Features
I write a range of features primarily focusing on sex, relationships and social class. Favourites include Inside the dangerous rise of dropshipped sex toys for Refinery29, the women getting cosmetic procedures in secret for Dazed and Why are so many women having unsafe anal sex? for Glamour. Selected samples of my features and investigations are on this page.
Sex & Relationships
Mashable - I went to a sex resort. Yes, I’ll tell you about it.
VICE - Landlords are enforcing no-sex tenancy clauses now
Mashable - Is WhatsApp banning sex worker accounts?
Mashable - Sex education is under threat in the UK. What is going on?
Mashable - Sexual assaults are happening in virtual worlds. What can we do about it?
Refinery29 - “It actually hurt me”: Inside the dangerous rise of dropshipped sex toys
Refinery 29 – What Happens After A Cheater Is Outed On TikTok? Not Always What You’d Think
Vice – How sex toys became the new celebrity fragrance
Cosmopolitan – Why are people with no social media so appealing?
VICE - The cost of living crisis has come for the polycules
Mashable - What makes ethical porn so ethical? (forthcoming)
Mashable - Why is tutorial porn so popular right now?
Glamour - Why are so many women having unsafe anal sex?
Vogue - Discussing your sexual past with your partner isn’t just okay - it’s deeply importantf
Refinery29 - ‘I changed my contraception to save my relationship’
Glamour - This is what teachers *really* think about sex education (and how consent is taught) in the UK
Refinery29 - It’s not you, it’s me: why breaking up is so hard
Glamour - Why are TikTokkers so obsessed with the idea that Kylie Jenner is gay?
Glamour - Why food fetish videos are appearing on your TikTok ‘for you’ page
iPaper - Even first dates aren't immune from the cost of living: 'I haven't got budget for a restaurant'
Mashable - Why affairs are on the rise in the cost of living crisis
Mashable - How the BDSM community are getting creative to save money in the cost of living crisis
Mashable - What is No Nut November? Why abstaining from masturbation isn’t healthy
Mashable - How the cost of living crisis is affecting sex workers’ safety
Mashable - Can drunk sex ever be ethical?
Mashable - Sex addiction isn’t recognised by science. So,why are people still getting diagnosed with it?
The Face - New dating deal-breaker just dropped: not going to therapy
The Face - Conversations with Friends finally offers a realistic portrayal of cheating
The Face - How the cost of living is ruining our relationships
The Face - What gives me the ick? Grown men eating children’s food
The Face - Does class impact the way we have sex?
The Face - Are people ruining their relationships for online fame?
Refinery29 - 50 Years Old & Still Got It: The Joy Of Sex Remains The Horniest Book Around
Refinery29 - 3 Women On Why They Rehearse Arguments In Preparation
Woo - Attachment theory: TikTok trend or relationship saver?
The Guardian - The orgasm gap: can Netflix’s new show revolutionise women’s lives?
Cosmopolitan - Sex and the Single revisited: What dating really looks like in 2022 [First published in the 50th anniversary print edition of Cosmopolitan UK]
Red Magazine - How a digital detox could transform your sex life
The Face - Can you buy your way to good sex?
Wellby - Why are we still scared to talk about our sexual fantasies?
The Face - How power couples made a comeback in 2021
Cosmopolitan – I tried Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker style PDA for a week
Class
Vice - What it’s like to become homeless while at university
Refinery29 - Let’s Be Clear: Financial Planning Is A Privilege
The Face - What TikTok’s obsession with nepotism babies says about class
Stylist - Does the government really think we’re running out of money because we’re ignorant?
Refinery29 - Do I have imposter syndrome or am I just a working class woman?
Dazed - Why the tories hate the arts
Vice - The living hell of being evicted in your 20s
Refinery29 - I learned to ‘pass’ as middle class to survive
Vice - 17 People on the moment they realised their friends were secretly rich
Vice – Why Your Rich Friends Should Admit Their Financial Privilege
Vice – ‘I’m Embarrassed’ – The Young Tories Who Regret Voting Conservative
Vice – Getting into debt is bad – going to court over it is even worse
i-D – Young landlord TikTok is here and it’s truly as grim as it sounds
Vice – ‘We’re not in this together’ – how the UK failed working class people
Vice – I never worried about being working class until I went to art school
Culture
The Guardian - ‘Stalking is a unique kind of trauma’ - the woman who turned her 13-year ordeal into a terrifying podcast
Vice - ‘Covid shame’ is taking over British workplaces
Refinery 29 – Meet The People Using ‘Dopamine Dressing’ To Boost Their Mood
Vogue Business – Is the algorithm ableist? Adaptive brands say Facebook and Google have a problem
Vogue Business – Stella McCartney to Gucci: Lessons on the new gender-neutral
Vogue Business – Why influencers are unionising
Vogue Business– What happened to plus size?
Refinery29 – Why I prefer clothing swaps to shopping new
Health
Gay Times - How Ozempic infiltrated the queer community - and why off-brand diet drugs are replacing it (Apple News)
Dazed - Somatic therapy: the rise of psychotherapy for the body
Dazed - The price of beauty: Why we rack up debt to pay for cosmetic treatments
Women’s Health - As told to: What I learned from having babies 25 years apart (print)
Refinery29 - Requests for plastic surgery reversals are on the rise
Glamour - Why many queer people are going to dangerous lengths to access IVF
Glamour - Meet the women terrified of having daughters because of diet culture
Dazed - The women getting beauty treatments in secret
Dazed - Unpacking the dangers of the controversial weight loss jab
Vice - The rise of study drugs at British universities
Vice – Getting an abortion in lockdown is easier than you think