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TV Shows
Netflix Just Made It Way Easier To Watch Comedy
Netflix has a habit of “disrupting” things — your workday, your interest in doing anything besides sitting on your couch, the television indu
by Rebecca Farley

Movies
Jennifer Lawrence Does Not Deserve This Brutal Shade Over Her Con...
There's little question that Jennifer Lawrence has acting chops — one only needs to look at the 27-year-old's four Oscar nominations to unders
by Kaitlin Reilly

French Style
Tattoos Are The New Statement Necklace At Dior Couture
Grab one of those little plastic letter stencils and start practicing with your eyeliner, because this is one couture trend we're down to bring into our re
by Laia Garcia

Health Trends
Why People With Mental Health Problems Used To Be Called "Aliens"
Upon hearing the name of Netflix's upcoming new show The Alienist you might be forgiven to expect UFOs and extraterrestrial encounters. To be honest w
by Kimberly Truong

Travel
30 Reasons Why China Should Be Top Of Your Travel Bucket List
by Kate Titus

Horoscopes
The 4 Types Of Aquarians You’ll Meet In Your Life
by Sara Coughlin

Pop Culture
Mo'Nique's Netflix Claims Are So Much Deeper Than A Boycott
Race and gender are only the beginning of how Mo'Nique's marketability is perceived by networks and streaming platforms.
by Sesali Bowen

Pop Culture
Yes, Of Course Maisie Williams Is One Of Sophie Turner’s Bridesmaids
Back in October, Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas announced their engagement, and in an interview with Radio Times, BFF Maisie Williams confirmed what we'v
by Kathryn Lindsay

Sex
Is The Porn Industry Doing Enough To Support Its Performers?
Three days ago, adult film actress Olivia Lua was found dead at a rehab facility in California. She was 23. Lua, whose stage name is Olivia Voltaire, is th
by Kasandra Brabaw

Travel
My Soul-Stirring Trip To India & Nepal
by Kate Titus

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Body
So That's Why You Have To Poo So Much During Your Period
This article was originally published on 11th February 2016. The menstrual cycle is one of the more confusing and sometimes frustrating (but honestly, also
by Sara Coughlin

Food News
5 Surprising Facts About Amazon's New Cashier-Less Supermarket
It's less than a month into 2018 — and while technology hasn't advanced to the point where we're all zooming around in flying cars just ye
by Elizabeth Buxton

TV Shows
Exclusive: Meet Dakota Fanning's Badass Alienist Character
When you first hear about the new Netflix series The Alienist, an 1890s serial killer mystery filled with serious men with serious grimaces, it’s easy to
by Ariana Romero

Weddings
What It's Like To Get Engaged After 6 Weeks Of Dating
No request is too big and no intricate detail is too small when it comes to the “Big Day.” But why do we get married the way we do? World Wide
by Rachel Selvin

Tech
3 Tech Skills You Should Learn, Even If You're Not Pursuing A Car...
When people ask me why I like covering tech, the answer is easy: It gives me the flexibility to cover everything. Nowadays, there's no field — not b
by Madeline Buxton

Health Trends
What Women Really Think About Their Periods
Periods are a completely natural, normal part of life for much of the population, but the topic is still something that too many of us are embarrassed abou
by Kimberly Truong

Pop Culture
Olivia Munn Debunks Chris Pratt Dating Rumors In Must-Read Texts ...
After Olivia Munn and Chris Pratt were spotted getting dinner, the rumour mill was quick to start churning. An eyewitness described the outing as “to
by Kathryn Lindsay

TV Shows
Is The Alienist Based On True Events?
You think Manhattan is grimy now? The Alienist takes place in a 19th century New York in which disease spread quicker than office gossip, and tenements see
by Elena Nicolaou

TV Shows
The Alienist Will Be Your New Netflix Serial Killer Show...
Another week, another serial killer show premiere, right? Where Versace: American Crime Story deals with the “whys” of a serial killer like Andrew Cuna
by Ariana Romero

Movies
Will Hollywood Actually Become Safer For Women? The SAGs Hope So
Award shows have the important role this year of acting as platforms for conversations around Hollywood's problem with sexual misconduct. The Golden G
by Kathryn Lindsay

Entertainment
Having All-Women Presenters At The SAG Awards Isn't The Solution
Sunday night marked a series of firsts in the history of the Screen Actor's Guild Awards. For the first time ever, the usually brisk, almost business-
by Anne Cohen

Entertainment
The Wireless Festival Lineup With The Men Removed is Shocking
Music festival lineups are notoriously male-dominated – so much so that we've become used to seeing mocked-up posters with the male artists' na
by Natalie Gil

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Movies
Nicole Kidman Declares War On Ageism In Hollywood
Nicole Kidman has won every single award for which she’s been nominated for her role as an abused mother of twins on Big Little Lies. She used her Emmys
by Lauren Le Vine

Vacation
36 Reasons Why Everyone Should Visit Japan
by Kate Titus

Pop Culture
Kylie Jenner Hiding Her Belly In These Ads Is Basically A Pregnan...
Well, the government's kaput for now, so we might as well turn our eyes to the newest KarJenner family photo. (Actually, even if the government were u
by Rebecca Farley

Hair
The Runway Hair Trend We Can't Believe Hollywood Is Loving
This trend is like kindergarten all over again.
by Khalea Underwood

Diet & Nutrition
Does Quitting Dieting Actually Work?
On a chilly autumn morning in 2013, I quit my last diet. I was running through the woods, in the middle of one of those warrior-style workouts, when it hap
by Kelsey Miller

Fashion
Dior Explores Surrealism & Monochrome Magic At Couture Show
As the men's shows concluded in Paris yesterday evening, today marks the first day of Haute Couture, the most luxurious collections to be showcased on
by Alice Casely-Hayford

Music
Why The 2018 Grammy Nominations Look So Different
For the first time in the Recording Academy's history, a white man isn't nominated for Album of the Year, and we very likely have Beck's sur
by Courtney E. Smith

Fashion
The Kardashian & Jenner Sisters Front Calvin Klein 'Our Family' C...
The latest ad in Calvin Klein's 'Our Family #MyCalvins' campaign has been revealed, with none other than the Kardashian and Jenner sisters t
by Georgia Murray

TV Shows
Everyone Wants To Guest Star On Big Little Lies & Reese ...
With the massive success of the HBO miniseries — or, er, television show? What are labels, anyway? — Big Little Lies, every star wants in on the fun. I
by Rebecca Farley

World News
There Will Now Be Two Royal Weddings In 2018
Royalists are in for a treat, because Prince Harry and Meghan Markle aren't the only ones tying the knot this year. Princess Eugenie, the eighth in li
by Natalie Gil

TV Shows
Keeping Up With The Kardashians Season 14, Episode 15 Re...
Including the latest addition, Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s new baby girl, Chicago, the Kardashian legacy is bound to live on forever. If we thought t
by Zoe Haylock

News
What You Missed At London's 'Time's Up' Rally
A crowd of thousands booed in disapproval of Donald Trump, Jacob Rees-Mogg and Harvey Weinstein outside Downing Street yesterday, holding signs that read ?
by Amelia Abraham

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Tech
The 'Text Bomb' That Can Crash Your Phone With One Message
You may have heard people bandying about the term “text bomb” in recent days, but if you've so far been too busy or scared to google the p
by Natalie Gil

Food & Drinks
3 Meals You Can Cook For Just One Person
by Jess Commons

Beauty
Is Wearing Makeup On An Aeroplane Actually That Bad For Your Skin?
Confession: I always fly in a full face of makeup. Why do I feel guilty? Because I've been made to believe that wearing makeup on an aeroplane is a cr
by Jacqueline Kilikita

Beauty
L’Oréal's New App Will Change The Way We Colour Our Hair
Beauty apps have come a long way in the past few years, evolving from awkward, slow user experiences to genuinely impressive technology. The latest app to
by Georgia Murray

Fashion
The SAG Awards Red Carpet Lost The Black, But Not The Movement
Just a little reminder that there's power in any way we dress.
by Ray Lowe

Beauty
14 Behind-The-Scenes Beauty Moments From The SAG Awards
Proof that BTS beauty is better than the red carpet.
by Samantha Sasso

Pop Culture
The Craziest Instagrams From The 2018 SAG Awards
by Rebecca Farley

Celebrity Beauty
THIS Is How Yara Shahidi Got Diana Ross-Level Curls For The SAG A...
Yes, queen.
by Khalea Underwood

SAG Awards
Refinery29 Went To The SAG Awards Red Carpet & Asked The Question...
Since October, we’ve been in the midst of a cultural reckoning regarding the challenges women face in the workplace, in sexual encounters, and beyond. Th
by Elena Nicolaou

SAG Awards
Hollywood Men Are Apparently Meeting To Discuss Time's Up
Time’s Up pins dotted the lapels of the men of Hollywood at the Golden Globe Awards on 7th January. Yet when it came to actually talking about the initia
by Lauren Le Vine

SAG Awards
Why A This Is Us Win Shouldn't Be That Surprising
This Is Us is a solid fan favourite, but the show proved it can stand with even the heaviest hitter that prestige TV has to offer when it won the award for
by Anne Cohen

Pop Culture
Nicole Kidman Just Won Her First Ever SAG Award
This is an unbelievable first in more ways than one.
by Sesali Bowen

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Pop Culture
We Had No Idea Alexander Skarsgård Was Best Friends With This Actor
I can't think of anything less likely than a Big Little Lies/30 Rock crossover, but one is basically happening IRL. Viewers of tonight's Screen A
by Kathryn Lindsay

Celebrity Beauty
This No BS Hairstyle Ruled The SAG Awards Red Carpet
Sleek, chic, and powerful.
by Khalea Underwood

SAG Awards
Kristen Bell Threw Some Shade On Melania Trump During Her Opening...
Kristen Bell kicked of the Screen Actors Guild Awards on a high note, joking about her narcissism and the most-anticipated movie of next year: Frozen 2. Sh
by Morgan Baila

Celebrity Beauty
Twitter Can't Stop Calling Out Gaten Matarazzo's Hair For One Reason
No, you're not seeing double.
by Samantha Sasso

SAG Awards
Niecy Nash Tells R29 Why She Loves Playing A Character Who's "Not...
Let's face it: So many of the women characters on TV conform to the same similarly slim body type. Some characters are more obvious than others when i
by Elena Nicolaou

Pop Culture
The Cutest Couples At The 2018 SAG Awards
by Rebecca Farley

Celebrity Style
Millie Bobby Brown Is On-Board For The Death Of High-Heels
And the look totally works.
by Alyssa Coscarelli

Celebrity Beauty
Millie Bobby Brown Is Wearing Coachella's Biggest Hair Trend At T...
When your red carpet and festival style game collide.
by Khalea Underwood

Pop Culture
Saoirse Ronan & Timothée Chalamet Just Proved The Future Of Holly...
Saoirse Ronan and Timothée Chalamet are both nominated for awards at tonight's Screen Actors Guild Awards, but they already won in the category I jus
by Kathryn Lindsay

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