The pandemic has introduced the concept of sex bubbles, raised (and then squashed) rumours of a global baby boom and triggered a spate of divorce proceedings, but beyond putting added pressure on our most intimate relationships, has the Covid-19 crisis changed the ways we have — and talk about — sex? Yes, says sexual wellness […]
“Been breastfeedin’ in compression socks for the past 3 weeks, hbu?” wrote Ilana Glazer alongside a recent Instagram photo of her nursing her newborn baby. In both her art and her real life, the False Positive star has made it her mission to demisogynise the pregnancy experience—and in her first few weeks as a mum, […]
Despite knowing this January would be the bleakest on (unofficial) record, I embarked upon an alcohol-free month. For my physical and mental health, and having overindulged at Christmas, I wanted to have a month devoid of the hard stuff, a feat I’d never achieved before. Which is all well and good, but when the monotony […]
In lieu of a runway show, Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons, Prada’s newly appointed co-creative director, streamed a digital presentation of their first joint spring 2021 collection and then sat down for a conversation during which they fielded questions that had been crowd-sourced on Instagram. In addition to speaking about their unprecedented partnership and the […]
The Spanish call it síndrome de la cabaña (cabin syndrome). The French prefer syndrome de l’escargo (snail syndrome). In English, we favour the less poetic ‘re-entry syndrome’, or ‘reverse culture shock’. Whatever the name, feeling anxious as we emerge from our shells or cabins to re-enter the Covid-19 world is very real. At first, this […]
It all started when the world began making sourdough during lockdown. Then it was banana bread, all cracked and perfectly imperfect. And in the latest evidence to suggest that bread is bound for world domination, a number of famous erstwhile carb dodgers are confessing that they now embrace the good stuff in ways they never […]
Leave it to the star of this week’s #WorkoutWednesday, Zoe-Maia from Maia Well Co Pilates, to help with that lockdown-induced back pain you’ve been suffering. For many, a year on, the lack of commute and increased time spent at less-than-perfect desk set-ups has left us hunched and suffering stiffness, soreness and pain in our backs. […]
What’s the best protein powder for women? The world of protein powders can, on first glance at least, seem like a daunting one. Historically associated with competitive bodybuilding, brash packaging, and the grunting men you would find in the weights area of the gym (sometimes dubbed the “testosterzone”), protein powders have certainly had something of […]
