Month: October 2020

These Autumn-Themed Baby Names Are Trending This Year

Autumn is many people’s favourite season, so it’s no great surprise that it’s having an influence on baby names this year. Helpfully, the folks at GIGAcalculator scoured leading baby name website Nameberry to find the most popular autumn-themed baby names for boys and girls. Top of the list are Branch, […]

Activists speak out on International Day of the Girl: ‘Don’t let anyone destroy your future’

Activists speak out on International Day of the Girl: ‘Don’t let anyone destroy your future’

From across the globe, seven fearless female activists taking a stand against gender inequality and working for a safer, fairer future talk to Marie Claire (Getty Images) From street harassment and online abuse to child marriage and trafficking, young women around the world are facing daily injustices preventing them from […]

Lonely Planet Names The Most Unmissable Travel Experiences In The UK

Lonely Planet Names The Most Unmissable Travel Experiences In The UK

Travel experts Lonely Planet have named their 500 must-see global experiences, including 34 in the UK – great news if you’re planning a staycation. The UK top ten features experiences in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. It includes London museums, stunning national parks and bracing coastal pathways. Lonely Planet’s […]

Netflix’s Deaf U Proves That There’s No “Right” Way To Be Deaf

Netflix’s Deaf U Proves That There’s No “Right” Way To Be Deaf

Deaf U Warning: Spoilers ahead for season 1 of Deaf U, now on Netflix. Netflix’s new docuseries Deaf U, out October 9, provides an unflinching look into the lives of Deaf students who struggle to fit in. The series tackles questions of representation as students at Gallaudet, a private Deaf […]

Check Out The New Shrimps For Habitat Collection Inspired By 1970s Palm Springs

Check Out The New Shrimps For Habitat Collection Inspired By 1970s Palm Springs

London-based fashion label Shrimps has unveiled its second interiors collaboration with Habitat. It’s a warm Californian affair inspired by 1970s Palm Springs, which means that handwoven rattan furniture is very much a key component. Shrimps founder Hannah Weiland says rattan is “a material that I love and have filled my […]

Coming Out Is Challenging. Maybe One Day, People Won’t Have To

Coming Out Is Challenging. Maybe One Day, People Won’t Have To

National Coming Out Day is Sunday, October 11. The day, founded by LGBTQ+ activists Robert Eichberg and Jean O’Leary back in 1988, is used to celebrate coming out, to raise awareness of LGBTQ+ issues, and to elevate LGBTQ+ individuals’ stories. But for some, the experience of having to come out […]

How To Know If Your Crush Likes You, According To Their Zodiac Sign

How To Know If Your Crush Likes You, According To Their Zodiac Sign

Figuring out just how someone feels about you can be confusing, to say the least. But according to astrologer Lisa Stardust, the stars can help guide us. That’s because each zodiac sign shows their crush in a specific, kind of obvious way. “You’ll know right away if they’re into you […]