Travel

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

Anya Taylor-Joy Explains That Awkward Sex Scene In The Queen’s Gambit

Anya Taylor-Joy Explains That Awkward Sex Scene In The Queen’s Gambit

Warning: Spoilers ahead for The Queen’s Gambit on Netflix.  “Sex is inherently quite funny and awkward,” Queen’s Gambit star Anya Taylor-Joy tells Refinery29 over the phone. “So, I’m really glad that it was important for Scott to let us see that experience.” “Scott,” is Scott Frank — the director and […]

You’re Not Alone If The Queen’s Gambit Ending Made You Cry

You’re Not Alone If The Queen’s Gambit Ending Made You Cry

THE QUEEN’S GAMBIT (L to R) ANYA TAYLOR as BETH HARMON in THE QUEEN’S GAMBIT. Cr. CHARLIE GRAY/NETFLIX © 2020 Warning: Major spoilers ahead for Netflix’s The Queen’s Gambit finale, “End Game.”  The Queen’s Gambit heroine Beth Harmon (Anya Taylor-Joy) isn’t a particularly weepy person. Beth — an orphan who […]

Rent Has Dropped Significantly In These London Areas Due To COVID

Rent Has Dropped Significantly In These London Areas Due To COVID

It’s official: rents are continuing to fall in London as city-dwellers relocate to the coast and more peaceful spots in the country. The average room rent in the capital is now £725, which represents a 7% decline from this time last year, when it was £780. The drop puts the […]

These Are The Best Places To Work From Home In The UK

These Are The Best Places To Work From Home In The UK

Working from home isn’t just “the new normal” – it’s almost certainly the way forward, too. It’s highly likely that COVID-19 will have changed working life irrevocably, making daily commutes to the office less commonplace and allowing many of us to relocate to somewhere less hectic. Whether you’re considering a […]

Halloween Costumes Celebrating The Most Iconic Black Women In Pop Culture

Halloween Costumes Celebrating The Most Iconic Black Women In Pop Culture

Pop culture is a vast and ever expanding landscape. But from viral memes and GIFs to the characters that we let into our homes every week via television, Black women have always been around been around to inspire and slay. They have been the best parts of our favourite movies […]

Mindhunter Is Maybe Never Coming Back To Netflix

Mindhunter Is Maybe Never Coming Back To Netflix

Unfortunately for fans of Netflix original series Mindhunter, the chances we’ll be getting a third season are slim to none. You can still hold out hope if that’s what you need to do, but when a director says he “doesn’t have it in [him],” it’s a bad sign.  David Fincher, Mindhunter’s […]

These Leather Pants Went Viral On TikTok — Here’s Why

These Leather Pants Went Viral On TikTok — Here’s Why

In addition to dance videos, thrift hauls, Harry Styles-inspired knitting challenges, and lessons on how to save the environment, TikTok is home to users sharing their honest opinions on products. It was in this nook of the popular Gen Z app that I found a pair of faux leather pants […]

A Clog-Shopping Guide: From The Good To The Rad & The Fugly

A Clog-Shopping Guide: From The Good To The Rad & The Fugly

Fashion may need clogs, but clogs don’t need fashion. The shoe style has thrived for centuries on the sartorial sidelines, happily occupying space inside the functional footwear category without requiring recognition. While sometimes known to unfurl its freak flag, the clog never sheds its core traits of function, dependability, comfort, […]

Why Are People So Uncomfortable With The Affection Between Joe & Hunter Biden?

Why Are People So Uncomfortable With The Affection Between Joe & Hunter Biden?

After a prominent Trump supporter criticised a photo of former US Vice President Joe Biden hugging his son, Hunter, Twitter became a confusing party-line battle ground. The black and white photo, the two men are embracing while Hunter looks into the camera and Joe kisses his son on the cheek, […]

What You Should Know About Remdesivir, The US FDA-Approved COVID-19 Treatment

What You Should Know About Remdesivir, The US FDA-Approved COVID-19 Treatment

BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA – APRIL 28: Biochemist Daniela Beatriz Ori manipulates swab samples to make a real time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) analysis for COVID-19 testing at the biochemistry lab of Central Navy Hospital Dr. Pedro Malloon April 28, 2020 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The hospital, which is treating COVID-19 […]