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Lady Gaga Opens Up About Experiencing PTSD & Chronic Pain
Since she first shone a spotlight on her experience with fibromyalgia, a condition that causes joint and muscular pain, in her documentary, Five Foot Two, Lady Gaga has been open about how chronic...
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Women Took TIFF By Storm & Refinery29 Was There Alongside Them
Festivals are an important battleground in the fight for gender parity, and one that's been strewn with casualties. The 2018 Venice Film Festival, which wrapped earlier this week, came under fire for...
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The Future Of TV Is Female
A young girl turns 16… and her body descends into uncontrollable chaos. No, not like mundane hormonal puberty chaos, but “I turn into other people when I touch them” chaos. Bad chaos. For the longest...
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4 Women Who Were 'Vagina Shamed' On How It's Shaped Their Lives
There's no shortage of companies, media outlets and thoughtless individuals with something to say about what makes a "normal" or "perfect" vagina. Despite there being no such thing – vaginas and vulvas...
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"I Felt Suicidal": Living With Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder
Jasmine, 23, is originally from Hull but now lives in London. She started suffering with what she now knows is premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) while at university in Manchester. It has affected...
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I Watched The Hills For The First Time & It Ruined The '00s For Me
My life was better before The Hills. Up until now, I lived in a sweet, ignorant utopia, completely unaware that some aspects of the '00s were secretly rubbish. I didn’t feel enraged by the decade-old...
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Remembering The Noughties – That Never-Ending Season Of Bad Taste
The year: 1999. The date: 31st December. The colour of my 10-year-old vomit: a stunning pastel pink after a night of drinking not one but two (!) pink fizzy wines at my grandma’s NYE millennium bash...
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The Industry’s Most Provocative Makeup Artist Thinks Beauty Is "Fast Food"
Beauty may be constantly in flux and our perceptions ever-evolving, but there are a handful of people within the industry who not only see its evolution firsthand but shape the way we view and consume...
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Your Period Can Actually Change The Way You Experience Illness
Anyone who has periods can tell you about the day-to-day impact on moods, energy levels, sex drive and food cravings. But research increasingly suggests that menstruation may affect our entire system,...
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Queer Eye's Antoni Tells Us His Favourite Way To Eat Avocados
Netflix's hit show Queer Eye is full of important lessons — be open to new experiences, don't be afraid to express yourself, remember to take care of yourself — yet, the one thing many viewers held...
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Adwoa Aboah Stars Alongside Her Sister & Cousin In Mango's New Campaign
Quality time with loved ones is one of the highlights of the autumn and winter months for many people: cosy pub lunches with friends, family get-togethers and, of course, Christmas parties. Mango is...
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Zoë Kravitz Talks Acne Struggles, Tattoos And Big Little Lies
Every human being has a genetic predisposition for something. For some of us, it's acne. For others, it's anxiety. But for Zoë Kravitz, it's being inherently cool.Just because Zoë is the daughter of...
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Here Are 5 Essential Tips To Nail A 10k Run
There’s nothing more daunting than looking for fitness advice online, especially when you’re training for something like the adidas City Runs Clapham 10k. There’s so much contradicting information out...
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Hidden Braids Are New York Fashion Week's Most Wearable Hair Trend
From the halos of fresh roses at Rodarte to long, emo-inspired fringes at Eckhaus Latta and crimped frizz at Collina Strada, a handful of incredible (and, at times, totally outrageous) hair trends have...
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"My Life Felt Like Torture": The Long-Term Damage Of Sexual Assault
There is no "typical" reaction to experiencing sexual assault, but some ways of responding are more common than others. The likelihood of developing mental health problems varies from person to person,...
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The Tricky Business Of Charging Friends For Professional Help
Photographer and artist Areli Arellano was once approached by a friend trying to start a business. The friend asked if she’d be willing to help create the company’s identity design. Arellano sent over...
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Model Devon Windsor Doesn’t Understand What Diversity Means
When it takes place in November, the 2018 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show will be the most racially diverse it’s been in years. But a new video clip featuring five-year veteran Devon Windsor reminds us...
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Proenza Schouler Returned To New York, Brought With It A Must-Have Dress
Photo: Victor Virgile/Gamma-Rapho/Getty Images.Earlier this year, we told you Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez of Proenza Schouler were building a global empire. After a brief stint in Paris, the...
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Shannon Purser Responds To Sierra Burgess’ Most Controversial Antics
After the summer success Netflix enjoyed with To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before, it was easy to assume the streaming service’s other long-titled teen romance starring Noah Centineo, back-to-school...
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Why We Should View Cannabis Through A Scientific Lens
Emma Chasen talks about medical cannabis in the same level-headed (yet enthusiastic) way that my chemist parents explained the reaction between vinegar and baking soda to me growing up. Her ability to...
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