It seems like we’ve been through the entire colour wheel when it comes to hair colours – from aqua blue to pastel pink and fiery red to white blonde. Alas, it’s time for peach hair to take centre stage. Like most hair trends these days,…
Bistro in Vitro is a virtual restaurant that lets you imagine the culinary possibilities with cultured meat. Dutch artist Koert van Mensvoort has created an online, “food for thought” restaurant that showcases the potential of cultured meat. Cultured meats are sustainable meats created from the stem cells of…
Can this little pill deliver another step towards equality? Flibanserin, a drug dubbed the ‘female viagra’, is one step closer to being available to women suffering from low sexual drive. The drug boosts female libido for sufferers of hypoactive sexual desire disorder. According to Sprout Pharmaceuticals, the…
The Atelier Versace Fall 2015 couture collection featured flower-wielding goddesses of nature, a step away from the ultra sexy and provocative image that is the essence of the Italian fashion house. Light feathers, flowing chiffon, intricate embroidery work and frayed hems worked delicately to show the softer, more romantic side…
She has been dubbed the young “Claudia Schiffer”. 14-year-old Sofia Mechetner has been plucked from obscurity and catapulted into the world of high fashion, opening the recent Dior Haute Couture show in Paris. It wasn’t long ago that Sophia, from Israel, shared a bedroom with two younger…
Obama addressed women’s and gay rights during his first presidential visit to his late father’s homeland, Kenya. In a speech at State House in Nairobi on Saturday, the US president criticised Africa’s homophobic culture, comparing it to racial discrimination in the United States. “When a government gets…
Activists in Hong Kong donned bras over their shirts to show support for a woman who was found guilty of ‘assaulting’ a police officer in the strangest way. Up to 200 protesters took part in a “breast walk” outside police headquarters in the Wan Chai district…
Liza Palomata and her husband Ding Dong had never left their home country of the Philippines until they moved to Kuwait in 1995. Their decision was motivated by a sense of adventure, but more so due to the difficulty in being able to find and…
Shukria Barakzai is an unstoppable force in Afghanistan’s political landscape that is dominated by men and the Taliban. As a member of the Afghan parliament, a journalist, women’s rights advocate and member of the US-backed Afghan government, she is a prime target for the Taliban. Barakzai’s…
A long-time stall holder and community member has received anonymous backlash against her son’s attendance at her Saturday market stall. Jackie Macedo has been selling Malaysian street food on Saturdays at Orange Grove Markets for fourteen years. Her 3-year-old son Noah has accompanied her since…