I never feel as lonely as I do on Eid day. The loneliness began around the age of 19. I was dating my now husband, Jack, and nobody knew except my mum. She wasn’t keen on the idea — I think she hoped it’d be a phase. A white boy phase. As the first-born child of the entire extended family, it was up to me to set the “right” example: Marry...

“Seeing everything that has been happening in all of these universities in the U.S., I just want to say how proud I am to see our generation speak their mind. You guys inspire me. Thank you,” Palestinian-Chilean artist Elyanna told a crowd of Brown University students during her performance at the annual student-led Spring Weekend concert on...

It has been said that Bridgerton is a show with no stakes, and up until seeing the end of Season 3, I would have agreed. For two seasons, we’ve seen Bridgerton dole out happy endings to pretty much everyone, except the two Lord Featheringtons. Even the Mondrichs, the closest thing the show had to a working-class family, has been swept up into...

Samyra has a message for all fashion brands: “If you want plus sizes to sell, why you keep making them ugly as hell?” This lyric from the singer-content creator’s popular-on-TikTok “Plus-Size Freestyle” single — which she self-released in January — captures an age-old question posed by those in the size-inclusivity movement: Why does...

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Welcome to Money Diaries where we are tackling the ever-present taboo that is money. We’re asking real people how they spend their hard-earned money during a seven-day period — and we’re tracking every last dollar. Today: the founder and owner of a design studio who makes $70,000 per year and spends some of her money this week on a broken silk dress....