To mark the 10th anniversary of the UK release of Amma Asante’s groundbreaking film, Belle, this year and Black History Month’s ‘Reclaiming Narratives’ theme, Adama Juldeh Munu examines the film’s impact in opening doors for Black women in British period dramas set in pre-modern times like Bridgerton, Queen Charlotte, and […]
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I knew something was very wrong when I became irritated at my boyfriend for speaking. Speaking! We were on the couch watching TV, the volume of both TV and man set to ‘civilised’. Yet trying to untangle his words from the big pharma commercial — “Plaque psoriasis? Try Otezla!” — […]
Welcome to Money Diaries where we are tackling the ever-present taboo that is money. We’re asking real people how they spend their hard-earned money during a seven-day period — and we’re tracking every last penny. This week: “I’m a 30-year-old personal assistant living in London. I’ve lived here (after growing up in rural […]
Many of us haven’t heard of Mgen. If you’re on TikTok, you may have seen a few videos about the bacterial illness circulating recently but even so, Mgen is something we need greater awareness of. It is estimated that two in every 100 sexually active adults between 16 and 44 […]
It’s 9 a.m. on a Saturday and instead of lazing in bed, I’m standing in a queue with at least 70 others who are just as committed to getting inside Rhode’s first London pop-up. Hailey Bieber’s coveted beauty brand has finally made its bricks-and-mortar debut in the city, albeit only […]
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The final few days of October are relatively calm and this helps to ease our nervous systems after the fiery full moon in Aries that took place earlier this month. With Mars, the planet of action, still in Cancer until 3rd November, our bodies and spirits are seeking healing, meditative […]
“Men chasing after ping pong balls! It’s so embarrassing for everyone involved.” This is just one of the answers that dropped into my inbox after I asked people to send me their icks. Others included “high fives”, “vaping and blowing out a ring”, “men in scarves”, “not mixing the sauce […]
Welcome to Money Diaries where we are tackling the ever-present taboo that is money. We’re asking real people how they spend their hard-earned money during a seven-day period — and we’re tracking every last penny. This week: “I’m a 33-year-old living in the countryside who was recently made redundant. My husband and […]
