Opinion – stop letting men get away with silence
The belief that another person will complete us means that many people are settling for the bare minimum in relationships, rather than taking the time to get to know themselves as an individual. For modern dating to work, we need to recognise the importance of reciprocal communication between partners...
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Why Miss Universe has triggered a βwokenessβ debate
The beauty pageant is being hailed as the death of wokeness, and the result of the βTrump effectβ.Β Victoria KjΓ¦r Theilvig, a 21-year-old Danish woman, is Miss Universe 2024. Sheβs blonde, blue-eyed, and undeniably beautiful βΒ a fact that should been met with applause and little more. Instead, her win has ignited...
Whatβs up with people hiring witches on Etsy?
The phenomenon isnβt as uncommon as you might think.Β Like many individuals,Β Riley Wenckus felt distraught and disempowered in the aftermath of Trumpβs re-election. Wenckus was particularly furious at Elon Musk, the billionaire owner of X, and the key role heβd played in Trump's victory. So she turned to an unconventional...
Has being a βroadmanβ finally gone out of fashion?
Itβs 2024β¦ βlow them tings there People, especially kids, will adopt whatβs deemed to be fashionable. Thankfully, the βchavβ to βroadmanβ arc appears to be on its last legs in England. Growing up in south London in the noughties was incredibly fun. Your mates were always out after school on bikes...
Are Christmas markets losing their appeal?
Weβre only halfway through November, yet Christmas markets have been open across the UK for weeks already. Are these once-magical festivities becoming too blatant of a cash grab?Β Although the team at Thred always looks forward to our annual Winter Wonderland trip, weβre not oblivious to the fact that weβre...
Cambridge Dictionaryβs word of the year is βmanifestβ
Meaning βdreamβ or βwilling something into existence,β it beat out βbratβ and βdemureβ after a surge of celebrity-inspired popularity on social media. Clearly, 2024 was all about positive thinking. βManifestβ has been named word of the year by Cambridge Dictionary. Though itβs more than six centuries old, itβs been given new...
Exploring Gen Zβs love of horoscopes
From Aristotle to A-listers, astrology has been popular for centuries. Gen Z is particularly obsessed, with star signs playing a major role in how they interact on social media. Whether you believe in the power of the Zodiac or not, star signs have been in magazines since 1930, when the Sunday ExpressΒ printed a birth horoscope for Princess Margaret Rose on August 24. Those of you who can...
Are cigarettes on trend again?
Amid the resurgence of smoking among celebrities and influencers, a recent study shows that 57 per cent of young people think itβs fashionable, despite the risks being so well-known.
Of every trend to make a comeback, smoking was an unlikely contender.
Itβs 2024, after all, the year that saw efforts to address nicotine addiction take centre stage.
In the UK, Labour has banned disposable vapes and
Is ‘little treat’ culture sabotaging your financial future?
Coping with the stressors of everyday life isn't easy, but is rewarding ourselves with a little treat anytime we complete a task really necessary? In recent years, a tantalising trend has taken hold of the internet. It's been celebrated on TikTok, showcased in memes, and glorified in comfortingly relatable social media posts. I'm talking about βlittle treatβ culture, whose message is simple: go on, buy yourself a little something nice! Perhaps a...
What is the IKEA effect and how does it apply to relationships?
We value IKEA furniture more because weβve invested time and energy into reading the instructions and then assembling it. This has taken on a whole new meaning online. For gamblers, the βsunk cost fallacyβ might sound familiar. Defined as βa reluctance to abandon a strategy or course of action because oneβs invested heavily in it, even if itβs clear that abandonment would be more beneficial,β itβs a phenomenon that sees...
