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Everyone knows how the typical wedding day normally goes: the "I do", the rings, the first kiss, the party and the rest of your life together awaits. However, sometimes something magical happens at a wedding (aside from you tying the knot to the love of your life, I mean). Sometimes,…
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Undergoing a change in diet is, in most cases, a pretty good thing. Whether you've had a recent health scare, don't like the way your gut hangs over your jeans or simply because you wanted to try something new, as long as you're eating enough and enjoying yourself, I'm here…
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If you're anything like me, the following scenario plays out at least once a month in your kitchen. Fresh from a trip to the grocery store, you go to make space in your fridge, only to discover that half of the food you own has now gone varying degrees of…
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Between Kylie Jenner, Rihanna and Gwyneth Paltrow's respective forays into the industry, it's evident that there's never been a better time to be a beauty entrepreneur, and it's also never been such a creative space either. Certainly, capitalising on trends has never been easier thanks to social media. 2018 has…
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Yesterday, news broke that 20-year-old Instagram model, Sinead McNamara, had died while aboard a superyacht in Greece. The young woman, who was from Australia, was reportedly discovered "twisted in rope" at the rear of the boat last Friday at 1.45 am, with no immediate explanation as to how she had got…
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When the time comes to start a new year at school, there is usually some sort of presentation or assembly, for both the students and parents to be introduced to the new school year. They are usually fairly unexciting, and not particularly memorable. However, the audience at the Xinshahui kindergarten…
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Imagine that you've recently become a pretty famous pop-star, and you've finally made it far enough to be named a headlining act at an annual music festival. However, when you take the stage in front of hundreds of thousands of fans, the worst case scenario happens and you experience the dreaded…
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Take a browse through your Instagram feed and you'll likely be affronted with a slew of perfectly retouched gazelles - also known as Instagram "models". In almost all instances, these women not only conform to western ideals of beauty, but they also share the same body type - petite, with…
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If, like many of us, you get paid at the end of the month, chances are you will have FINALLY gone through the checkout process for all the skincare and makeup products you've been collecting in your cart since the last payday. Hooray! You may be awaiting an array of…
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If you were a fan of The Princess Diaries films when you were younger, there are a few key moments that are likely to stick in your memory. Mia's transformation from frizzy-haired geek to smooth-haired hottie, Julie Andrew's all-round insane grace and dignity and the phrase "Lana got coned" all…
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If you're into movies, then this year's been a pretty good one for the idea of representation in mainstream film. Coming off the back of movies like Lady Bird and Call Me By Your Name, 2018 kicked off in earnest with Marvel's Black Panther, while last month we saw Crazy…
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A lot of the time, we have a tendency to think of celebrities as sort of non-human entities. And this is pretty easy to do, seeing as we only ever get to glimpse at their lives either through a TV screen or via the highly-airbrushed world of Instagram and other…
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Britney Spears has been making pop bangers for two decades. Toxic, Womanizer, Oops I Did It Again - the list goes on and on. Believe it or not, her first hit single, Baby One More Time, turns 20 years old in October. So, make sure to celebrate the milestone by…
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Aretha Franklin's family have blasted the pastor who gave the eulogy at her funeral, claiming his speech was "offensive and distasteful". Reverend Jasper Williams Jr. has been accused of improperly eulogising the Queen of Soul in an address in which he criticised the Black Lives Matter movement and stated black women cannot…
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Lindsay Lohan has been working in show business for a long time now. Though it wasn't her first gig, her big breakthrough came with The Parent Trap in 1998, when she was just 12 years old. In the years following that, her career completely blew up, in no small part thanks…
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Most of the people reading this right now will understand the difficulties of finding a job. It doesn't matter whether the position you're looking for is blue collar or white collar, high-ranking or entry-level, there are always obstacles in the way. Plus, when you have the position, there's no guarantee…
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I'm sure I can't be the only person in the world who sometimes sighs when he sees his bulging waistline. Every time I'm forced to throw away a pair of perfectly-good trousers just because I can't tip by flabby beer gut into them anymore, I feel totally depressed. All those…
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In June this year, former president Bill Clinton was asked about the 1998 sex scandal with Monica Lewinsky, in which he had an affair with the then 22-year-old White House intern. When NBC's Today host Craig Melvin asked him if he ever apologised to Lewinsky following the scandal and the…
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Two weeks ago, it emerged that Ben Affleck had checked into rehab after his ex-wife, Jennifer Garner, staged an intervention for his drinking problems. The 46-year-old actor was known to have battled alcohol addiction in the past, but new worries arose when he was spotted receiving an alcohol delivery outside…
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In 2016, NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick decided to make a public statement about how he felt about his country, but rather than use his words, he used a simple action to make his point. In protest against the racial profiling and police brutality that African-Americans face in the United States,…
