Have you seen Jameela Jamil’s petition to stop celebrities promoting toxic diet products on social media? Over 120,000 people have signed it so far – and yep, we’re one of them! In fact, we can’t understand why anyone wouldn’t want to sign it. The reality is that social media networks like Instagram and Facebook have turned into giant…
Q&A with Jamila Rizvi: Helping Children Recover From Abuse Trauma
Somewhere in between being an author, a journalist, a political commentator and a mum, speaking out for reproductive rights, women’s rights and marriage equality, plus recovering from a craniotomy for a benign brain tumour, Jamila Rizvi is also finding time to help defend the right of every child to be in a safe and loving…
You’re Not Alone: 10 Stars Shining A Light On Endometriosis
You’ve probably seen the footage of Sophie Monk by now. The one of her lying on a hospital bed wearing an oxygen mask (and somehow still looking gorgeous btw) with a doctor by her side saying “we did find some endometriosis, but not a lot.” Soph is one of close to 200 million women worldwide affected by…
Celebrities, Gossip, Lies, and the Right to Privacy
Aussie star Russell Crowe is on the cover of a magazine. His smiling face is next to another smiling face, media personality Fifi Box. And then the words, in big, bold, can’t-miss-it-from-10-miles-away, giant letters “WE’RE SO IN LOVE!” (Just a few weeks earlier he was “TOGETHER AT LAST” with Delta Goodrem. And a while before…
Ellen’s WILD birthday gift from Portia
Yep, Portia. You nailed it! For her 60th birthday, Ellen received a new foundation – the Ellen DeGeneres Wildlife Fund – and the organisation’s first project is to house a gorilla conservation centre in Rwanda. It’s all thanks to wife Portia De Rossi who came up with the idea: “It’s your 60th birthday and this gift had to…
Do it in a Dress, with Megan Castran!
Some days my social media feed is full of doom and gloom (I follow a lot of journalists – ha!) But amongst the darkness, no matter what may be happening in the news, there is always a beacon of light, celebrating all that is good in the world. That beacon is Megan Castran. She’s the creative…
Shouting from a rooftop: JOHN OLIVER!
A friend of mine – let’s call him Richard – recently pointed out that I “should be shouting Oliver’s name from the rooftops rather than Winfrey’s.” He was referring to English comedian and “Last Week Tonight” host John Oliver. At first, I was all, pffffff! Come on Dickie! No one compares to Oprah! But then I looked into it, and John Oliver…
Oprah’s Graduation Tour
1st graduation of the season @agnesscottcollege. 1 down 9 to go this year. Congratulations Sithoko who came to my school a girl in 7th grade. Today a proud young woman. Perfect Mother’s day gift for me. Thank you #Agnesscott ! A post shared by Oprah (@oprah) on May 13, 2017 at 4:14pm PDT Just when…
Letters of Love: Words from the heart
In the weeks after Walter Mikac lost his wife Nanette, and two daughters, Alannah and Madeline, in the Port Arthur Massacre, he found some comfort in little notes written by 6-year-old Alannah. More than two decades later, those notes would be the catalyst for a book – Letters of Love: Words from the heart published by Affirm Press. The book is penned…
Kate Ritchie ditches chocolate this Easter for a good cause
Actress Kate Ritchie is ditching the chocolate this Easter and she’d like us to do the same. Instead of the money Kate would usually spend on chocolate eggs, she’s buying Bonnie The Bunny from The Change Angels. The gorgeous rabbit, made by NanaHuchy, is given to a child who’s been admitted to hospital in Brisbane for abuse…