“Why all this ‘motivational content’ on social media is really starting to grate on me”
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- Anita Ghosh
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“I dreamed of ‘hot girl summer’ – so why am I so bored and sad?”
One writer questions the mood so many women are feeling right now.
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- Hollie Richardson
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A love letter to the Black kings and queens of Britain
"The UK as we know it would be nothing without all of us”.
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- Jazmin Kopotsha
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“Just because I’m a wheelchair user, please don’t assume I don’t drink”
When wheelchair user Meg Fozzard ordered a cocktail at a bar and was served a mocktail instead, she tweeted about her experience and found she was not alone.
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- Meg Fozzard
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We asked women if they prefer table service or ordering at the bar – here’s what they said
Stylist readers argue for and against table service versus ordering at the bar once restrictions have been lifted.
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- Lucy Robinson
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- Ally Sinyard
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“What being queer means to me”
Ally Sinyard has never written about her sexuality before. Here, she explains why the word 'queer' is so important to her.
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“Why am I behaving like my teenage self all of a sudden?”
Anyone who has that ‘end of term’ feeling needs to read this.
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- Hollie Richardson
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Opinion
The truth about calories, according to a nutritionist
They’re a unit of measurement, not a shameful side effect of eating.
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- Renee McGregor
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“Inhospitable womb, lazy uterus and barren need to be scrapped from our vocabulary”
Dr Ellie Rayner doesn't think the out-dated terms work.
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- Dr Ellie Rayner
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Opinion
Taylor Swift’s Fearless just made UK chart history
"Head first, Fearless."
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- Christobel Hastings
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Feeling pressured to “celebrate” the end of lockdown? You are not alone
And it’s causing a certain type of anxiety.
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- Hollie Richardson
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Why January birthdays might actually be a blessing in disguise this year
A message for all the Capricorns and Aquariuses out there.
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- Hollie Richardson
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- Mollie Quirk
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“Sexualised or shunned”: what it’s like to be a fat woman on social media today
The treatment of fat women online is extreme, they are sexualised or shunned, celebrated or criticised.
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How the government’s coronavirus U-turns are affecting our mental health
As we brace ourselves for a third lockdown, Stylist considers the impact the government’s ‘muddled messaging’ has had on our response to the pandemic.
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- Lauren Geall
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Opinion
“I never give or get Christmas presents and I still have a great time – you should try it!”
It’s peak Christmas shopping time, with many of us scrambling to order gifts that will arrive before the 25 December deadline, but what if we just didn't?
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- Katy Harrington
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Opinion
Here’s what a young Muslim feminist wants you to know about Islamophobia in the UK
Shahed Ezaydi explains how white feminism – and its centring of the white female experience – feeds into Islamophobic attitudes.
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- Shahed Ezaydi
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“As an only child I’m feeling the weight of Christmas Day guilt and which parent to choose”
“It’s felt like a bigger deal this year as this is the first time I’m actually having to pick between them”
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- Megan Murray
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The big problem with calling Hannah Spearritt’s baby news a “secret pregnancy”
The S Club 7 star chose not to announce her pregnancy before giving birth – and that’s 100% OK.
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- Lauren Geall
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Opinion
2020 wasn’t the worst year of all time. We can prove it
This year may have all the grace of a reversing dump truck without any tyres on, but it’s still had its charms.
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- Kayleigh Dray
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- Hollie Richardson
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“Why do I still not have enough time to get stuff done in lockdown?”
One writer shares the guilt she feels around not “doing enough” right now.
