Travel

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

A Volunteer At Carole Baskin’s Big Cat Rescue Sanctuary Almost Lost Her Arm To A Tiger

A Volunteer At Carole Baskin’s Big Cat Rescue Sanctuary Almost Lost Her Arm To A Tiger

On Thursday, a regular volunteer at Carole Baskin’s Big Cat Rescue sanctuary was seriously injured when she was bit while feeding a tiger named Kimba. The woman, Candy Couser, reportedly unlatched a gate that was supposed to be secured after noticing that the Kimba was not in its usual place […]

Goodbye To Office Holiday Parties — We’ll Miss You (Sort Of)

Most years, the company holiday party is a chance to do everything from witness your boss getting a little too drunk and making a heartfelt, misty-eyed speech to maybe catch a glimpse of your coworkers’ significant others. Even if you’ve never been to a company holiday party, you know what […]

In Praise Of Tunics, The Forgotten Style That’s Worked Wonders For My Body Confidence

In Praise Of Tunics, The Forgotten Style That’s Worked Wonders For My Body Confidence

Editor’s note: The following article includes content regarding body dysmorphic disorder. Some details may be triggering. Please proceed thoughtfully. I live in leggings. On any given day, there’s a 90% chance you’ll find me in Aerie’s OFFLINE Real Me High Waisted Legging — of which I have more pairs than […]

Lock Her Up? Why Ivanka Trump Might Be Going From D.C. To Jail

Lock Her Up? Why Ivanka Trump Might Be Going From D.C. To Jail

This week, Senior Advisor and First Daughter Ivanka Trump was deposed as part of an investigation by the Washington, D.C. attorney general’s office into a misuse of inauguration funds by the Presidential Inauguration Committee (PIC). The attorney general’s office sued the Trump Organization and the PIC in January, alleging that […]

What Christmas Is Like As The Child Of An Alcoholic

What Christmas Is Like As The Child Of An Alcoholic

Christmas is a fraught time for many. Despite the glowing depictions of family bliss beaming from your television, the holiday is ripe for triggering any number of hard-weathered problems, from loneliness to debt, mental health issues to repressed family matters. Of particular concern for many is alcohol. Alcohol is normalised […]

A Government Policy Is Influencing Women’s Decision To Have Abortions During The Pandemic

There is a controversial government policy known as the ‘two-child limit’ which means that anyone receiving child tax credits or universal credit can claim support for a maximum of two children unless those children were born before 6th April 2017. Before the coronavirus pandemic we knew because of research from […]

The North Face Jacket That We Can’t Seem To Quit

The North Face Jacket That We Can’t Seem To Quit

Jennifer Aniston at the Eccles Theatre in Park City, Utah (Photo by George Pimentel/WireImage) In early December of every year, the first North Face jacket — often a puffer, but sometimes a fleece — is spotted. Usually a celebrity wears one. (Last year, Kendall Jenner was photographed wearing a brown […]

Companies Are Now Turning Birthdays Into Work Holidays. Is This A Good Thing?

Companies Are Now Turning Birthdays Into Work Holidays. Is This A Good Thing?

Birthday Celebration with Birthday Cake and Birthday Party Decorations. People celebrate their birthdays in various idiosyncratic ways, but there are some near-universal traditions: having cake, blowing out candles and making a wish, receiving birthday gifts, and having extra-special celebrations for milestones, like a quinceañera or sweet sixteen. But what about […]