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After three long weeks, the first Mercury retrograde of 2021 is officially ending. On 20th February, the speedy planet goes direct in Aquarius. But donR

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There are 184 notes in my iPhone Notes app, dating back to April 2016. Exactly 40 of them contain boring work stuff: things I need to remember, contact det

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In July 2018, Demi Lovato was rushed to a Los Angeles hospital after a reported drug overdose. The medical emergency came after a documented substance addi

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When Gary Chapman, PhD, published the book The Five Love Languages: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate in 1992, I’m not sure he intende

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Gwyneth Paltrow Reveals She Has “Long-Haul” COVID

In a new blog post for Goop, Gwyneth Paltrow’s wellness and lifestyle brand, the actor and CEO revealed that she’s one of the many people who h

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Pisces Season Has Arrived, & Even Our Biggest Dreams Could Come True

After a month spent in innovative Aquarius, the sun is entering the dreamy, creative, intuitive sign of Pisces, the twelfth and final sign of the zodiac. S

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We’re not even through the first quarter of 2021, but we’re already about to experience a life-altering planetary aspect: On 17th February, a s

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Breathing — you’d think I would have learned how to do it intuitively by now. Apparently not, because I’ve whenever I have to speak for an extended

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Here’s the thing I always forget about broken hearts: They hurt. Like, physically. Yes, there’s the emotional pain — the sadness and disappoi

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Why Men Dating Bi Women Need To Be Better Allies

It’s no secret that heteronormativity’s days are (thankfully) numbered. Surveys have shown that the number of cis straight people is decreasing and tha

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Is TikTok-ing Your Breakup A Bad Idea?

I was in bed drinking ginger tea and watching my 64 billionth TikTok video when I began to notice a trend. There was a lot of running mascara. And a lot of

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This Simple Sleep Hack Is Going Viral On TikTok

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Some contraceptive pills could soon be sold in chemists without a prescription, the government has said. It is asking women to share their views on whether

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“What’s his star sign?” is the question that gets fired off in my WhatsApp group chat whenever a new love interest enters my life. Next c

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In recent years, gender reveal parties have ended in wildfires, plane crashes, possible animal abuse, and even death. As these celebrations have gotten mor

My Love Language Is Having A Basic AF Valentine’s Day

If you told me last February that the next time we’d be celebrating Valentine’s Day would be close to a year into a devastating pandemic, it’s not ju

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My WFH-dressing evolution has followed the trajectory of joggers in spring, bike shorts on repeat in summer, and now a winter full of leggings. With the ar

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What Is Emotional Labour, Really? You Might Be Surprised

Here is a not-at-all-comprehensive list of times I’ve incorrectly used the term “emotional labour”: — To express my exasperation when my husband as