Candice Pires
Journalist
Feature writer and interviewer. Seen in The Guardian, The Observer, New York Times, Marie Claire, iD.
The Guardian
Oregon to ban ‘gushing’ love letters to homeowners from potential buyers
Messages aim to win over sellers by sharing details from buyers’ lives, which some argue can fuel discrimination
Harper's Bazaar
What's it Like to Be Pregnant and Give Birth in a Pandemic?
Morphing into a parent is a wild undertaking at any time, but right now, the risks, and rewards, are heightened.
The Guardian
Land of the free
Five years ago, Candice Pires and her family moved to the ‘liberal, laid-back’ US city of Portland. Would the shockwaves of 2020 spell the end of their lives there?
The New York Times
Vows: Homeless in Seattle, and Marrying Under an Overpass
The wedding day of Michelle Vestal and Bob Kitcheon marked 84 days that she has been clean from crack cocaine. “I would never have done it if it wasn’t for him,” she said
The Guardian
‘Young people are angry’: the teenage activists shaping our future
In a political climate where most adults are inert with despair, a growing number of teenagers are responding with action.
The Guardian
Karen O: ‘Motherhood kicked my ass so hard’ | The Observer Magazine
The Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs singer on music, marriage, motherhood and her own mum’s rebel streak
The Guardian
Margaret Atwood: 'People bond to the books. Nobody wants my shoelaces.' | The Observer Magazine
The writer, 75, on scary parties, dystopian fiction and being short
The Guardian
Ming Smith: 'I've always had to break boundaries'
Photographer Ming Smith has been making pioneering work since the 1970s. Finally she is receiving the acclaim she deserves
The Guardian
Don’t panic! Meet the experts with a steady hand when catastrophe strikes
In an extreme life-or-death situation, would you be able to hold your nerve?
The Guardian
Pushed to the limit: six birth stories from around the world
From pop songs to warm pools, Candice Pires hears six very different accounts of women’s experience in labour
The Guardian
Vivienne Westwood: 'I do things that irritate people' | The Observer Magazine
The 73-year-old designer and campaigner on what drives her, the last time she cried and why she eats so much lettuce.
The Guardian
Richard Dreyfuss: 'When I die I want to hit God in the face' | The Observer Magazine
The actor, 68, on agnosticism, depression and having ‘the finest body of work of any American actor’
The Guardian
Dick Van Dyke: 'I am hungry for contemporaries' | The Observer Magazine
The actor, 90, on being married to someone half his age, growing up during the Great Depression and hoping to live to be 100
The Guardian
Experience: my brother framed me for murder
"My brother had withdrawn his confession and my parents testified that at the time of the murder he was at home with them. I was sentenced to life"
romper.com
The Existential Crisis Of Pregnancy Now
How do we reconcile bringing new life into a world that's on high-alert to prevent death?