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What is the Cost of Sexual Violence?
Content warning: This article contains mentions and references to sexual violence.
This week, Civil Rights Astronaut Amanda Nguyễn and her organisation Rise took over the New York Stock Exchange to highlight the cost of sexual violence....
What does it really mean to live a bigger life?
Clare Keogh for the Irish Independent
By Louise O’Neill
In 2023, just as I was about to turn 38, my long-term relationship broke down. It was six months after we had bought our first home and, in an instant, the future I thought we were c...
Award-winning Jorja Smith came home, and she brought the next generation with her
[Photo credit: Mukesh Mistry]
What does it mean to remember your roots? It’s a term thrown around regarding celebrities, suggesting they should remain humble, retaining a connection to their hometowns. While we don’t necessarily agree that...
Why do we mock the things women love?
Plus: 🎀 Olivia Rodrigo 🤔 Being a Gentleman in 2026 🔮 Practical Magic 2
Romantasy has become one of the biggest book trends of recent years, with women writers dominating the fantasy charts and millions of readers getting lost in worlds...
Why are men’s dragons ‘serious’ but mine are ‘smut’?
By Talie Delemere
“Is that that fairy smut I keep hearing about?” “Oh, aye, is that one of your pervy sex books?” This is the rhetoric that is so often presented to women when they say they’re reading a fantasy book or a romantasy, as all...
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