Sarah Raphael

In between mouthfuls of pickled crisps, Lola Kirke talks about the many pressures our culture puts on women. The youngest daughter of British parents

It’s taken me far too long to reach this point but at 31, I think I’m finally done trying on crop tops in Topshop and making myself feel bad because I

Greece is in mourning following the wildfires that took at least 80 lives on Monday near Athens. Several hundred people were injured and the emergency

Remember 2013 when everybody was doing the "Harlem Shake"? As Forbes pointed out, Baauer (the DJ/producer behind the track) never made an official music

“You wouldn’t call someone who is stressed ‘depressed’ if they have times when they are at peace. Depression is unremitting. Stress is something

“So I’m on the dance floor minding my own business and then there it goes – the all too familiar feeling of a stranger’s hand creeping up the side

After years of absent-mindedly stuffing 5p Sainsbury’s bags in the kitchen drawer, feeling the lame thrill of plonking your water bottle on the green

I walked home from my interview with the Arab world’s leading feminist, 86-year-old Nawal El Saadawi clutching my bag containing the recording tightly

On Chesil Beach is Ian McEwan’s short, exquisite novel (now BBC film) about a wedding night in a seaside hotel in 1962 that goes horribly wrong. Edward,

It’s said that Andy Warhol, perhaps the world’s most avid fan of fame and beauty, studied Joan Collins carefully, "wanting to pick up tips for

Miss Africa Great Britain is a beauty pageant that takes place every year in a grand venue in east London. Founded in 2011, its mission is to “give

Nineties fashion wasn’t bothered. It was the first casual decade. In every decade prior, silhouettes were strong. The '20s, '30s, '40s, '50s, '60s,

In 2017, Pornhub boasted an average of 81 million active users a day, culminating in 28.5 billion visits over the course of the year. For comparison,

The BBC’s helpful history of International Women’s Day cites a 1908 women’s march in New York – which focused on the right to vote and better

Over the last year or so, we’ve been inundated with books and articles claiming that poor sleep affects our mental health, physical health, general

Last night, Christopher Bailey serenaded London Fashion Week with his swan song for Burberry after 17 years at the helm. His final message was one of

This week, non-profit organisation Help Refugees made serious progress in their two-year fight with the British government to get vulnerable,

When South African photographer Alice Mann moved to drizzly grey London, she was blown away by the distinctive, brightly coloured outfits spilling