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North Korea is perhaps one of the most terrifying dictatorships ever witnessed in modern history and the laundry list of human rights abuses the country's leaders are guilty of is too long to list here. As tensions between the totalitarian, isolationist nation and the United States have heightened over the…
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If you thought Logan Paul had disappeared from the public eye, you'd be wrong. While the internet is always quick to express outrage when someone says or does something offensive or cruel, plenty of people are willing to defend their heroes to the ends of the earth, or simply forget…
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Throughout history, people have been doing all sorts of weird and risky stuff in attempts to keep themselves looking young and beautiful. From lead-based makeup to dangerously invasive surgery, our ongoing struggles to stave off signs of aging frequently venture into dangerous territories. Thankfully, a lot of the more detrimental…
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You let them grow inside you for nine months, nurture and feed them, and oh, spend extortionate amounts of money on them – but you can still "never" do anything right. Yes, parenting can be tough. And when it's not your own child giving you grief, it's all the other parents…
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Ellen Degeneres turned 60, but you don't have to worry about getting about her a gift. Celebrities have been stopping by her show all week to surprise her with presents. Chance The Rapper gave her flowers, Justin Timberlake sang "Happy Birthday" on a video call, Dax Shepard gave her a…
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Last month, actor and comedian Aziz Ansari became the subject of public debate after it emerged that he had been sexually inappropriate with a 22-year-old woman. "Grace", a photographer, came forward with her story after seeing Ansari display his support for the Time's Up campaign at the Golden Globes. “It was…
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August 28, 2003, was supposed to be an ordinary day for employees working in the PNC Bank in Erie, Pennsylvania. But it became the scene of one of the strangest and most disturbing heists in the entire catalogue of human crime. It was an incident which baffled investigators, inspired an episode…
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Dwayne Johnson has had a hell of a ride. While he was immensely popular as The People's Champion in WWE, no one really expects professional wrestlers to make their way into the movie business with much success. For every Rock or Dave Bautista you've got Stone Cold Steve Austin's terrible…
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Spoiler alert: some people don't like you. Everybody's got haters, and there are a couple ways you can deal with it. There's the mature way, where you ignore them and move on with your life. Then there's the Arya Stark way, where you write their names down on a list…
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The future is here, and it's getting pretty weird. Amazon opened a store without any cashiers or check-out lines. At the annual Consumer Electronics Show, they debuted robot strippers. On the streets of San Francisco, robots are being used to fight homeless people. Our parents used to say, "Don't get into…
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While Game of Thrones won't be back on televisions until 2019 (sob), fans are still managing to get buzzed over anything related to the hit HBO fantasy series. Whether that's keeping up with Cersei, Daenerys and Jon Snow's real-life counterparts, re-watching the entire thing from season one, or delving into…
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Bullying is a serious problem, especially in elementary schools and high schools. We try to raise awareness about the issue, and condemn body-shaming, but sadly, kids continue to be cruel. However, there might be one way to stop bullies: warn them that the kids they harass might grow up one…
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With the Harry Potter franchise being as big as it is, it was never going to completely disappear from our screens. Since the books and movie adaptations reached their end, we've not only seen a sequel on the stage, but we've seen a prequel named Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.…
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What makes a perfect relationship? A well-established balance of love and trust? A mutual understanding of each other's goals and ideals? A shared passion for watching movie marathons while dressed in onesies and eating copious amounts of junk food? Or is it, quite simply, money? 21-year-old Anna Ryan, from Bedfordshire in…
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Out of all the One Direction boys, Liam Payne is easily the most confusing. I don't really get what purpose he serves: Harry Styles was the floppy-haired sort-of-rockstar one, Zayn was the bad boy one, Niall was the 'take home to your mother' one. So, based on that conclusion, I…
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It's safe to say that the #MeToo campaign has been one of the most significant movements within the entertainment industry. Ever since news of numerous sex scandals broke out, such as the alleged sexual abuse committed by powerful figures like Harvey Weinstein and Kevin Spacey, there has been a huge…
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They say you should never meet your heroes. There's always the chance that they will disappoint you if you've put them on a pedestal, or they might just be rude with no time to spend talking to yet another fan. There's no way to know for sure, but it's a…
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In the home of pizza, there is really only one acceptable way to serve the classic dish. As many Neapolitans will be quick to inform you, the archetypal “margherita”, bedecked with the red (tomato), white (mozzarella) and green (basil) of the Italian flag is the only thing that can be…
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The veritable maelstrom which ensued after Logan Paul posted a video featuring the dead body of an apparent suicide victim shows no sign of dying down, in part due to the actions of Logan Paul himself. The YouTube star who evidently didn't see the problematic nature of the video's content when…
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On July 12th, 1961, four boys were born to one mother in an incredibly rare occurrence of quadruplets. One of the babies sadly passed away, but the other three turned out to be perfectly healthy, and would all grow up to have outgoing personalities, be popular at school, and demonstrate…
