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Roseanne was one of the most beloved sitcoms of the 90's, exploring the real problems of a working class family in Middle America. Last season, ABC brought back the show for an eight-episode 'revival,' which made headlines for its politics. Roseanne and Dan Conner were revealed as Trump supporters, while…
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US researchers have claimed that Hurricane Maria killed more than 4,600 people in Puerto Rico, 70 times the official death toll. According to a Harvard University study, an accurate count of those killed was complicated by the widespread devastation that occurred after the powerful tropical cyclone, regarded as the worst natural disaster…
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Over 8,000 Starbucks coffee shops in the United States have closed today in order to accommodate "anti-racial bias training", at a cost of an estimated $12 million in lost profits. The training scheme was launched in response to an alleged case of racial profiling which occurred in Pennsylvania. A Starbucks…
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As a society, we're beginning to cotton on to the fact that restaurants don't really do the whole customer service thing right anymore. Somewhere along the way in trying to make things affordable and being a recognisable brand, a lot of them have picked up what we'll politely call "bad…
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Jon Lipsey, the editor-in-chief of Men's Fitness, never considered himself to be that out of shape, but by time he hit 37 he realized that he had let the stresses and responsibilities of life distract him from taking care of his own health. Now, with a child on the way,…
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Ever the contentious individual, Taylor Swift certainly doesn't do things by halves. I mean, she doesn't just have a group of friends, she has a "squad"; and instead of making covert digs at her ex-boyfriends, she dedicates entire tracks to them (just ask Harry Styles, Calvin Harris or John Mayer).…
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A man who was forced to change his eight-month-old daughter on a "disgusting" public bathroom floor has slammed the facilities that are available to men, claiming it's time to recognise that fathers take care of their children too. Chris Boneyard Mau, from Portsmouth, New Hampshire, took to Facebook in anger after…
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High fashion is a funny old concept, isn't it? While I understand that certain labels produce higher quality clothing and therefore cost more money, sometimes it can get slightly absurd. Whether it's Prada selling a paper clip for $185, or Raf Simons selling duct tape for $200, there's a lot of…
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A gunman has killed two female police officers and one civilian in the eastern Belgian city of Liège in a suspected terror attack. The assailant, named as Benjamin Herman, reportedly seized the police officer's own service weapons and stabbed them before shooting them near Cafe des Augustins on Boulevard d'Avroy. After, he…
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Yesterday, the story of a young man who scaled a Paris building in order to save a child went viral after footage of his superhuman abilities hit the web. The hero was later identified as Mamoudou Gassama, a 22-year-old originally from Mali, who had only moved to France a few months…
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There's a reason why the most effective addition to a hallway in The Shining's Overlook Hotel was a pair of twin girls, and why The Omen featured a five-year-old rather than a teenage Damien. While children offer us the chance to see the wonders of the world again through their…
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American veterans have blasted Donald Trump's self-congratulatory Memorial Day tweet as the "most inappropriate" one ever, taking to social media to express their disgust at his "appalling" attitude. The outrage comes after the president wrote a post that was meant to honour Memorial Day, remembering the millions who have died while…
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May has been quite the month for love. Of course, the entire world was swept away by the royal wedding two weeks ago, which saw Prince Harry and Meghan Markle tie in the knot in an achingly beautiful ceremony held at St George's Chapel. And then another veritable golden couple,…
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Donald Glover is on top of the world right now. He's already had a number of years in which he has dominated multiple mediums like it's nobody's business, but 2018 is definitely a big year for the actor/writer/director/producer/singer/rapper/stand-up comedian. Glover first made his name as a writer for the sitcom 30…
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The government of Papua New Guinea has announced that the Oceanic nation will completely ban its population from using Facebook for four weeks, in an attempt to crack down on bot farms and other "fake users", and to study the sociological effect of social media influence. During the course of the…
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While the royal wedding was now two weeks ago, it still feels like yesterday when we were caught up in all the effluvia. From dissecting Meghan Markle's understated Givenchy gown - by way of Clare Waight Keller - or reading every bit of salacious gossip to come from the now-Duchess of Sussex's…
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This weekend, the Dior Cruise Collection Show went down in Paris, France, and played host to a number of notable guests. One of the most famous amongst them was Paris Jackson, daughter of the late Michael Jackson and so-called "it girl" in her own right. As intriguing as her presence was…
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Over the years, the world of high fashion has turned out some pretty bizarre spectacles. These are clothes that designers and critics gush over, which sculpted models flaunt with pride on the catwalk. But on the other hand, most of the big showstoppers are so loud, garish or outlandish that…
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Oh to be Hulk Hogan, hey? Oh to be a man who is so heavily tanned that your skin resembles leather. Oh to be quite possibly the only person on earth who believes that a white handlebar moustache, a mullet and a bandana is actually a good look. We'd all…
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Family photos are a stalwart of society as we know it. Whenever we head back to visit our parents with our new/current partner, they will whip out the family photo album and set out on a mission to cause mass embarrassment. Whether it's the photos of your spotty, brace-faced teenage…
