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It takes a lot of guts to stand up for yourself and remain true to who you are - especially if you're constantly being attacked for how you look or what you believe in. Megan Kimberling understands this all too well. The 29-year-old model and product developer, who wears US…
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What is it about the society we have created that leads celebrity couples to feel the need to broadcast the fact that they have separated? In this fame-hungry society we live in, where A-listers bang on about their thirst for privacy, celebs appear to revel in letting us know that they…
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When Donald Trump began his campaign for president, the closest members of his family found themselves thrust into the limelight. His two elder sons, Eric and Donald Jr., got called out for their hunting hobbies; his daughter, Ivanka, has often been the topic of discussion after her father's seemingly incestuous…
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The relationship between Russia and the UK (and a host of other countries) is not in a good place at the moment, but it may be even worse than we thought. After the recent poisoning of a former Russian spy residing in Salisbury, England, various nations expelled Russian diplomats, believing…
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When we think of religious persecution, we tend to frame the injustice in terms of a rivalry between faiths. Ever since the dawn of civilisation, when mankind first developed the faculties to comprehend the celestial and everlasting, our competing belief systems have waged dogmatic wars against each other, and brutal…
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In high school, prom's a pretty big deal. Guys and girls go all out, wearing sharp suits and fancy dresses, with colorful corsages and sparkling tiaras. We put in a lot of effort to make sure we look perfect, with impeccable hair and makeup. Then, twenty years later, we look…
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When it comes to fashion, women have far more options than men, with access to dresses in a wide variety of colors and styles. But on the downside, these slinky gowns are often impractically designed, and there is the risk of a dreaded "wardrobe malfunction." A wardrobe malfunction is always…
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I thought people that are allergic to peanuts have it rough, but it turns out there's something even worse - being allergic to sex. It sounds like a joke, but according to clinical sexologist Lindsay Doe, it's a thing. In a new episode of her YouTube series, Sexplanations, she 'sexplains'…
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Amongst staged photos of bloggers, and images of acai bowls, your social media feeds are likely littered with a slew of tanned, lithe and long-limbed women, who are perfectly retouched and filtered. And though we can purchase products and employ the help of makeup artists - we will, inevitably fall…
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The human body is a weird and wonderful thing. It sweats, sprouts hair, produces gas, converts food into energy, allows us to see and hear and taste and smell, grows, shrinks, ages, improves, declines, and - ultimately - allows us to function as the most advanced species on the planet.…
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It seems that in this day and age at least, it's more common for pranks to go wrong than right. First, there was the girl who killed her boyfriend by firing a gun at an encyclopedia he was holding, then, there was the man who ended up paying an eye-watering…
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There is an old adage in society that "nothing is original." While this may ring true for a lot of what we see and consume, it would be nice to think that there is the odd original concept out there. Stranger Things is one of those shows that - on the…
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There's nothing like a Royal wedding to send people in Britain (and all over the world, let's be honest) into a frenzy. The date is set for May 19th this year, and it will be held at St. George's Chapel in Windsor Castle. Once the date was set, the invites…
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To an outsider, Miracle Village may look like the standard American town. A sleepy suburb found in Palm Beach County, its white-walled houses and well-kept green lawns keep up the pretence of your average rural settlement. However, it harbours a dark secret: many members of the population are actually registered sex…
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From time to time, I'll be having a perfectly delightful day and then, out of nowhere, someone will completely sabotage it by saying the one sentence I don't want to hear: "What's wrong?" You see, inside I can feel like a ray of sunshine. But I, and many others like me,…
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Yesterday, just before 1 pm local time, shots were fired at YouTube's headquarters in San Bruno, Northern California. Three people were injured in the attack: a 36-year-old man, who is said to be in a critical condition, and two women aged 32 and 27. Nasim Aghdam, the woman who fired…
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For many people, Heath Ledger's portrayal of The Joker in The Dark Knight will go down in history as one of the greatest character portrayals there has ever been. The role is largely attributed to Ledger's extreme method acting technique - with it being widely reported that he would lock…
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With the news that Channing Tatum has split from his wife of nine years, Jenna Dewan, us voyeuristic souls have anxiously been checking to see if Hollywood's other golden couples are happy in their respective relationships. One such pairing is, of course, Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively. They both manage…
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Dating can be a nerve-racking experience. You're trying to present the best version of yourself to a potential new partner and figure out whether you're interested in them, but you also want to be honest about who you are and have a good time. This is hard for a lot…
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On Tuesday afternoon the YouTube office in California came under attack, with a woman entering the building and opening fire in the company's headquarters in San Bruno, California. The woman behind the attack was pronounced dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound and it's reported that at least three people were wounded…
