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After her second divorce, author Saima Mir finally realised that no one was coming to rescue her and she began to build a new world for herself. Photo: Saima Mir meeting film star Amitabh Bachchan, left. Composite: Guardian Design; Courtesy of Saima Mir Saima Mir is an award-winning journalist and writer. She has written for The…
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Divide and conquer has been around for many (many) generations. Of course ‘generations’ are different, but now more than ever they need to work together. Photo: There are real differences between generations – but none of them relate to avocado toast. Shutterstock 03 September 2021 | Bobby Duffy | The Conversation Generational thinking is a big…
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Previously a niche, expensive product, period knickers are now readily available on the UK high street. Women explain why they are turning their backs on single-use pads and tampons Photo: ‘I feel more confident’ … menstrual underwear by M&S (left) and Modibodi. (Posed by models.) 01 September 2021 | Sirin Kale | The Guardian t was December…
Photo: Getty The Olympics showed us how out of fashion resilience has become. 09 August 2021 | REBEKAH WANIC AND NINA POWELL | Spiked As in Olympics past, Tokyo 2020 has had its fair share of controversies, inviting commentary on wider political issues and on the 21st-century culture wars – from sexism in Japanese culture to athletes seeking…
