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In our modern society, dominated as it is by social media, a high premium is placed upon physical beauty. Thanks to the filtered corridors of Instagram and the more traditional covers of glossy magazines, physical beauty is perhaps a more coveted asset now than at any other point in our…
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When it comes to judging appearances, a lot of us have this misguided idea that being skinny is the same as being healthy. We glorify celebrities with tiny waists and pencil-thin legs, and judge ourselves in comparison to people who are slimmer than us. But having a petite body doesn't…
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After the deadly school shooting in Parkland, Florida, in which 17 students and teachers were killed, CNN held a town hall to discuss gun control. The surviving teenagers - whose powerful voices have ignited a movement - had the opportunity to speak face-to-face with public figures. It was a tense,…
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There have been a lot of entertaining moments at the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Donald Trump and Kim Jong-Un impersonators crashed the opening ceremony to show they're not enemies; they're BFF's. A teenage U.S. snowboarder overslept after a late night of watching TV, and still won Olympic gold,…
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Whenever we think of seminal television shows such as Seinfeld, Family Guy and The Simpsons, it's difficult to imagine the characters or surroundings being any different to the way they are now. And this is especially true when it comes to The Simpsons. Many of us grew up watching the…
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We all care to imagine that our own relationship is superior to all others. Stronger, fairer, more passionate, everyone thinks they are better at love than the last person, and the next for that matter. That is, until it all starts to go wrong. Arguments, jealousy and accusations of infidelity…
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As president, Donald Trump has struggled to play the role of consoler-in-chief. After calling a pregnant widow, she said he couldn't remember her dead husband's name and "made her cry even worse." After Hurricane Maria pummeled Puerto Rico, he bashed the Mayor on Twitter and hurled paper towels at the…
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There are certain Russian politicians out there who have a habit of insisting that their agendas don't persecute homosexual people in the slightest, while their actions suggest otherwise. Take President Vladimir Putin, for example. The current President of the Russian Federation has constantly denied that the laws he signs off place…
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Finding out that your significant other has been cheating on you is never nice, especially if you've had an uneasy feeling about them for a little while. Maybe they're overly protective over their phone, or seem to be neglecting you in the bedroom department, there are certain things that can…
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We all have our own ways of dealing with a breakup. Whether you find consolation in a tub of Ben and Jerry's, committing to an intense 8-week gym program, or by booking a holiday with your friends, the getting-over-someone stage is never easy, and always different. But it turns out…
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When you ask teachers why they do what they do, more often than not, they come back with a very similar answer. They speak of their love of imparting knowledge, of knowing that they've made a difference in a child's life, of being there for that magic lightbulb moment where it all clicks…
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Sex is a special, intimate act between two people, in which they can express their passionate undying love for each other. And it's also totally hilarious. In school, everyone giggles when they hear the words "nipple" and "butt" and "please turn to page 69." And as you get older, sex…
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In the age of social media, all of us probably have old embarrassing posts and photos lurking somewhere in the deep dark web. It might be an old picture hanging around on a long-forgotten MySpace account, or remnants of some argument you had with someone on a public Facebook post,…
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Welcome to 2018, the year where literally everyone claims to be a time traveler. Since the turn of the year, there has been a notable rise in people telling us that they're from the future and giving us some scary predictions. First of all, there was the guy who claimed to…
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When YouTube pioneered the streaming of music online via an online video sharing platform, there was no small amount of disquiet. How, mused artists, managers, and record labels, could they guard the rights to their music and videos if they were being arbitrarily posted online by nameless and faceless strangers…
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Ever since Black Panther was released in movie theatres, it seems that every other person on my Twitter feed has had something to say about it. Some people love it, some people have been posting misleading troll messages about it, and a lot of people have just been lusting after…
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For many people, Emily Ratajkowski would rank fairly highly when it comes to the discussion of the most attractive people in the world. The model, who rose to fame off of her role in the controversial music video for Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines," has a lot going for her: whether it's…
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It happens to the best of us that as we get older, we care less about what others say and think of us. But of course, most of us try to keep that in check so as not to be the cranky old person at the restaurant sending back their…
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Kids say the darndest things, right? All parents have a hilarious anecdote or two about their children going off-piste and blurting out something unexpected. Most of the time, these tales have a healthy dose of hilarity and can be told time and time again at family dinners for the amusement…
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Stephen Fry, the legendary British comedian, actor and presenter, announced today on his website that he was diagnosed with prostate cancer. The 60-year-old, who has shared many personal details about his life before in a number of autobiographies, made a 13-minute long video about "some news" that he wanted to…
