What You Need To Know About Intersex Genital Mutilation
It’s an indisputable fact that biological sex cannot be neatly divided into the binary categories of 'male' and 'female'. However, there is an overwhelming societal reluctance to acknowledge the wide...
View ArticleHow I #MadeIt: Roberta Benteler
Photographed by Holly Whittaker.Where's your first port of call for a luxury fashion purchase or a spot of online window shopping? If it's the obvious options – UK-based e-comm giants Net-A-Porter or...
View ArticleThere's Actually An App To Help You Get Divorced
According to the latest stats, in 2014 111,169 marriages in the UK ended in divorce.To be fair, that number is actually a lot lower than it has been in previous years but, well, when you consider that...
View ArticleHow Lemons Can Help You Spot The Signs Of Breast Cancer
If you were on social media this weekend, you might have spotted a clear, colourful image of 12 lemons in an egg box on your newsfeed or timeline.Not a new ad campaign from Pret or Innocent Smoothies,...
View Article'90s Style File: Naomi Campbell
Photo: Julian Makey/REX/Shutterstock.Long before Lily Donaldson, Cara Delevingne, Jourdan Dunn and Edie Campbell, there was Naomi Campbell – the original Brit supermodel and arguably the best,...
View ArticleThe Ultimate Guide To One Of The Most Common Causes Of Infertility
When I was diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome, in early adolescence, no one mentioned fertility concerns. Even if they had, I’d still have been more worried about the many other so-called...
View ArticleRosamund Pike & David Oyelowo Bring One Of History's Most Controversial...
Once again, Hollywood is blowing our minds with stories we probably should have learned in history class years ago.If your 2016 pop culture picks were historical dramas The Crown and Loving, you're...
View ArticleThe True Crime Podcasts Keeping Us Up At Night
There are a lot of morbid people out there who love to hear about terrible crimes; and I’m one of them. I devoured Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood(twice) as well as the Manson family biopic Helter...
View ArticleGrace Mitchell Is Making History With "Kids (Ain't All Right)"
Photo: Will NixonGrace Mitchell is a force to be reckoned with. It's not merely that the 19-year-old singer has the voice of a '90s grunge goddess or the fact that her easy, charismatic presence on...
View ArticleWhy Tampon Sales In Britain Have Fallen Dramatically
Sales of tampons have dropped by a quarter in the last four years, at the same time that more women are using contraception that stops their monthly cycles.Supermarkets have even reduced the amount of...
View ArticleJude Law's Daughter Is The New Face Of Burberry Beauty
If you forgot that Jude Law had a daughter, don't feel bad. Iris Law, daughter of beautiful humans Jude and actress Sadie Frost, has grown up largely out of the spotlight, forging her own path as a...
View ArticleEight Men Own As Much Wealth As Half The World's Population
For years, we've recognised that there's a huge global imbalance between the rich and the poor. But according to a new Oxfam report, that recognition hasn't resulted in change. Instead, the gap is...
View ArticleWhy I Secretly Hate This French Beauty Secret
If you've read a beauty story before, and you have, because here you are, then you've heard about micellar water. You've read that it's the secret to looking like a beautiful French girl. That you have...
View ArticleKylie Jenner Quietly Raised Half A Million Dollars For Kids With This Lip Kit
Kylie Jenner’s famed Lip Kits are doing a lot more good in the world than merely giving people full and fabulous pouts.The beauty brand Kylie Cosmetics, which might be responsible for the hottest...
View ArticleYour Wearables Could Know When You're Sick Before You Do
Using wearable devices has become a popular way to stay on top of our health. But usually, they tell you things that are easy to measure, like heart rate and footsteps. None of them to date are...
View ArticleWhy Women Are Marching In London This Saturday
As soon as it was confirmed last November that Donald Trump was to be the 45th president of the United States, women across America began mobilising.Now, the Women’s March on Washington, which takes...
View ArticleLiving With My Mother, The Addict
I have been living with addiction for the past decade. Not my own; my mother's. And as it turns out, my (now ex-) boyfriend’s brother’s, my friend's, an ex-colleague’s, another friend's boss... the...
View Article"Dry Jan", Week 3: I See Drunk People
Last week: "Dry Jan", Week 2: Report From The Front Lines Of Dry JanuaryWhen we drink alcohol, it passes down our throats, into the stomach and small intestine, and is absorbed into the blood within...
View ArticleDon't Bin Unwanted Makeup, Donate It To These Women Instead
Illustrated by Abbie Winters.When it comes to pretty, shiny things, many of us are like magpies. It’s understandable: it demands a strong will to resist the relentless marketing everywhere we go and,...
View ArticleWhy People Are Still Obsessing Over The OA Ending
Warning: Spoilers for the first season of Netflix's The OA ahead.In the space of less than a week, with practically no indication that it was coming, The OA has become everyone’s new favourite show....
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