9 Awesome Apps For One-Night Stands
According to Vanity Fair, Tinder is the harbinger of today's hookup-fueled "dating apocalypse." But the truth of the matter is, hooking up isn't anything new (and may in fact be hardwired into our...
View ArticleIf You Do These Things, You Need To Take Off Your Fitbit
An obsession with your fitness tracker should be a good thing. After all, it promotes setting and achieving goals, and comes with handy vibrating reminders (and inspirational messages!) to help you...
View ArticleEmma Watson's Rep Responds To Her Controversial Beauty Ads
Update: In response to the controversy surrounding Watson's former beauty ads, a spokesperson for the actress says: "Many artists often have limited control of how their image is used once an...
View ArticleRejoice, For Harry Potter Is Getting A New Illustrated Edition & It's So Good
Image: Jim Kay/Bloomsbury/Scholastic.If you're wondering whether Harry Potter fervor is ever going to die down, we have what we believe is a very solid prediction: No, it is not. Ever. Particularly...
View ArticleTo The Strangers In Whole Foods Who Surrounded Me After News Of My Father’s...
Illustrated by: Elliot SalazarThis week, Refinery29 is exploring mental health topics as part of our partnership with Clinton Global Initiative University.Dear Strangers,I remember you. Months ago,...
View ArticleIs This What Kimye’s New House Looks Like & Why Is There Only One Couch?
Photo: Bertrand Rindoff Petroff/French Select/Getty Images.Welcome to Bel-Air, Kimye! At least for the time being. After months of living with Kris Jenner, it seems the West fam — Kim, Kanye, North,...
View Article10 Things Good Managers Never, Ever Do
Many of us dream of the day when we’ll become managers. Finally, a chance to be the boss, have your voice heard, and do shit the way you want to. Getting the promotion is a huge deal, and even if it’s...
View ArticleHow To Manage Your Depression As Told By A Puppet
This week, Refinery29 is exploring mental health topics as part of our partnership with Clinton Global Initiative University. If you're starting to suspect that your blues aren't just a fleeting bad...
View ArticleAn Ode To Monica Bellucci's Goddess-In-Prada Style
Monica Bellucci, thou art more lovely than any other late-'90s-early-2000s Euro babe. Let us count the ways: the ultimate bella figura, our generation's answer to Sophia Loren, and a living, breathing,...
View ArticleMargot Robbie Gave Alexander Skarsgård A Sex Scene Bruise
Photo: Aurora Rose /Variety/REX/Shutterstock. Margot Robbie is not afraid of throwing punches — even during fake sex, apparently. In a new interview with Entertainment Weekly, The Legend of Tarzan...
View ArticleThe Abortion Pill Is Getting A New Label — Here's Why That's Great News
Illustrated by Mary Galloway.The FDA just dealt a serious blow to legislators who seek to undercut women's access to abortion care. Today, the agency announced that it has updated the abortion pill's...
View ArticleThe Games Of Thrones Cast Shares Some Jon Snow Insights
We're a little less than a month away from the Game of Thrones season 6 premiere. But we're no closer to knowing what's really going on with the whole Jon Snow situation. Is he somehow still alive? Is...
View ArticleThe Truth About The Pantene Hair-Burning Controversy
Photo: Getty Images. Pantene products have recently (literally) come under fire, for ostensibly causing hazardous side effects during routine dye jobs. Patrik Alan Simpson of Mixed Elements salon in...
View ArticleYES — Louboutin Added Flats To Its Nudes Collection
Update: If you needed further proof that ballet flats are the shoe silhouette for this spring and summer, consider this it. Today, Christian Louboutin introduced a new flat style (dubbed the Solasofia)...
View ArticleWhich Celebrity Siblings Made Reddit's Worst Baby Names List?
Photo: Getty Images. When I was little, I hated my name. There aren’t exactly a lot of Marshalls running around, especially female ones. Today, I love my name — but if I still hated it, I could take...
View ArticleWhy Turning Men Down Is So Exhausting
Illustrated By Anna Sudit.A woman about my age and an older man standing close together were having a spirited discussion in my office’s elevator as I got on the other day, until I realized that they...
View ArticleWhat Was The First Perfume You Ever Wore?
Politicians are not allowed to flip-flop (though, we wish some of them would just flop, already). But beauty editors? Well, it's our job to evolve, to play the field, to change allegiance to certain...
View ArticleWow, This Makes Us Want To Ditch Facebook Messenger
Photo: Courtesy of Skype.Your phone could be a whole lot smarter. Via different apps, it knows who your contacts are, what your upcoming travel plans are, and lets you order goods and services. What if...
View ArticleDo We REALLY Want Scott & Kourtney To Get Back Together?
Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images for AG Adriano Goldschmied.Scott Disick and Kourtney Kardashian have over a decade's worth of relationship peaks and rifts under their belt. After their initial meeting...
View ArticleThe Newest Emoji Raises A BIG Problem
Last night, a brand-new emoji was unveiled by none other than Stephen Colbert.He, very fittingly, introduced the "Colbert emoji," a face with his signature single raised eyebrow. According to Colbert,...
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