Month: January 2023

The Candid, Unfiltered Realities Of “Van Life,” According To One Digital Nomad

The Candid, Unfiltered Realities Of “Van Life,” According To One Digital Nomad

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UK R&B Is Thriving — So Where Are The BRIT Award Nominations?

UK R&B Is Thriving — So Where Are The BRIT Award Nominations?

On Thursday, 12th January, the BRITs announced their nominations for their 2023 award categories with the ceremony set to take place on 11th February. It’s already been subject to widespread backlash as no female artists have been nominated for Artist Of The Year (after ceremoniously scrapping its gendered categories in […]

The Return Of Facebook Albums Means We’re Officially Back In Our Oversharing Era

The Return Of Facebook Albums Means We’re Officially Back In Our Oversharing Era

It’s the mid-2000s. Armed with only a digital camera, I’ve just completed a photo shoot with my high school BFF, dolled up in Supré and a liberal swipe of Lip Smacker. There are probably a hundred photos on the SD card we can choose from — each with an ever […]

Corecore Is The New TikTok Trend Making Your FYP So Bleak

Corecore Is The New TikTok Trend Making Your FYP So Bleak

It seems like every #core under the sun has existed on the internet, tickling the fancy of all aesthetics that matter. Cottagecore? Live out your country town dreams, love. Gorpcore? Pass the Tevas. Oh, and normcore? Dressing like a literal, actual, average person has also already been and gone as […]

Should I Stop Getting Gel Manicures? Experts Unpack The Radiation Risks

Should I Stop Getting Gel Manicures? Experts Unpack The Radiation Risks

In case you missed it: A study published on the 17th of January found that radiation from UV nail lamps can damage DNA and cause irreversible mutations (a precursor to skin cancer) in human cells. “As a dermatologist I have always known that UV exposure up close on a regular […]

Hair Cycling Could Give You Your Healthiest Hair Yet & I’m Proof

Welcome to Beauty In A Tik, where each week we put TikTok’s viral beauty hacks and innovative trends to the test. There are some TikTok hacks I’m reluctant to get behind. Take slugging, for example, which involves applying a thick layer of petroleum jelly to your face before bed. As someone […]

Meet The Black Muslim Women Behind The Rise Of British Hip-Hop

Meet The Black Muslim Women Behind The Rise Of British Hip-Hop

Black British Muslim women have a complex, intersectional identity and exist at the margins of various identity groups, yet representation is often lacking, or inadequate, across the entertainment industry. But despite being a minority within a minority, there are Muslim women blazing trails and making a significant impact on the […]

Yes, You Can Be Friends With Your Ex — But Should You?

Thanks for reading Can We Talk?, a sex and relationships column that aims to tackle the burning questions about sex, dating, relationships, and breakups that you’re too afraid to ask your partner — or maybe even your besties. Last time, relationship therapist Moraya Seeger DeGeare, LMFT, helped a reader who […]

These Job Interview Outfits Will Give You The Confidence To Land The Gig

These Job Interview Outfits Will Give You The Confidence To Land The Gig

While getting your foot in the door might feel like half the battle, job interviews require hours of preparation. From reading everything about the company that the internet has to offer to practising your perfectly crafted handshake, the build-up to an interview is stressful to say the least – and […]

I’ve Never Dated Straight Men But I’m Ready To Try

When my long-term lesbian relationship came to an end in 2022, one of the first things I did was re-download Hinge and change my settings to include men. Disrupting the algorithm – which had mostly seen me swiping through women and non-binary people throughout the years – the app threw […]