Exercise

Is It Safe To Get A Massage?

Is It Safe To Get A Massage?

Reminiscing about what we miss from the pre-pandemic days is basically a national pastime at this point. Here’s my newest contribution: massages. Maybe I’m experiencing skin hunger; maybe I’m ready to be rid of six months of COVID-related tension that’s accumulated almost entirely in my shoulders; maybe I just want […]

A Three-Minute Online Meditation Exercise

A Three-Minute Online Meditation Exercise

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How To Sleep When It’s Hot Outside & You Don’t Have AC

How To Sleep When It’s Hot Outside & You Don’t Have AC

Here’s a midsummer nightmare: I don’t have air-conditioning in my house, so every night I create a Dyson fan tornado and pray to make it to morning. Dramatic as that may sound, if you’re someone who already has trouble sleeping, trying to do it when it’s sweltering hot makes it […]

Lebanon Prime Minster Resigns Amid Mass Protests Demanding Justice For Beirut

Lebanon Prime Minster Resigns Amid Mass Protests Demanding Justice For Beirut

Mandatory Credit: Photo by Rick Findler/Shutterstock (10740135b) Running battles between protesters and police took place near the house of the Lebanese Parliament this evening in Beirut as anger continues to grow against the government. People are wanting accountability for the large explosion which ripped through the city killing more than […]

It’s Inescapably Courgette Season – Here Are 7 Recipes To Use Them Up

It’s Inescapably Courgette Season – Here Are 7 Recipes To Use Them Up

You’re not imagining it: courgettes are everywhere. Whether you signed up to a veg box and have been inundated by cucumber’s tougher cousin or you somehow find them in your basket at the supermarket, it is inescapably courgette season. What to do with this overabundance of green marrows? While it’s […]

The Friends Reunion Has Been Postponed… For A Second Time

So, no one told us life was going to be this way in 2020, and sure enough, the Friends reunion has been postponed again due to coronavirus. Jennifer Aniston (Rachel), Courteney Cox (Monica), Lisa Kudrow (Phoebe), Matt LeBlanc (Joey), Matthew Perry (Chandler) and David Schwimmer (Ross) were originally due to […]

Trump Is Using Racism To Appeal To “Suburban Housewives.” It’s Likely To Backfire.

All summer long, President Donald Trump has attacked Democrats’ fair-housing policies with racist dog whistles, painting them as a threat to “The Suburban Housewives of America” and the “Suburban Lifestyle Dream.” Like most of what Trump says, the idea that Joe Biden and the Democrats want to “Abolish Suburbs” is […]

Money Diary: A 22-Year-Old On 26k, Flying To Jersey

Money Diary: A 22-Year-Old On 26k, Flying To Jersey

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: “Hey everyone! I’m a 22-(well I was when […]