Where I’ve been and of course the “Bucket List”
Warning: Spoilers ahead for Chilling Adventures of Sabrina part 4. “Why are you laughing, Gavin?” Kiernan Shipka asked on a three-way Zoom call between herself, her aforementioned Chilling Adventures of Sabrina co-star/love interest Gavin Leatherwood, and Refinery29. Leatherwood was, in fact, giggling, as was Shipka. “Why are you laughing?” Sabrina […]
Back in college, my drink of choice at the local bars of Ithaca, New York was a pickleback shot. Not just because I’m a fan of Irish whiskey, but because it included an accompanying shot of my favourite salty sidekick: pickle juice. It’s a perfect chaser — the salty sourness […]
It was December 2019. Our resolutions were optimistic. The future seemed brimming with opportunities. Even the number itself had a sparkly, promising feel to it — the repetition of numbers offering a beautiful sense of symmetry. 2020 was going to be our year. Within days, the mood shifted. Just after […]
The idea of setting a New Year’s resolution for 2021 strikes me as… exhausting. After a year that thoroughly upended so many people’s lives, most “typical” resolutions — to exercise more often, to get organised, to travel more, to budget better, to quit Juuling — seem somehow inappropriate. We’re all […]
Despite many film, TV, and music video sets being shut down this year due to the pandemic, there has been no shortage of content to watch, stream, and analyse in 2020. But this year’s productions didn’t just entertain us with dance-ready melodies, tear-jerking scripts, and stunning sets. They also featured […]
After learning she was pregnant in April, Danielle Cadet stared down at the home test, processing what she saw. Her husband was in the bathroom about to take a shower, and Cadet debated whether she should wait until he was done to tell him. But she couldn’t. She knocked, asked […]
PARIS, France – FEBRUARY 25: A model walks the runway during the Marine Serre Ready to Wear Fall/Winter 2020_2021 show as part of the Paris Fashion Week on February 25th, 2020. (Photo by Victor VIRGILE/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images) 2020 has been a devastating year — more than 1.7 million people […]
This weekend, award-winning jazz trumpeter Keyon Harrold and his 14-year-old son were on their way to brunch at the Arlo, a boutique hotel in Manhattan where they were staying as guests. Harrold and his son, who are both Black, were suddenly accosted by an unidentified white woman in the lobby. […]
Instant gratification is an unrealistic expectation with most things in life, but when it comes to hair, wigs and weaves are arguably the quickest, easiest ways to experiment with your look. Just ask Sabrina Yates, the star of Hair Me Out‘s newest episode, who channeled her inner witch with tonal […]
Maybe it’s the winter season, collective quarantine restless, or the new year on the horizon, but major hair changes seem to be a dime a dozen lately. Just this week, we’ve seen stars like J.Lo and Ciara experiment with rainbow-bright hair extensions and pastel-pink wigs, respectively. So, it makes sense […]
