Mind your languageLanguage This article is more than 12 years oldCurvy + hairy + size 10 = real woman?This article is more than 12 years oldCathy RelfAs 'unreal woman' becomes the new pariah, let's have more honesty and clarity about body image"Real", says the OED, means actually existing, genuine. It's often used to signal a contrast with something unreal, fake or conceptual. Thus real fruit content, real diamonds, real life. Where there's no doubt, we don't use it.

Jane the Virgin Chapter Sixty-Eight Season 4 Episode 4 Editor’s Rating 3 stars *** «Previous Next» « PreviousEpisode NextEpisode » Jane the Virgin Chapter Sixty-Eight Season 4 Episode 4 Editor’s Rating 3 stars *** «Previous Next» « PreviousEpisode NextEpisode » These first episodes of Jane the Virgin’s fourth season have built toward a Rafael breakdown, and we may finally be there.

NBC News has been under scrutiny because of allegations against former Today show anchor Matt Lauer and now Tom Brokaw. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to one of Lauer's accusers, Addie Zinone. ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7r7zRZ6arn19nfXKEjmlraGppZINxgpducGtuaWS6osDTZqOarZWneqKvwq6qnqpdqL2mrcqs

A naturopathic physician and wholefoods chef has revealed how you can transform your body in 40 days by taking up new habits and boosting certain foods in your diet. Janella Purcell, 50, from Byron Bay, is the author of the new book Your 40-Day Transformation, and has decades of experience behind her in natural health and healing. Speaking to FEMAIL, Janella shared her top tips for changing your mind and body for the better, as well as the foods we should all be eating more and less of.

Lacey McFadyen, 27, is a freelance events manager and makeup artist. She tells JILL FOSTER what it’s like to be one of a growing number of female drag queens in the UK… Like many seven-year-old girls, I used to love dressing up in colourful costumes. My mum would allow me to slick on her bright red lipstick and totter about the house in her high heels and hats. As I got older, I became a make-up artist and wig designer and I loved breaking conventional rules when it came to fashion.

Top 10sFictionNovelist David Keenan picks fiction, history and reportage that record the devastating conflict that convulsed Northern Ireland for three decades When I was writing my second novel, For the Good Times, it never occurred to me that we might be approaching a kind of Troubles “moment” in literature, but I did wonder. Were we finally far enough away from the events of 1968-98 to start fictionalising them? Is it necessary for there to be a sort of cultural/historical gap before we can interrogate trauma?

The Vampire Diaries was one of the most popular shows of the mid-2000s, with a large and passionate fan base. The show made stars out of actors like Nina Dobrev and capitalized on the public’s rabid fascination with vampires and the supernatural. These days, the show is no longer airing new episodes, although reruns remain very popular with established fans as well as new viewers. Interestingly enough, Vampire Diaries drew upon modern-day pop culture for inspiration — and looked to one iconic singer as the basis for one particular character.

It's that time of year again, soon your calendar will be packed with parties - from Christmas soirees with friends and family to the office night out. Here are the wow-worthy women's Christmas party dresses to invest in, like, NOW. 1. Silver And Black Sequin Dress, £20 This flashy little number will really get you into the festive spirit, and all eyes will be on you as you dazzle the room.

TelevisionInterview‘I love nothing more than making people cry’: author Cheryl Strayed on her hugely moving TV showHollie RichardsonProfound, big-hearted, and raw, the adaptation of bestselling book Tiny Beautiful Things is powerful television. Its writer talks grief, sorrow and being friends for life with Reese Witherspoon In 2011, a little-known fortysomething author called Cheryl Strayed was about to become huge. She had just sent a copy of her soon-to-be-published memoir, Wild, to Oscar-winning Hollywood star Reese Witherspoon.

A former English teacher faces 25 years to the rest of his life in prison after a Staten Island, New York jury found him guilty on Monday of murdering his wife. It took the jury just two and a half hours to convict 33-year-old Jonathan Crupi in the 2012 stabbing death of his wife, 29-year-old Simeonette Mapes-Crupi.  During the trial, prosecutors said that Crupi pushed his wife down the stairs and stabbed her 15 times after she confronted him about sleeping with prostitutes.