Like many of my fellow Gen Zers, I love social media. I love my nightly TikTok scrolls, posting my Instagram photo dumps at the end of the month, and perfecting Pinterest boards filled with dream life visions. I can’t get enough of the Brat Summer videos or the Four Seasons Orlando Baby (iykyk*). Despite this......
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As I purchase yet another book to stack atop the wobbling ‘to be read’ tower beside my bed, I ask myself: what do the books we buy say about us? The Sunday Times Bestseller List, which tracks the popularity of titles released in the UK, turned 50 this month. To celebrate, they released a list of......
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Or a flat that’s warm and mould-free and big enough to have a table to eat at? Well, actually, by God’s grace, I have a house. But over 8 million people in the UK live in overcrowded, unaffordable, or unsuitable homes. And that doesn’t include the homeless, or the 11% of young adults continuing to live with their parents well into their 30s because renting, never mind purchasing a perch, is beyond their means. In this context, the government’s plans to build 1.5 million homes in 5 rapid years are much to be welcomed. Volume matters...
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In the post-summer season of getting back on the grind, it feels the perfect time to start afresh. Be it starting university, a new job, or returning to your slightly more routine day-to-day, the opportunities for turning a new leaf (as autumn literally suggests) begin. Which products do I add to my skin care routine? Do I try out ‘couch to 5k’ and put it on Strava? Which new Glucose Goddess food trend do I try? And should I redownload Salt? ...
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The latest season of one of my favourite shows, Couples Therapy has just been added to iPlayer. For those of you unfamiliar with it, each season of the show follows four couples in therapy with the remarkable New York psychologist and psychoanalyst Orna Guralnik. Each of these couples is at a crisis point in their relationship. A common theme is that each of the individuals in the couple is wanting something from the other that they’re not getting. They want their partner to understand and meet their needs, but they’re reluctant to c...
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It Ends With Us premiered in cinemas this August. The film, based on Colleen Hoover’s bestselling novel, tells the tragic yet hopeful story of Lily Bloom, whose journey through love and domestic violence explores the complexity and turmoil inherent in such relationships. The story manages nuance but remains uncompromising about the evil of marital violence, the necessity of removing the abused from harm, and the potential for healing through breaking the cycle of abuse and embracing forgiveness. During the promotional campaign, the fi...
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‘Can you imagine being in potentially the coolest band in the world and not doing it because you’re in a mard with your brother? Grow up! Headline Glastonbury!’ Well, you can call The 1975’s Matty Healy a prophet of sorts, because this week (as if you don’t already know), the most famous sibling rivalry in rock’n’roll was stitched back together. Oasis are coming. And though Healy got the Glastonbury bit wrong in his 2023 interview, they’re actually going one better, announcing 14 stadium shows. Whether you’re a parka-swa...
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A yacht floats idly on the water, white parasols pop from the veranda, a young couple splash through the lapping waves and the sun beats down. In the foreground, a smartphone. The feet of the phone’s owner poke out at the end of the lounger, while the screen fills our view. The phone displays a man in a high-vis jacket smiling and waving to the camera, making a delivery to this holidaymaker’s home. An accompanying caption interprets the scene: ‘White sandy beaches and crystal-clear delivery instructions. Inner peace, brought to you by ...
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This August, Taylor Swift returns to London to complete her record-breaking eight nights at Wembley Stadium, in addition to her fortnight of other UK concerts. From being the mastermind of the highest-grossing tour in history to speculation that her endorsement could swing the US presidential election, Swift’s global dominance is undeniable. Swift is clearly an exceptionally talented performer and songwriter. And as an audience member, I can attest to the exhilarating spectacle of the Eras show. However, there is more to the Swift phenomen...
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How did a Taylor Swift dance party tragedy in Southport degenerate into some members of ethnic minorities across the U.K. too scared to leave their homes? The news of rioting across the country has been hot in the headlines this last week. After the horrific stabbing of three young girls, thousands of men and women took to the street. The targeting of hotels, homes, and businesses believed to be owned or occupied by asylum seekers and refugees is parasitic upon Southport’s pain, opportunistically seeking to drive an anti-immigration agenda...
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