about the transit. I never want to be caught unawares. Weeks ahead of certain events — my birthday, a road trip, my big moving day — I’ll […]
Full moons: They’re spooky, they’re exciting, and they’re bursting with emotional lunar energy. In astrology, full moons are all about endings. They shine their light on the past month, so you can take stock, spot problems, and tie up any loose ends. “Full moons have always been seen as moments […]
Gabrielle Korn has always had a knack for asking the most incisive questions. This was true during her two stints at Refinery29, where she was most recently — until August 2020 — our (beloved) director of fashion and culture. It was also true when she was editor-in-chief at NYLON, where […]
If there’s anything the world needs right now, it’s a viral gymnastics routine to soothe our souls. Nia Dennis, a senior member of the University of California, Los Angeles Bruins gymnastics team, dominated social media this weekend when a video of her floor routine during a competition against Arizona State […]
If you’ve ever told an astrology lover that you don’t really identify with your sun sign, they may have asked you if you’re a cusp. Meaning: Were you born right on or near the day when the sun moves from one sign to the next? Some people think that being […]
2021 has already had a rough start. (Remember when Nazis stormed the Capitol?) But 13th January’s New Moon in the ambitious sign of Capricorn gives us a chance for a fresh beginning. New Moons signify a rebirth, and are generally a good time to set intentions. But because this is […]
Judging by the insane popularity of true crime series and teen murder shows, it’s pretty clear that we’re all kind of obsessed with death (especially the mysterious kind). So why not explore what comes after it? Netflix’s upcoming docuseries, Surviving Death, explores just that: The fundamental questions that humans have always held […]
