“Smooch” is not a nice word. It sounds slimy. It’s uncomfortable. It can’t really be taken seriously. I cringe and recoil at the sound of it. A guy I was dating, we’ll call him Nathan, used to say “smooch” a lot. “One more smooch,” he’d say as he’d drag me […]
Trans visibility is better than it ever has been but trans women in happy, loving relationships with men are almost completely absent from mainstream media. With perhaps the exception of Janet Mock, whose New York Times bestseller Redefining Realness documents her relationship and marriage, it is rare to see trans […]
Dr Pimple Popper fans, this one’s for you: In this episode of Macro Beauty, we get an up-close-and-personal look at Folayemi Akinbolaji’s first-ever extreme blackhead removal. Akinbolaji, who goes by Fola, only started getting acne on her face within the last two years. She recently decided to get her blackheads […]
And Kate doesn’t seem to mind. Credit: Chris Jackson / Staff / Getty You may not have noticed this before but Prince William does not and never has worn a wedding ring. The Duke of Cambridge, who married Kate Middleton in 2011, has never been spotted with one – but William has […]
Including the more subtle symptoms that are often missed If you’re Googleing, ‘what is PTSD?’, chances are you’ve read the headlines this week going into sad but unexpected detail about the many different kinds of PTSD the NHS staffers are currently facing. A Psychiatry Res. study released in October 2020 […]
Lockdown 3.0 (yes I know, I’m tired of writing about it too) means that we’re having to limit our workouts to Zoom classes or runs, but at least having the best workout clothes is something that we can control. Luckily the sportswear game has never been stronger, with designers, high […]
Getty Images Washington caught the attention of the world earlier this month as a mob of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol building to disrupt Congress affirming Joe Biden’s election victory. Donald Trump – who lost both the electoral college and popular vote – insisted that the election was rigged and that […]
Getty Images Coronavirus has changed everything about life as we know it, with people now isolated to their homes in a third lockdown. Not exempt from this are the royal family, with the Mountbatten-Windsors also having to cancel their plans. The Queen made headlines last week as she was forced […]
On 12th January, with schools closed during England’s third lockdown in less than a year, a photo went viral. It had been taken by a mother going by the name Roadside Mum on Twitter. In it she laid out the contents of the free school meals provisions she had been […]
Manifestation can feel a little… squishy. Whenever I hear someone describe the practice, I find myself thinking, Is that really it? You think about your intention, take some positive action, and — live your dreams? Am I missing something? That’s why the 369 manifestation method, which I’ve seen popping up on […]
