Tag: life
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Zoe Saldaña branded Neytiri a ‘racist’ – here’s why she’s wrong
There is nothing more disappointing than when an actor from a beloved franchise turns their back on the films or the character they once played. One infamous example is Robert Pattinson’s pure disdain for the Twilight Saga – and mainly his character, Edward Cullen. There are interviews and interviews of him rolling his eyes to…
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How do you teach Black history to a 4-year-old?
I am the proud auntie of one small and impressionable young human being, who I would, of course, do anything for. But when I got a request from my sister to teach her a bit about Black history month, I was a bit stumped. As she lives up north in a predominantly Asian area, her…
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How are you looking after yourself right now?
I’m not the first person, nor will I be the last person to tell you that, right now, things feel like hell. The nature of my job means staying up to date with things is an occupational hazard, but even without that, we are at the stage in life where turning a blind eye to…
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Everything I’ve learnt from my 20s I’m carrying into my 30s
When I was a child, I thought that once a woman turned 30 and wasn’t married with kids, she spontaneously fell off the edge of the earth, never to be heard from again. You can blame movies and the lack of age appropriate representation for that one. I’ve been nervous about this birthday milestone for most…
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Trans women are women, f**k what the Supreme Court says
People, people, people: have you not realised that you’re consistently being triggered by the wrong 1%? Because, despite how those in power and certain media outlets portray trans people and their experiences, they make up such a small portion of our society and yet, they are relentlessly attacked, stripped of their rights and framed as…
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Why I’m carrying Michelle Obama’s energy all the way into 2025
In case you’ve missed the news this week because you either don’t give a shit about American politics or because January has you in a chokehold of misery – and you know full well nothing in the news is going to make you feel better – Michelle Obama has been making headlines. No, the people’s…
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We didn’t make it to the fireworks
New Year’s Eve has garnered itself quite the reputation as the holiday to beat. We dress to the nines, scramble to make plans, pay through the nose and queue for clubs we didn’t even know existed. Most of the time I refuse to partake in any such rituals, instead opting for something more off the…
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Sorry, I cannot get behind the Luigi Mangione fandom
After this week, I doubt I need to explain who Luigi Mangione is to you. Since being arrested and charged with the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Johnson, Mangione has been hailed as some kind of modern-day CEO assassinating hero – likened to Robin Hood or V – for killing a man who, granted, was…
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Is anyone cuffing this cuffing season?
Something is in the air… but it’s definitely not love… or the desire to cuff this cuffing season. Usually when summer ends, everyone around you suddenly goes from being happily single to being joint at the hip with their new beau. Nights out turn to nights in, ‘I’ turns into ‘we’ and your timeline is…
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What I want from the last year of my twenties
Birthdays really do divide people. I guess in the same way any hallmark holiday does – whilst some see it as a reason to celebrate and crack open the Prosecco (or Tequila in my case), others see their birthday as a day like no other and require no special attention to be paid to it,…
Sincerely, Saskia 