The Best Christmas Films On UK Netflix
If you’re looking for a bit of respite from the endless Christmas get-togethers, you might turn to Netflix for a bit of Yuletide company on your rare nights in.Now, you’d think that your favourite...
View ArticleMoney Diary: Working In PR In London On 50k
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...
View ArticleWhy The Festive Season Is The Best Time To Do Some Networking
Turns out, there's a built-in Christmas gift in the corporate calendar come December. Thanks to a more relaxed office environment, company parties with HR-approved booze, and the carte blanche...
View ArticleCruz Beckham Just Released A Christmas Single
Photo: @cruzbeckhamCruz Beckham, the 11-year-old son of David and Victoria Beckham, has just released his debut single."If Every Day Was Christmas" received its first radio play this morning and is now...
View Article10 Images That Will Change How You Imagine Blindness
When you picture what a blind person sees, what do you imagine? Do you see light and shadows? Do you see colours? Do you see nothing at all? An all-too-common misconception is that all forms of visual...
View ArticleBBC To Report News "Through The Eyes Of Women" (For One Day)
Illustration by Isabel Guijarro CastilloBBC Radio 5 Live is to "report the news through the eyes of women around the world" this Thursday.The station said in a press statement that it is aiming to...
View ArticleAmerica, The Beautiful — In 52 Incredible Photos
We live in a sea of images. You probably have a little device within reach right now that contains photos of everything from last weekend's brunch to last year's office Christmas party. Not to mention...
View ArticleThe List Of 2016's Best-Selling Books Features Historic First
As Christmas hurtles towards us like an oncoming train, we're sure that you're on the lookout for something to give that proves you've read a book this year. Amazon just published its list of the 20...
View ArticleObsessively Picking At My Split Ends Took Over My Life
Photo: Amelia AlpaughHow much time have you spent thinking about your split ends? For anyone with long hair (especially someone like me who fries their bleached locks with ghds daily), they’re a sign...
View ArticlePhotographing Black, Female, HIV Positive Power
Photographs: Courtesy of Kia LaBeija.Kia LaBeija, real name Kia Michelle Benbow, is many things: a photographer, a dancer, an activist; a queer, black female who was born HIV positive. Her...
View ArticleHow This Acid Attack Survivor Found Courage
Mi Mi was on the way home from work with her father in Thanbyuzayat, Myanmar, when it happened. It was dark.“I knew there was someone behind us, but I hadn’t turned around yet to see who it was. I...
View ArticleHow My Overeating Habit Makes Me Feel (And What To Do About It)
It’s 9pm in my dimly lit bedroom. I run my tongue over the thick film of chocolate saliva coating the roof of my mouth. On the duvet looking helplessly up at me is the battered face of a large Lindt...
View ArticleThe Truth Behind Blackout Drinking
Illustrated by Assa AriyoshiThe first time I blacked out I woke up in a bathtub. I was twenty two, living in Dublin and one year out of university. My friends – new friends I had met that same night in...
View Article9 Questions To Ask Yourself Before Travelling Solo
I’m a huge proponent of travel, regardless of parameters. Whether domestic or international; via a backpack, or with a big budget, travelling offers exposure to other cultures, which in turn fosters...
View ArticleThis Is What It's Like To Be Gay Or Trans In Myanmar
PP* was waiting for her friends in the busy city of Mandalay on a hot, humid evening in July 2013, when she was snatched from behind by plainclothes police officers and bundled into an unmarked...
View Article7 Ways To Fake More Space At Home
Photo: Courtesy of VTWonenIt’s no surprise to hear that our homes are getting smaller and smaller. Just look to Ikea’s recently launched SUNNERSTA for proof; a £99 stand-alone – and rather flimsy...
View ArticleHundreds Of British Police Officers Accused Of Sexual Abuse
Photo: Daniel Sambraus / EyeEm.More than 300 British police officers have been accused of using their position to sexually exploit people, including "vulnerable" victims of crime, a new report has...
View ArticleWhy Having A Positive Attitude Could Make Women Live Longer
Maintaining a positive mental attitude could also benefit our physical health, new research has suggested.A study published in the American Journal of Epidemiology found that women who considered...
View ArticleThis Is The Pantone Colour Of The Year For 2017
Want to know what colour everything from your water flask to scarf will likely be in 2017? Well wonder no more, because Pantone has released its Colour of the Year for 2017.A sort of frog green, the...
View ArticlePolice To Investigate MP's Rape After Her Emotional Speech In House Of Commons
Update December 9, 12.05 p.m.: Police Scotland have confirmed they will contact Michelle Thomson about her rape following her brave speech in the House of Commons yesterday, The Guardian reports.A...
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