Tag: Culture

If you’re not quarantined in the same house with your partner right now, any relationship can feel like a long-distance relationship. Even being a five-mile drive away from someone when you are social distancing can feel essentially the same as being on the opposite side of the country. In times like these, when you’re missing […]

As someone who could kill a plant by just looking at it, I wish I gave fake plants a try sooner. Even though I always wished I could fill my apartment with plants for the #aesthetic, I always assumed artificial plants would be too tacky and ugly. But guess what? There are a ton of […]

Here at SELF, our inboxes are constantly blowing up with emails about buzzworthy new beauty products, collaborations, and wellness launches that aim to revolutionize your self-care routine. In our new monthly series, The Wellness Forecast, we’ll be highlighting the new launches within wellness, beauty, tech, food, and fitness that we’re keeping tabs on (and think […]

The dawn of a new year marks an opportunity for a fresh start, which often includes getting a jump on newly minted resolutions and goals. Now that the ball has officially dropped on 2020, and 2021 is here (something many of us have been waiting for with bated breath), it’s an ideal time to break […]

Sometimes—especially in the dark night of a pandemic winter—you just need to watch a steamy movie. The sexiest movie scenes can be hard to come by, particularly because they can often be found in the deepest of cuts, or, alternatively, because they’re hidden in plain sight amongst our favorite rom-coms and classic blockbusters. Plus, everyone’s […]

It is chilly outside. Temperatures are dropping, snowstorms have officially landed, indoor dining is out, and whether you’re working from home or just tend to run cold and crave the warmth of a fireplace in your bedroom (sans soot), a portable space heater is a great little device to have on hand. They warm you […]

In a global pandemic, where time is an illusion, it’s wild to even be writing about the best after Christmas sales (because, who, what, 2020 is almost over??). And yet here we are.  This post-Christmas week is always a time of looking forward to the year ahead, perhaps making inventory of the things you might […]

This has been a year of loss, grief, and change, and you might be wondering where to donate to help. On top of the devastating COVID-19 pandemic, we have also faced an international reckoning over racial justice and police brutality, and the historic California wildfires, among many other events. If nothing else, 2020 has opened […]

In another time, and another year, showing appreciation for your pals could come in many nonmaterial forms (like quality time), but a tangible gift during a time of great stress—and separation, as folks social distance—can mean a great deal right now. Gifts for hard-to-shop-for friends can be puzzling, but the best gifts for people who […]

I combed back through old relationships. Dates who had said terrible, judgmental things. The uninvited men who told me too eagerly about their rape fantasies, recounting in detail everything they wanted to do to me. And I thought back on the relationships I’d ended prematurely because I believed their affection was a kindness, not a […]

While gifts under the tree are great, arguably the most delightful part of the day are the smaller gifts that can be found in the depths of your chimney stockings. There’s something undeniably magical about waking on Christmas morning to giant, hanging socks filled with little goodies. The best kinds of stocking stuffers are small […]