Travel

Where I’ve been and of course the “Bucket List”

I Almost Dropped Out Because My Student Halls Were Inadequate

I Almost Dropped Out Because My Student Halls Were Inadequate

In 2008 we bailed out the banks. We now face the biggest financial crisis in a generation, with record youth unemployment. Who will bail out young people? R29 and Vice are joining the National Union of Students to call for all students to be offered rent rebates and asking the […]

These Are The Most (& Least) Expensive Film & TV Weddings

These Are The Most (& Least) Expensive Film & TV Weddings

Before Coronavirus took hold, it was estimated that the average cost of a UK wedding had exceeded £30,000. Now, thanks largely to the pandemic, low-key weddings and micro weddings are expected to be popular this year. After all, many couples might decide to scale back their plans in order to […]

What The Netflix Price Increase Actually Means For Subscribers

Netflix announced in January that it is increasing the price of some of its UK subscriptions. The basic plan, which allows you to watch content on one device at a time in SD (standard definition), will remain priced at £5.99 a month. However, the price of the standard plan has […]

Why Gigi Hadid Decided To Have A Home Birth

Why Gigi Hadid Decided To Have A Home Birth

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 […]

TikTok’s Silhouette Challenge Is Being Exploited By Creepy Men

A TikTok trend embraced by women and rooted in body-positivity is being exploited by creepy men. Known as the “silhouette challenge”, it involves taking a photo of yourself striking a pose in a doorway. You then use Snapchat’s vin rouge filter to create a striking image of a black silhouette […]

This Dating App Has Banned All Forms Of Body-Shaming

Online dating is a minefield that can feel especially treacherous for marginalised groups, so it’s great to hear that Bumble is coming down hard on all forms of body-shaming. At the end of January, the women-first dating app updated its terms and conditions to “explicitly ban unsolicited and derogatory comments […]