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On Tuesday morning, celebrated fashion designer Kate Spade was found dead in her Manhattan apartment. She was 55 years old. According to New York Police Department sources, her death was an apparent suicide, hanged by a scarf which she allegedly tied to a doorknob. According to the same sources, she…
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Over the course of 2018, the world has been afflicted by a series of food contaminations. Back in May, the CDC declared that romaine lettuce was safe to eat, but for four months before that, an E Coli outbreak had terrorised the United States, hospitalising 89 with five people losing…
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The trick to losing weight and keeping it off is not by dieting. Yes, you heard right - fad diets, juice cleanses, or cutting out all carbohydrates may help you shed your undesired pounds for the time being, but in order to truly get the body you desire, the key…
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Thanks to my distinct lack of a womb and the failures of modern medicine, I will probably never get to be pregnant in my lifetime. I say that with a tinge of regret but considering the nine months of discomfort, the morning sickness not to mention the hours of labour…
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We've all heard a horror story or two about restaurants not treating their food with the utmost of care and hygiene (if I got paid for every "customer found xx in their xx from xx" I would be just slightly better off than I am now). Today's episode of "I…
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Taylor Swift is notorious for writing songs about her life. Whether it's Dear John, the heartfelt ballad heavily rumoured to be about her short-lived relationship with John Mayer, or Look What You Made Me Do, the now-notorious track which slams Kim and Kayne harder than they've ever been slammed, the…
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For some unexplained reason, there are roughly three qualities that every mother on Earth possesses: 1) the ability to hear you when you're doing something wrong, but not when you're hollering from the next room, 2) an innate skill to maintain a half hour phone conversation with you, even if you…
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The airline industry is notoriously dominated by men. (Think about it. Have you ever had a female pilot?) So, at the annual meeting of the International Air Transport Association in Sydney, Australia, improving diversity was a major theme. "If you get the best talent, the best people, the best jobs…
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A huge fire has broken out in a luxury five-star hotel in Knightsbridge, West London. Fire crews carrying up to a reported 100 firefighters are responding to the enormous blaze, which saw smoke billow across the capital after it broke out of the Mandarin Hotel. Such was the extent of…
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Although Queen Elizabeth II has been the UK's monarch for more than 66 years now, we still know almost nothing about her. What's her favourite TV show? Does she think pineapple on pizza is acceptable? Was she a 'yanny' or a 'laurel'? We have absolutely no idea and it seems Her Majesty…
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With the sheer amount of creative content out in the world these days, it's hard to believe anything is original anymore. It seems to me that almost every book is just a re-write of a story that's been told before, every film is just a remake (sometimes literally) of something…
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There's something nice about seeing celebrities interacting with their fans. Whether it's the fact that you know that person has had their day made from sharing a joke with their idol, or because it makes A-listers actually seem relatable, it's a heartwarming spectacle. However, nothing beats when a celebrity shows…
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Back in March, we all got an awful shock when we learned that Gigi Hadid and Zayn Malik had broken up after two years of dating. Having all put a lot of time and effort into shipping the couple, it was hard to accept that things were over - and…
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Here is a question for you: is Kanye West a genius or is he an idiot? It's a question that will divide the ages, with those leaning to the "Genius" side citing his many bodies of incredible music and his influence on modern culture. However, in the last few weeks,…
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As someone who grew up in the spotlight, Jaden Smith - son of Will and Jada Smith - was always bound to carve out a celebrity status of his own. Not many people could have predicted he'd go down the exact route that he did, however. Before he had even…
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While the horrors of the Holocaust for German and Eastern European Jews are frequently reflected on in history lessons and the media, it could be argued that the experience of Jews in Greece is all too often overlooked. Yet, the impact of this atrocious period of history on Greek Jews…
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It's been said over and over again that millennials are entitled, lazy little snowflakes who haemorrhage money on avocado toast and wouldn't know hard work if it hit them in the face. As a millennial myself, I can argue that not all of us are like that. However, a lot of people have already…
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Every day, thousands of lives are saved thanks to the dedicated and diligent work of doctors worldwide - and, oftentimes, we take that for granted. Indeed, many of us may go for months - if not years - without realising we're living with serious medical conditions, and will only find out…
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Although this writer has never worked in the hospitality business, you don't have to spend much time working for minimum wage managing demanding (and sometimes even outright hostile) people to realise that it's not always a fun gig. Not only that, in America, a waiter's pay automatically factors in tips,…
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Isn't it exciting when a celebrity gets a new love interest? It is, isn't it? Isn't it just thrilling when someone you don't know and who doesn't care about your existence, gets romantically linked with someone? Man, I just can't think of anything that peaks my interest more. Well luckily for me…
