Laura Roscioli

1 week ago | pedestrian.tv | Laura Roscioli

The dating scene is cooked. Between ghosting, breadcrumbing, situationships and the general emotional ineptitude of men raised on Reddit and Pornhub, it’s no wonder women are tapping out. But instead of swearing off sex altogether, some are choosing a different route: booking a male escort. And not just any escort — a female vetted, emotionally intelligent, genuinely hot one. Welcome to the era of female-first pleasure, where hiring a companion isn’t taboo, it’s just good time management.

1 week ago | bodyandsoul.com.au | Laura Roscioli

There's a serious knowledge gap when it comes to female pleasure, so how can women give feedback to their partners in a way that's productive and is actually heard? Like most women, sex education is something I did mostly on my own. While my mum was always open about her experiences with her body – childbirth, periods, hormones, body image – sex wasn’t a dinner table topic of conversation. It also wasn’t a conversation had on the school grounds – not in any meaningful or positive way, anyway.

2 weeks ago | bodyandsoul.com.au | Laura Roscioli

What happens if your partner's ex is still a part of their life? Here, writer Laura Roscioli shares 10 things she's learnt about dealing with a guest star in your relationship. When I first started dating my current boyfriend, I didn’t think much about his ex. Not because she wasn’t a major part of his life – they share a daughter – but because, at the time, our relationship grew as a slow burn. Neither of us knew where it was going, only that we really liked each other. It felt different.

3 weeks ago | fashionjournal.com.au | Laura Roscioli |Cait Emma Burke

“The previous caution and fear had been replaced with excitement.” This article contains nudity. I’ve never liked taking naked photos of myself for other people. I think it started in high school when it became normal practice for a boy to at some point ask to see your boobs. This icky feeling would arise in me that stopped me in my tracks. It was the same feeling I’d get when someone offered me a drink at a party – like I wanted to do it, but something stopped me. It was probably fear.

1 month ago | fashionjournal.com.au | Laura Roscioli |Lara Daly

“Society’s distaste towards fatness has never left the zeitgeist.” TikTok’s latest viral filter is one that either makes you ‘chubby’ or ‘skinny’ and to be honest, I feel sad even writing this. But we need to talk about it. The trend sees users applying an AI generated filter over a photo of themselves that alters their size and their reactions are going viral. The general vibe is that people are “grossed out” by the ‘chubby’ version of themselves.