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You don't need to read any kind of in-depth literature (or even an article like this) to know that women don't like being called the B-word or the C-word. Nope, a slap in the face or some kind of beverage tipped over your head will tell you that much. But…
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It seems like pretty much everything is collectable nowadays. Old toys, game consoles and books can all be worth a fortune. All those Pokemon cards, Toy Story figurines and Star Wars dolls that you had could now fetch some serious cash. While it may be hard to believe that some of…
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Celebrities have millions of followers on social media, so it seems unlikely they'll read anything you write. I mean, they're busy people. They've got movie premieres, Botox appointments, cocaine orgies - they don't sit around reading Internet comments all day. But they do read them once in a while. If…
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Having grown up watching films like James Bond and The Bourne Identity, all of us at one time or another have imagined indulging in a little bit of detective work, breaking the codes and beating the bad guy, casually saving the world in the process. Most wannabe spies remain exactly that:…
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Throughout the brief but excellent history of TV, some shows stand out as being true cornerstones of modern entertainment. Game of Thrones, The Wire, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Breaking Bad, The Office - the list goes on - all of them brought something unique to our screens, and we remember…
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While much is rightly being made of body positivity and promoting plus-size models, anorexia and other eating disorders can sometimes feel like they're being overlooked. Body positivity is meant to be a movement for people of all sizes, but sometimes it feels like it can be dominated by discussions regarding curves…
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When you're a teenager, asking out your crush can be terrifying. You're confessing your deepest feelings, and there's no guarantee your crush will feel the same way. If you get rejected, that would be devastating. But if your crush says yes, you'd feel insanely happy. Do it! No, wait. Do…
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Titanic will forever be remembered as the movie that launched Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet into the realms of the Hollywood elite. For many people, it is one of the greatest films of all time; a heart-breaking epic about an ever-lasting love that blossomed out of truly tragic circumstances. For…
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In the wake of the Larry Nassar case, which saw the official doctor for the US gymnastics team get convicted for up to 175 years in prison for sexual abuse, one would hope that close attention is being paid to everybody working in the medical field. However, despite stringent regulations…
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In our modern society; that of glossy magazine covers and the filtered corridors of carefully curated Instagram pages, a high premium is placed upon other-worldly beauty. Of course, there are things we can do in our own lives in the vain pursuit of such effervescent perfection; we can buy the…
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Celebrities look amazing on magazine covers, but we all know they get help from Photoshop. And who can blame them? If I were posing for the cover of a magazine - let's say Poor Writer Weekly - I'd want someone to use Photoshop to smooth out my wrinkles, brighten my…
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Actor Anthony Rapp accused Kevin Spacey of sexually assaulting him at a party when he was only 14 years old. Then eight employees from 'House of Cards' came forward with stories about how Kevin sexually harassed them while on set. Netflix severed all ties, dumping Kevin from the sixth (and…
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While Alexander Skarsgård's performance as Pennywise in It gave a lot of people trouble sleeping at night plus a refreshed aversion to clowns (*shudder*), at least we could all feel comforted in the fact that his hideous smile and the terrifying ruff he wore around his neck was all fictional. But these…
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Perhaps now more than at any other point in our collective history, a premium is placed upon being in the utmost peak of physical condition. Possibly this is due to the parallel universe through which we live our lives on social media; where the mundanity of reality is not tolerated,…
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Okay, we're all familiar with 22-year-old vlogger and Young-Harry-from-Dumb-and-Dumber, Logan Paul. After making a video mocking a suicide victim, he faced an enormous backlash. He deleted the video, apologized and said he'd take a break from YouTube to "reflect on things." That makes sense. When you exploit a dead body…
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With Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's fairytale wedding one of the most anticipated events of the year so far, there's not much the general public doesn't know about the couple. From what their future kids will look like to the fact that Meghan's hair and makeup team from Suits will…
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Straight off the back of the recent H&M scandal involving the now infamous 'racist' hoodie, another company has taken it upon themselves to deliver a blunder to defy the ages. Firstly, though, before we look at the products in question, we need to talk about this recent trend in companies…
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Chicken has become something of an ever present on the dinner table. As one of the few ingredients eaten the world over, chef’s have come up with innumerable ways of preparing, cooking and flavouring what is probably the most versatile meat out there. However, as chicken has become so beloved,…
