Month: November 2022

So You Want To Increase Your Libido? Sexologists Share Their Best Advice

At least seven in 10 women around the world say that they have low libido. That’s the vast majority of us having a low sex drive at some point, but the language that surrounds this fact paints it as taboo. We know it, but we keep it to ourselves, furiously […]

How The Women Of Wakanda Grapple With Grief & Power In The Black Panther Sequel

How The Women Of Wakanda Grapple With Grief & Power In The Black Panther Sequel

Mild spoilers ahead. How Black Panther: Wakanda Forever would approach the absence of the king and powerful warrior T’Challa was always in question following the death of the actor who portrayed him, Chadwick Boseman. But the Marvel sequel unapologetically — and seamlessly — leans into the grief of losing a […]

Actually, Drake Has A Long History Of “Nice Guy” Misogyny

Actually, Drake Has A Long History Of “Nice Guy” Misogyny

On Friday, November 4, Drake threw the timeline into a tizzy with the release of Her Loss, a 16-song joint project with friend and fellow rapper 21 Savage. What could have been a conversation about Drake’s lyricism and chemistry with almost everyone in the rap game (the guy knows how […]

Where Is Desirability’s Place In The Modern Age?

Where Is Desirability’s Place In The Modern Age?

In 2014, Vogue declared in an article that “the big booty has officially become ubiquitous“. With that, the cultural behemoth ushered in what they termed “the Era of the Big Booty”. (Unsurprisingly, the controversial story no longer exists on their website.) Fast-forward eight years and various publications are forecasting the […]

Money Diary: A Portfolio Manager On 72k

Money Diary: A Portfolio Manager On 72k

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 30-year-old portfolio manager living in London. […]

Tonight’s Blood Moon Lunar Eclipse Asks You To Embrace Your Autonomy

Tonight’s Blood Moon Lunar Eclipse Asks You To Embrace Your Autonomy

Unpredictable, exciting, and intense, lunar eclipses are the fateful culmination of a cycle in which the moon passes into the earth’s cycle and the sun’s light creates a reddish tinge as it melts into the shadow. In astrology, lunar eclipses mark the dramatic ending or release. The Nodes of Destiny […]

I Got Gel Extensions For My Lashes & It Transformed Them

I Got Gel Extensions For My Lashes & It Transformed Them

I’ve never considered myself a lash extensions person. The first issue is that they can’t get wet for at least 24 — sometimes 48 — hours post-application and unless I start wearing goggles in the shower, that’s nigh on impossible for me. In my previous experience, they’ve also felt heavy […]