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Author: Chantal Walsh

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The Self-Care Apps We Actually Stan (Rather Than Cannot Stand)

Fix my life, pls.

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A Guide To Staying Informed W/o Becoming Overwhelmed And Depressed

Because, you know, COVID-19.

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How To Get That Energy When Youโ€™re Feeling Tired AF

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If anyone has had a wild and surprisingly fortunat If anyone has had a wild and surprisingly fortunate year, itโ€™s @rinasonline. Back in March, the Niigita-born, London-raised superstar released her debut album #๐˜š๐˜ข๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜บ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ข, a thunderous collection of sounds ranging from nu-metal to electropop, amped up with lyrics about climate grief, late-stage capitalism, intergenerational trauma, and being fetishised as an Asian woman.โ 
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Since then, her career has skyrocketed. As in, going from thinking โ€œnobody will know who I amโ€ when she performed at #CharliXCXโ€™s Pop 2 tour to making her worldwide and TV performance debut on ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜›๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฉ๐˜ต ๐˜š๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ ๐˜š๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜‘๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ฎ๐˜บ ๐˜๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ. โ€œWhen you put it like that, fkn hell yeah,โ€ #RinaSawayama tells us.โ 
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At the #linkinbio, we chat to the uber-talented pop-star about her โ€œXSโ€ year, making pop music thatโ€™s political, and the likelihood of her collaborating with Charli XCX and her all-time fave, #CarlyRaeJepsenโ€”๐Ÿฅบ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿ‘ˆ. #Pixels, this is an intv you wonโ€™t want to miss.
Over the weekend, singer #FKATwigs told ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜•๐˜ฆ๐˜ธ ๐˜ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฌ ๐˜›๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด about the โ€œrelentless abuseโ€ she allegedly experienced from her ex-boyfriend #ShiaLeBeouf. In a lawsuit filed against him, Twigs, real name Tahliah Debrett Barnett, alleges that LaBeouf physically, emotionally and mentally abused her for nearly a year.

The details of the relationship in the ๐˜›๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด piece are pretty distressing, and we'd flag that before reading it. In brief, Twigs accused LaBeouf of knowingly giving her a sexually transmitted infection, sexual battery, assault and emotional distress over the course of their relationship. Karolyn Pho, a stylist and musician Sia have described similar experiences.

While the alleged incidents occurred in America, domestic violence is a universal issue. The story comes after a recent survey by Monash University found over 50% of DV workers in Australia have reported an increase in DV cases since the initial stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. And, as the Morrison government decides to spend $240 million over five years towards improving women's financial security, but $575 ๐˜ฃ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ dollars on defence over the next decade. As Counting Dead Women put it, โ€œ2020 will be remembered as the worst year for domestic violence.โ€ 

โ€œWhat I went through with Shia was the worst thing Iโ€™ve ever been through in the whole of my life,โ€ Barnett told ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜•๐˜ฆ๐˜ธ ๐˜ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฌ ๐˜›๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด. โ€œI donโ€™t think people would ever think that it would happen to me. But I think thatโ€™s the thing. It can happen to anybody.โ€

Since FKA Twigs, a woman of colour, came forward with her traumatic experience, sheโ€™s been met online with hate speech and disbelief. Some have called her a โ€œclout chaser,โ€ others simply refuse to believe Shia LaBeouf, a man who has previously admitted to an abusive past, could do what heโ€™s been accused of. But, regardless, one thing is clear: neither of them will most likely see your opinions on a womanโ€™s experience with abuse, but the people in your lives who have experienced it will.

If you or someone you know is experiencing abuse and needs someone to talk to, please, contact 1800RESPECT. If you feel like your life is in danger, call 000.
Shopping small and local is something weโ€™re behi Shopping small and local is something weโ€™re behind aaaaall year-round, but itโ€™s a great opportunity to do a little good with your carefully earned and saved $$$ during the holidays too. Tap the #linkinbio for a couple of reasons why weโ€™re suggesting that you shop small this Xmas ๐ŸŽ„โฃโ 
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At 20 years old, "trans masc prince" and star of # At 20 years old, "trans masc prince" and star of #EllieAndAbbie, @zoeterakes, knows a thing or two about recognising and using your own privilege. In high school, they had "fkn great friends," were "happy and liked." When they came out, they were surprised to find out that "so many of my year" did too.โ โ €
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But that safer queer childhood would not have been possible without the LGBTQIA+ forebears who came before us and literally fought for our rights. We're thinking of the #78ers and trans women of colour who protested before them. At the #linkinbio, we chat to the up-and-coming actor about their wholesome AF lesbian teen rom-com, #queeractivism and the importance of remembering our #queerhistory.
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