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It's unfortunate, but relationships often come to an end. While everything appears to resemble rainbows and sunshine in the early stages, it's only later that you truly get to know your partner and when you realise that their quirks, which were once so endearing, now grate on you endlessly. Occasionally, however,…

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The past year has arguably been that of the celebrity pregnancy announcement. I mean, surely we haven't forgotten the veritable media maelstrom that surrounded Kylie Jenner's pregnancy - or according to her press team for the better half of six months - the lack thereof. And while we now have…

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For most people in the western world, the concept of living in a dictatorship is nightmarish beyond belief. To those enjoying constitutional rights and all the other freedoms we so often take for granted, North Korea seems a million miles away. Guilty of a laundry list of horrendous human rights…

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Bookstores contain a lot of knowledge, don't they? They are absolutely rammed with knowledge. Facts, stories and all kinds of literature live inside of bookstores (as well as an array of small gifts like keyrings and pens), but they also possess the ability to do something a little more strange…

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Thanks to efforts to increase diversity, disabled people are becoming more visible in society. This year Gerber selected their first spokesbaby with Down Syndrome, Sports Illustrated featured their first amputee in a Swimsuit Issue, and an inspirational bodybuilder went viral after sharing the disability he hid for 17 years. Their…

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Who hasn't ever wanted to be an astronaut? For many people, the dream of taking off in a rocket and travelling into space is one of the most exciting prospects imaginable. However, you have to be smart, dedicated and highly-trained. You have to be an expert pilot, engineer and scientist…

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Though many people these days might claim that "sexism doesn't exist" anymore, or that feminism is an unnecessary movement, there are thousands of incidents that happen every day which prove otherwise. Sometimes, these are large-scale incidents (such as the ones we saw in the Me Too movement), and other times…

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Talking to your kids about sex can be awkward, but it's an important part of parenting. I mean, you don't want to just give them a computer, and tell them to check the dark corners of the Internet, right? And you can't always count on public schools to do the…

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In the past, people have tried some very strange things in order to heal themselves or others of terrible injuries or diseases. Doctors would treat patients with useless and disgusting concoctions created through guesswork, surgeons (who, in the early days, were also part-time barbers), performed rudimentary operations - often with fatal outcomes, and pretty…

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Throughout his life, Donald Trump has been recognized as a man who is outspoken in his responses to his critics - and that didn't change when he became president. In just the first year of the job, the former businessman responded to taunts from Kim Jong Un by calling him…

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There's a lot to be said about Travers Beynon. The 46-year-old millionaire and heir to the Free Choice tobacco empire has attained a fair amount of notoriety in recent months for his lavish parties and Playboy lifestyle, and recently caused a stir when it emerged that he was in a…

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It's mad to think that making a YouTube channel used to be a hobby for most people. After a few years it offered some supplemental income, and then it became a full-time job. As of 2018, there are people out there raking in millions for their video content, and it's…

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Yesterday shocking footage emerged of MMA fighter Conor McGregor attacking a bus carrying rival UFC contestants. In the video, McGregor picks up a dolly and hurls it at the bus window, shattering the glass. At least two athletes were injured from the flying fragments. UFC Lightweight Michael Chisea suffered a…

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All those people doing the "Snorting Condom Challenge" and "The Tide Pod Challenge" are pretty stupid, but at least they're not exploiting a dead body for views. We all remember Logan Paul, the video blogger who went to Japan's infamous Aokigahara Forest and mocked a suicide victim they found hanging…

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What was your dream job growing up? Childhood is a magical time in life, a time when anything at all is possible and no position is out of your reach - but it sure has changed since my time in the playground. While people my age used to imagine making…

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The internet is obsessed with many things: acai bowls, memes, the Kardashians and... the veritable powerhouse that is Chrissy Teigen. If you were to ask someone to pin-point when exactly Teigen became a household name, chances are you wouldn't come up with a conclusive answer. Sure, she is known for…

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Modern technology has forever changed the way that we interact with celebrities. Before the advent of social media, the rich and famous were able to find some sort of solace from our prying, voyeuristic eyes. Now, there is no escape - what with the round-the-clock coverage provided by the likes…

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Demi Lovato is only 25, but she's already gone through a lot on her road to stardom. Starting off on the children's television series Barney & Friends, she broke through with the Disney Channel television film Camp Rock and its sequel, before launching her career in music. But while she may…

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According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs, there are seven base needs that every person relies on in order to keep the human race going. They are: air, water, food, shelter, sleep, warmth, and - you guessed it - sex. Technically, it's for reproductive purposes; but because it is something we…

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Sometimes actors have great chemistry on screen, but don't get along great in real life. Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling fought a lot while filming The Notebook. During the original run of The X-Files, David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson had a very cold relationship. And rumor has it while shooting…