"Dad Is Gone": What Happens To Children Born After The Sex Tourists Leave
Photo: Stéphanie Borcard & Nicolas Métraux/INSTITUTE In 2014, Swiss photographers Stéphanie Borcard and Nicolas Métraux were in the Philippines documenting the stories of women trying to leave sex...
View ArticleSouthside With You Trailer Turns The Obamas Into A New Rom-Com Ideal
Photo: REX/Shutterstock. We haven't been this excited for a romantic comedy since Love Actually. The first trailer for Southside With You is out today and it's making us a little weak at the knees....
View ArticleToday's Google Doodle Highlights An Awesome Female Engineer
Photo: Courtesy of Google. It took 162 years, but the late Hertha Marks Ayrton is finally getting some well-deserved recognition.On Thursday, Google honored the British inventor and engineer with a...
View ArticleYour Complete Guide To The Beyoncé Fan Fiction You Need To Read To Believe
Photo: StarPix/REX/Shutterstock. While we were all wondering who "Becky" was and whether Jay Z actually cheated, one Beyoncé fan, 27-year-old Eric Richardson, took matters into his own hands and wrote...
View ArticleThe Reason New Mom Brooklyn Decker Just Missed Her Flight
Photo: Buckner/Variety/REX/Shutterstock. Travel can be aggravating — even more so when you're leaving your new baby for the first time. And when you miss your flight because you were pumping milk for...
View ArticleHere's Proof Blake Lively Is No Longer A Gossip Girl
Spotted...just kidding. Forget Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants; forget Gossip Girl; forget Preserve (R.I.P.) — all in that order. Let's focus on the fact that Blake Lively has broken out of what...
View ArticleHide From The Paparazzi With Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen
Photo: David X Prutting/BFA.com/REX/Shutterstock. Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen are currently hiding out from the paparazzi in Brooklyn. We know, it sounds crazy, but it will all make sense in a...
View ArticleMcDonald's Is Testing Out Preservative-Free Nuggets
First, McDonald’s promised cage-free eggs. Now, it looks like the chain is starting to move towards preservative-free poultry. Currently, around 140 restaurants in the Northwest are testing out what...
View Article17 Heels To Buy, Because We All Deserve A New Pair Of Shoes
While sneakers are having their moment and a statement set of booties will always steal our hearts, heels will never fail to be the shoe equivalent of Michael B. Jordan — our one, true, eternal love....
View ArticleThis Korean Dance Group Straight-Up Dominates These Dance Routines
Photo: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images. If you're the type of person who likes to binge-watch dance shows and movies ( So You Think You Can Dance, anyone?) this might be the next rabbit hole to jump...
View ArticleIs This Grey's Anatomy Actress Trying To Tell Us Something?
Photo: Ron Batzdorff/ABC via Getty Images Dr. Callie Torres has been walking the halls of Seattle Grace (turned Grey Sloan Memorial) almost as long at Meredith Grey herself. Sara Ramirez joined Grey's...
View ArticleThese Are Our Favorite Apps Right Now
EnteLike peeking into a purse, glimpsing at someone's smartphone homescreen shows what they care about, how up-to-date they are on the latest trends, and how organized they are. But it's not static —...
View ArticleEverything You Need To Start Hiking Now
You’ve probably heard time and again how great hiking is for your health. Not only does it do wonders for your body, but research shows that getting active outside not only has all the physical...
View ArticleThe Swimsuit Shopping Guide You Haven't Read Before
Like politics or religion — without the awkward family dinner conversations — people have very specific opinions about what they like to do at the beach. Some prefer the water, diving through waves,...
View ArticleMeet The Girl Who Turned Down The Hills
Photo: Stephen Lovekin/REX/Shutterstock. It sounds like there could have been two LCs on The Hills. Georgia-native Landon Clements, who currently stars on Southern Charm, was friends with both Lauren...
View ArticleFacebook Is Making Groups Way More Useful
Photo: Courtesy Facebook. Most of the Groups that I belong to on Facebook are ones that I joined in college (Class of '13 Senior Week!) or shortly thereafter (New '13 Grads In The City!). Beyond that,...
View ArticleThis Bill Could Seriously Change How The Draft Works
Is this the next frontier for gender equality?An amendment added to a defense bill Wednesday would require that women register for the draft. The House Armed Services Committee approved the change in...
View ArticleThe 27 Weirdest Things I've Googled Since I Started Trying To Get Pregnant
To mark National Infertility Awareness Week, Refinery29 is dedicating a full week of coverage to an open discussion about becoming a parent. Check out more here.We live in a WebMD world. Feeling sick?...
View ArticleWe ALL Need This Bizarre Inflatable House-Shaped Bed
There's nothing worse than having someone sleeping on air mattress smack dab in the middle of your apartment. Nothing. Even if it's one of your good friends, it's unpleasant — especially if said...
View ArticleWe Are Not All Becky Or Beyoncé
Tomorrow night, Beyonce's Lemonade will have been alive and working its way through this world for exactly one week. And while there is no official count for how many think pieces have arisen from the...
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