This year, the fitness industry changed radically. So did the way we work out — we went from sweating in The Red Room to sweating in our studio flats, while peering at a Zoom window on our computer screens. The move away from physical gyms has had huge repercussions on our […]
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 […]
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM – NOVEMBER 23 : An illustration picture shows vials with Covid-19 Vaccine stickers attached and medical syringe with the US pharmaceutical company Pfizer and BioNTech German biotechnology company logos are seen in this creative photo. Pharmaceutical company Pfizer and BioNTech announced positive early results on its phase 3 […]
If you, like us, used Black Friday deals as an excuse to let off some 2020 steam, you likely have a lot of packages coming your way. If you’re like us, many of them are also filled with clothing, shoes, and accessories that you bought on a whim, not considering […]
From the scene- (and heart-) stealing seniors in Hustlers and The Farewell last year to the super-chic Fashion Grannies flexing on TikTok and Awkwafina is Nora From Queens this year, pop culture has been onto something I’ve known my whole life: Chinese grandmas are goals, with many valuable lessons to […]
If you’ve ever wondered if body care in the shower should stop at simple bar soap and water, TikTok has an answer: It doesn’t. The app is flooded with elaborate shower-care routines, proving that bath time is really whatever you make of it. In the world of TikTok, there are […]
Kerri’s crisis hit in the middle of a meeting. Until then, nobody knew she had a problem. “I could put some on very quickly and they wouldn’t notice,” she told me. But, in reality, she was using lip balm up to 300 times per day. Lip balm “addiction” is frequently […]
Anyone who’s ever been asked to be a bridesmaid knows that the honour is not without its pain points, especially when it comes to picking out a dress for the occasion. For starters, there’s the tradition of making every bridesmaid wear the same dress, which inevitably ends with a handful […]
When I came out as queer, my sense of style changed dramatically. Not just the individual pieces, but also the way I bought them, wore them, and presented my sexuality in them. Before coming out, I associated queerness with something to hide, so I wore clothes fit for that purpose. […]
December welcomes us with a newfound, and much-needed, sense of hope. Chatty Mercury enters adventurous Sagittarius on Tuesday, a transit that drives us to better understand each other and the world around us. We can enjoy this powerful energy by engaging in discourse and listening to opposing views that expand […]
