20 Dystopian Novels To Feed Your Need For Escape
However crazy the real world may be sometimes, you can bet that novelists have dreamed up far more twisted and outlandish fates for humanity. A reality show bully with no political experience being...
View ArticleBBC Presenter Goes Into Labour In The Studio
A BBC Breakfast presenter went into labour just moments after coming off air, with her co-presenter accompanying her throughout the unexpected birth.Victoria Fritz, the programme's business presenter,...
View ArticleA New Exhibition Will Celebrate Princess Diana's Style
To commemorate the 20th anniversary of Princess Diana's untimely death, 26 of her most memorable items of clothing will be returning to her former residence, Kensington Palace. Opening next April, a...
View ArticleHeading To Tokyo? Here's 5 Stores You Can't Miss
When it comes to fashion, Tokyo is a mecca for inspiration, offering up both contemporary trends and unexpected twists on vintage style. Strolling through the city is like hanging outside shows during...
View ArticleThe Obama Wedding Photos Will Remind You Of Better Times
Though their 24th wedding anniversary was a month ago, we defy anyone to look at these wedding photos of the Obamas and not feel a little twinge. Barack and Michelle married at Trinity United Church in...
View ArticleThis Diesel Campaign Features Two Trans Models
A new campaign from Diesel and the German brand About You stars models Benjamin Melzer and Loiza Lamers, who both have one thing in common: they're transgender.Melzer, who lives in Germany, was the...
View ArticleHow To Motivate Yourself To Exercise In Winter
Photo: Courtesy of Balance Festival If you're anything like us, you'll be all too familiar with the following scenario. You lay out your workout gear before bed with virtuous intentions for the next...
View ArticleWhy I Walked In A Fashion Show 18 Months After Losing My Breast
Illustration by Sydney HassWhen you hear the words “You have breast cancer”, you know your life is going to change. What you never realise is quite how much. And it never changes in quite the ways you...
View ArticleConfessions Of A Party Waitress
I was 18 when I made three big decisions – not to continue with university, to move back in with my parents in London, and to intern my arse off until I could actually get my dream job. No longer able...
View ArticleThe 22-Year-Old Girl Who Became A Mass Murderer
A true story in black and white, I, Olga is based on the life of a disturbed young woman who committed a massacre on the streets of Czechoslovakia in 1973. Just 22 at the time, she deliberately killed...
View ArticleThe Real Reasons Under 30s Are Poorer Than Ever
You probably don't need telling that it's a difficult time, financially, to be a young person in the UK. You may be bobbing from one unpaid internship to the next, paying through the nose for a dingy...
View ArticleIt's Almost Promotion Season — Here's Your Strategy
Illustrated by Abbie Winters. Promotions and job-searching have a lot in common: They're often a multi-step process, with no clear-cut path or "right" way to score one. Even more annoying: The fact...
View ArticleThe Perks Of Being A Girl With A Boy's Name
"What’s it short for?" "Who are you named after?" "Does it say that on your birth certificate?" "HAHAHAHA YOU’RE A BOY". These are just a few of the things said to someone who has grown up with what is...
View ArticleBollywood Star Attacked In Paris In Copycat Kardashian Robbery
Photo: George Pimentel/amfAR16/WireImageA Bollywood actor and model was attacked by three masked assailants outside her apartment block in Paris on Thursday, according to police.Mallika Sherawat and an...
View ArticleTo The Friends I've Lost Because Of My Depression
Photographed by Alexandra Gavillet. To The Friends I’ve Lost,Depression sucks. To not have the strength to pick yourself up out of bed; to feel like everything you do requires 110% of the energy you...
View ArticleWhat You Don't Know About Sex Workers
Artwork by Anna Jay.It's not often you read or hear the words "motherhood" and "prostitution" in the same sentence. The former being a byword for warm, unadulterated love; the latter often considered –...
View ArticleWhy I Finally Decided To Unfollow My Ex
We were never Facebook official. As far as breakups on social media go, I realise I had it pretty easy. The only visual record of our November-to-April romance online is a picture of us at a wedding...
View ArticleKaley Cuoco Has Zero Shame About Her Plastic Surgery
Photo: Michael Tran/Getty Images.Ask 99% of celebrities the secret to their youthful face or sculpted body and they'll tell you all about hot lemon water, the Tracy Anderson Method, and the skin-care...
View ArticleWhy I'll Never Be A Bridesmaid Again
I've been a bridesmaid for my brother, my sister, and each of my parents' second weddings. When an ex-turned-close-friend married someone I didn't meet until the couple's shower, I was there with my...
View Article15 Weird Signs You May Be Burned Out At Work
Illustrated by Ivy Liu. Just like "synergy," "drill-down," and any of the other phrases you hear all the time at your office, "burnout" is a common term that gets thrown around at meetings, on email...
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