There are three things I’m certain I’ll never get tired of in life: Gilmore Girls reruns, a perfectly strong cup of coffee, and the French manicure. I’m so wedded to my classic French tip that my manicurist jokes she might have to take my temperature whenever I float the idea of more intricate nail art. But that doesn’t mean French nails can’t be interesting. If my Instagram…
FOREVER. (L to R) Michael Cooper Jr. as Justin Edwards and Lovie Simone as Keisha Clark behind the scenes of Episode 101 of Forever. Cr. Elizabeth Morris/Netflix © 2024 Sometimes you discover a show and feel a cosmic connection to it. For me, that’s Netflix’s surprise hit series, Forever. And turns out, I’m not alone…
The past couple of years have popularized the idea of understanding your attachment style, identifying a partner’s perceived narcissism or ranking their emotional intelligence. But perhaps one of the most useful patterns in human behavior that we can apply to our relationships touches on a subject that is inherently fraught: how we argue. The first…
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. This week: A associate producer working in advertising who makes $75,000 per year and spends some of it on a…
February brought us standout New York Fashion Week trends, luxe Valentine’s Day gifts, alluring President’s Day sales, and more shopping moments that we couldn’t help but indulge in. Whether you invested in wellness items, splurged on sex toys, found quality closet essentials, or picked our new signature scent, Refinery29 readers discovered some clear winners throughout…
Every time you ask an AI chatbot for a recipe, have it summarize an article, or draft a report, a cluster of GPUs in a data center draws power from the electrical grid, generates heat that must be cooled with water, and produces carbon emissions tied to whatever fuel mix supplies that grid. A single…
Cattle are one of the most consequential climate problems hiding in plain sight on the dinner table. Livestock are responsible for roughly 14.5% of global greenhouse gas emissions, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, and cattle alone account for about 65% of that sector’s output. Most of it doesn’t come from…
When we first published this guide in 2019, environmentally responsible ergonomic pillows were a niche category. Six years later, the market looks dramatically different, with changes both encouraging and concerning. Consumer demand for sustainable sleep products has surged. The global sleeping pillow market, valued at roughly $15.5 billion in 2024, is projected to reach $24.3…
Do you have a box of old electrical wires and cables lying in a corner of your house? You’re not alone. According to the UN’s Global E-waste Monitor 2024, a record 62 million metric tons of electronic waste was generated worldwide in 2022, an 82% increase since 2010. E-waste is projected to reach 82 million…
After finally getting the designer treatment it deserves, the shoe we love to hate — Crocs — is back with another upscale collaboration we didn’t know we needed. LoveShackFancy is known for stamping its feminine and pastel-colored designs on other beloved brands like Stanley, Gap, Hunter Boots, Kendra Scott, and Pink. And now, LoveShackFancy is…