Given the trajectory of 2020, you’d be forgiven for forgetting that Christmas is right around the corner. With lockdown 2.0 lifting in just a few days’ time, it may be possible to get in a last-minute trip to a festive market or two. However, with COVID-19 still posing a significant […]
This year has been a game-changer for the way we think about work-life balance. With remote working becoming the new normal (and many of us hoping it stays that way), the idea of leaving London or another big city has never been more tempting. With this in mind, it’s interesting to check out […]
Women are doing even more unpaid work because of coronavirus, new research by UN Women has found. Data pulled from 38 countries globally found that women are shouldering the burden of extra child care and additional domestic chores made necessary by the pandemic. Women globally already did considerably more unpaid […]
In Refinery29’s Sweet Digs, we take a look inside the sometimes small, sometimes spacious homes of millennial women. Today, Cassie and Michelle Randolph show off their dreamy shared bedroom. Cassie and Michelle Randolph loved sharing a room growing up. And now, they’re sharing a room once again while they stay […]
In fashion, 2020 has been titled the year of Nap dresses, tie-dye, and sweatsuits. Filled with many high-profile engagements, it has also become one marked by standout celebrity engagement rings. That ‘70s Show star Wilmer Valderrama started 2020’s streak of celebrity engagements when he proposed to his girlfriend Amanda Pacheco […]
This week, Netflix announced that The Queen’s Gambit made history as the streaming service’s most-viewed scripted limited series. Although it still hasn’t bested the unscripted Tiger King, which hit the streamer at the start of quarantine, The Queen’s Gambit received immediate acclaim for its stunning set and costume design, compelling […]
Rightmove has published its annual list of the happiest places to live in the UK. Five of the top 20 places are coastal towns, reflecting the fact Rightmove found that people in rural villages and coastal areas were generally happier than those in towns and cities. The picturesque surfing resort […]
2020 needs some Christmas cheer, ASAP. Thankfully, Netflix is handing that feeling out in spades as the days get colder and shorter, and the COVID-19 pandemic shows few signs of slowing down. Netflix started premiering its new Christmas movies back in October with the release of Holidate, starring Emma Roberts […]
The coming-out rom-com Happiest Season is a classic feel-good Christmas movie — and it’s also the first LGBTQ+ holiday film produced by a major studio. Director Clea Duvall said she decided to create the movie she “always wanted to see,” and evidently, that movie is one with a soundtrack as […]
A recent YouGov survey found that 57% of us want to continue working from home after the pandemic, but it remains to be seen whether employers will be quite so keen. Will flexible working become the new normal – allowing people to relocate to more peaceful parts of the country […]
