Whether you see it as the second coming of Vine, your new dance coach or maybe even a data-stealing, privacy-invading wolf in sheep’s clothing, TikTok isn’t going anywhere soon. 2020 was already looking to be a banner year for the app but lockdown made its popularity soar: it is now […]
“It’s horrible knowing it’s out there. He’s still got it. I’ve got no control over what happens to it now,” says Jennifer*. “It’s horrific.” For the last eight years, she has been living with the threat that her abusive ex-husband will send footage of them having sex to her children, […]
As I waited for my ride home from an after-school newspaper meeting back in 2005, I heard my English teacher ask “Who is that?” in a shocked tone of voice. I already knew the answer to his question, even though I hadn’t yet turned in the direction he was facing. […]
By now, you’ve probably heard about Netflix’s new reality show, Indian Matchmaking. The series follows Sima Taparia, Mumbai’s top matchmaker, as she tries to find lifelong partners for her clients in both India and the United States. She says that there are many factors when deciding who’s going to make […]
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’m a 24-year-old Open University student and full-time cam […]
Laughter emoji flooded our group WhatsApp as one friend asked: “Are these personally targeted at me or just your average millennial Instagram user?!?!” Above she had posted a screenshot of a sponsored ad for a book entitled How To Stop Worrying And Start Living which, as far as I can […]
It’s reasonable to assume that celebrities don’t understand real skin struggles. We’re talking about a group that has L.A.’s best dermatologists dropping by for house calls, £50,000 LED beds installed in their glam rooms, and free samples of luxury skincare delivered to their doorstep daily. But Rihanna wants people to […]
Last week, Netflix belonged to Kissing Booth 2. This week, the streaming service is inarguably ruled by a profoundly difficult cult fave: The Umbrella Academy season 2. This new batch of Umbrella Academy episodes — which premieres on Friday, July 31 — follows the dangerously dysfunctional Hargreeves siblings on a […]
“It’s always been hard to tell my story because my story always changes, and it’s always about really honouring all of these impulses rather than having this strict signature [style],” Marc Jacobs tells me. “The one thing that I am consistently doing is being inconsistent. I am consistently inconsistent. So […]
Most of us have been here before: The person we’re dating starts acting distant. They’re checking their iPhone every second to see who’s texted them when you’re together. At first, we brush their behaviour off. But then, as we replay the recent evenings spent together, we start to believe that […]
