The first item you see upon entering the V&A’s much-anticipated blockbuster exhibition, Bags: Inside Out, is a 1940s handbag that was custom-made to carry a gas mask. It would be reductive to equate the pandemic to a world war – and a surgical face covering to a gas mask – […]
“No Thoughts. Head Empty. Just Vibes” is 2020’s version of “Keep Calm and Carry On.” After spending all year calculating the potentially deadly consequences of things as simple as grocery shopping and going to the office — and the last few months pondering the country’s past, present, and future (hello […]
Welcome to Money Diaries, where we’re tackling what might be the last taboo facing modern working women: money. We’re asking a cross-section of women how they spend their hard-earned money during a seven-day period – and we’re tracking every last penny. This week: “I recently moved to London to start my […]
When she was a senior in high school, while college tours and admissions processes consumed the lives of her peers, Camila Coelho had a different dilemma: “How do I tell my mum I don’t want to go to college?” After immigrating to the United States from Brazil five years earlier, […]
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JUNE 03: Ellen Page attends the “Tales of the City” New York premiere at The Metrograph on June 03, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/WireImage) When Elliot Page, the Oscar-nominated Canadian star known for Juno, Whip It, and Umbrella Academy came out […]
Earlier in the year, I would have described my style as no-frills; rock band tees, jeans and black boots were my work uniform. Then the pandemic hit. I currently live with my mum and I’m working from home at the moment. Over the past few months, I’ve realised that we’ve […]
Welcome to Taking Stock, a space where we can take a deep breath and try to figure out what the COVID-19 economy really means for our finances. Every month, personal finance expert Paco de Leon will answer your most difficult, emotionally charged questions about money. This year has forced many […]
On Monday, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge set off on a three-day Royal Train Tour, starting at Euston Station in London and ending in Windsor. Before boarding, the couple posed for a photo opp, which showed the Duchess wearing one of her favourite winter coats: a long, emerald green […]
Warning: spoilers ahead for Mank. The new Netflix film Mank centres on the making of Citizen Kane directed by and starring Orson Welles. Specifically, the writing of the now legendary movie and who actually wrote it, a topic that has been hotly debated since the film’s 1941 release. The movie, […]
It’s been almost nine months since the pandemic started, and at this point I’ve gotten used to missing things, people, and places that I once took for granted — my favourite ramen spot, which closed for good in March; my local cinema; even my old office. But most of all, […]
