This "Smart Condom" Claims To Detect STIs
A lot of us rely on great condoms as a means of effective birth control as well as a means of protection against sexually transmitted infections. But what if your condom could actually detect certain...
View ArticleTill Travel Ban Do Us Part: One Couple’s Story From Across Donald Trump’s Divide
“We’re just in this weird limbo,” said Diamond DeDual while driving her infant son, Arrow, to his babysitter’s house on an unusually warm February morning. The 27-year-old moved back to Cuba, Missouri...
View ArticleLorde Just Dropped Her New Single "Green Light" With A Music Video
While Lorde may have taken three years to release new music, she took just three days to drop her new single and video "Green Light" after teasing it on Twitter. The video hit YouTube at 7pm, and the...
View ArticleWhy Siblings Of The Deceased Often End Up With Their Family Member's Widow
Yesterday, news spread that the late Beau Biden's brother, Hunter Biden, is dating his widowed wife, Hallie Biden. Former Vice President Joe Biden told Page Six he's supportive of the relationship: "We...
View ArticleLow-Sugar Alcohol Exists! Here's Where To Find It
You might be terribly conscientious when it comes to your sugar consumption from solid foods but do you know how much sugar is in the alcohol you're drinking?See, there is currently no requirement for...
View ArticleI Paid An ASMR Masseuse To Stroke My Face & It Was Amazing
I like to be stroked. And no, that’s not a kinky opener for my Tinder bio or an admission that I believe I’m a cat trapped inside a human body. Since I was a child, if anyone stroked my skin or hair I...
View ArticleThe New Podcast That's "Like Serial But Better"
Remember the absolute frenzy that surrounded Serial season one when it came out in 2014? We were gripped by Sarah Koenig’s irresistible storytelling, and pretty much everyone – colleagues, friends,...
View ArticleThe Beauty Buys That Give Our Editors Serious Results
Photographed by Erin Yamagata.If you think Refinery29 's beauty editors just sit around playing with lipstick all day, well... you wouldn't be entirely wrong. Sampling products is indeed one of the...
View ArticleBerets, Denim Boilersuits & Blue Ballgowns At Dior AW17
For today's AW17 show, Maria Grazia Chiuri was inspired by one of Christian Dior’s favourite colours: blue. "Among all the colours, navy blue is the only one which can ever compete with black, it has...
View ArticleThis Next Retrograde Means Big Things For Your Love Life
This Saturday, March 4, will bring about a Venus retrograde that will last until April. And, much like the Jupiter retrograde we saw last month, this backspin will actually offer more opportunities...
View ArticleEmergency Contraception: How We're Taking It & How We Should Be Taking It
Ask a lot of women in their 20s and 30s when they first took the morning-after pill, and it’ll be as distant a memory as losing their virginity.“The first time I took the morning-after pill was the...
View ArticleEmma Watson, Like Us, Cringes At Photos Of Her Fancy Outfits From Back In The...
There's a unique horror that sets in when you stumble upon photos of your first school disco (or other fancy-dress occasion). Odds are, your sense of what was elegant and mature has changed a lot since...
View Article12 Inspiring Nail Art Ideas To Show Your Support For Women's Rights
Getting actively involved in protests and marches to defend women's rights is a lot like cheerleading, only better. (Go with us here...) Instead of motivating athletes, we’re advocating for ourselves....
View Article5 Times Kendall Jenner Channelled The Spice Girls
For those of us that were tweens or teens in the late-'90s or early-aughts, style inspirations from back in the day pretty much always count the Spice Girls in the mix, along with, perhaps, Destiny's...
View ArticleYour Horoscope This Week
Raise your hand if you need a break from warmongering autocrats and fear-inducing headlines. Ever since January 28, celestial soldier Mars has been stormtrooping through combative Aries, raising the...
View ArticleBBC Presenter Says Trans Women Aren't "Real Women"
Dame Jenni Murray, the longtime presenter of Woman's Hour, is facing criticism today after writing a potentially very damaging newspaper article in which she argues that trans women are not "real...
View ArticleEmma Watson Responds To Those Who Think She Can't Pose Topless & Be A Feminist
If you're not sure what feminism is, but you think it precludes a woman showing any part of her body she wants to, then Emma Watson is here to set you straight.In a video interview published by The...
View ArticleHere's How To Pull Off The Burgundy Eye Everyone Is Wearing RN
We're Living For This Deep Burgundy ShadowWhen you're in a beauty rut, it's a little like looking in your closet and seeing absolutely nothing to wear. Sure, you have the bones to create a killer look...
View ArticleEverything You Need To Know About Trump Accusing Obama Of Wire Tapping
This weekend a showdown between Donald Trump and Barack Obama began, with the current POTUS accusing the former one of bugging the Trump Towers last year.The accusations started on Twitter early...
View ArticleInspiring Instagram Pictures Of London's #March4Women
Thousands of people gathered in central London today ahead of International Women's Day on the 8th of March.Today's #March4Women was organised by CARE International, a charity which aims to help women...
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