22 Incredible Photos That Tell The Story of 2017
When you think back on 2017, what images come to mind? The blaze at Grenfell Tower, Theresa May being handed a P45, Hurricanes Maria, Beyoncé's pregnancy with twins or the hordes of people in...
View ArticleThere's A Damaging New Side-Effect Of Mindfulness
It often feels as if everything these days, from journalling to drinking, has to be done mindfully in order to be appreciated. However, the wellness trend that's swept our lives over the past several...
View ArticleYour Instagram Feed Is About To Be Full Of Strangers
If you've spent years carefully curating your Instagram feed so that it's exactly the right mix of friends, "good" celebs, meme accounts and more, then Instagram's latest update will most certainly not...
View Article5 Refinery29 Staffers Reflect On How Their 2017 Resolutions Went
It's quite likely that you're busy making your own for next year, but do you even remember what your New Year resolutions were all the way back in January 2017? Perhaps you wanted to be more patient...
View ArticleRefinery29's Best Photos Of The Year — All In One, Gorgeous Story (NSFW)
At Refinery29, we will remember 2017 for myriad reasons, many of them very painful and unpleasant because of what was happening in the world around us. But there were also plenty of moments that will...
View Article6 Actually Achievable New Year's Resolutions
IMHO, New Year's resolutions are a truly terrible idea. January is almost certainly the most awful time of the year and, smack bang in the middle of it, we're expected to make major changes to our...
View ArticleIf This Young Drag Queen Is The Future, We're Feeling Great About 2018
Awesome. Amazing. Fun!Out of all the words in the English language, these would probably not be the ones most people would use to describe the kind of year they think is ahead of them. After all, we’re...
View ArticleThe Most Romantic Way To See Paris? It's On A Boat.
I never went on a babymoon. In fact, I was the kind of pregnant person who rolled her eyes at the idea. I silently judged the couples who posted carefree Instagram photos from tropical locales;...
View ArticleTrump's Most Ridiculous Twitter Feuds In 2017
There's some who secretly hoped that when President Donald Trump arrived in the White House, his compulsive Twitter habits would change. But alas, that wasn't the case.From tweeting "covfefe" in the...
View ArticleDealing With New Year's Resolutions When You've Got Depression Is Awful
We all have things we wish we were better at. Maybe it’s as simple as eating healthier or exercising more, or something deeper like being more assertive or learning when to say ‘no’. What one person...
View ArticleThe New Bacteria Appearing In Gyms (& Being Passed Through Sexual Activity)
It can be a struggle to summon the energy to go to the gym or a yoga class during winter, when all you feel like doing is fusing with your sofa. Now there’s a new excuse to help justify skipping your...
View ArticlePeople On Twitter Are Pitching 'Black Mirror' Episode Ideas, & They're Pretty...
Black Mirror is a show that doesn't just entertain - it also makes us think. A good episode can stay in your head for days, making you wonder just how fantastical Charlie Brooker's vision of future...
View ArticleHow To Be More ‘Emotionally Agile’ This Year
In 2017, Amazon.com voted Emotional Agility its ‘Book of the Year’. It also won the ‘Books for a Better Life Award’ in the Psychology category and was listed among Business Insider’s ‘8 Books That Will...
View ArticleR29 Writers' Entertainment & Culture Picks For January
And after the party, it's the...well, detox. Many people want to lie low in January so what better time to take in some culture, go to gigs, and kick back with a Netflix series? Sadly, most...
View ArticleWhat To Wear To A Winter Wedding
Wedding season may be spring through summer, but you'll often find the best venues and caterers are more available during the colder months. So while your calendar may not be brimming with invites to...
View ArticleSo, What Is Diane von Furstenberg's Next Big Move?
Charging into her own office a fashionable minute late, Diane von Furstenberg plops down on the couch. "So much is going on, so much is going on. And it's the end of the year. But today, I'm good." She...
View ArticleBlack Mirror's "Hang The DJ" Finds Love In The Often Hopeless Place Of...
This post contains spoilers for the "Hang the DJ" episode of Black Mirror in season 4.Nothing Black Mirror does is by accident, so the fact that season 4, episode 4 "Hang the DJ" is a reference to a...
View ArticleWomen Of Hollywood Announce Their Plan To Tackle Sexual Harassment With #TimesUp
2017 was the year of #MeToo. Just hours into 2018, 300 of powerful women in Hollywood are ushering in the era of #TimesUp, The New York Times reports.Actresses, producers, executives, and other...
View ArticleThis Is How Many People In The UK Are Doing Dry January
Around 3.1 million people in the UK have begun doing Dry January today, according to a YouGov poll.The poll, commissioned by the charity Alcohol Concern, found that people aged between 35 and 54 are...
View ArticleNetflix Is Taking Us To The End Of The World In 2018
Netflix releases are alway highly anticipated, but one of the year's first original releases may start the year off strong. The trailer for the soon-to-be-released series, The End of the F***king World...
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