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Whatever we are sold about what budding romances and healthy relationships looks like by Hollywood, the real thing is always going to be different. In reality, we can be kind and affectionate to one another, but the grand gestures aren't all that important, and we can often focus too much…
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Before July 2013, no matter how many leaflets we were handed out by activists, or how dire their warnings about the fate of animals kept in captivity were, nothing quite made us feel guilty enough to make us stop watching SeaWorld shows. If we were completely honest with ourselves, we…
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With such an enormous cast amassed over seven seasons, Game of Thrones has given us an insane number of memorable faces. But who has truly stood out amongst the pack, and defined the show through their witty dialogue, genius schemes, and deep personalities, time and time again? That's what we're…
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I don't have any younger siblings, and my family is pretty small, so I have never had a baby in the family that I've had to interact with. That, as you can expect, means that I have no clue how to act around one and don't exactly find myself overwhelmed…
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Two days. The countdown is now just two days. It feels like we've been waiting a lifetime for these two fantastic fighters to throw down, but the historic fight between UFC champ Conor McGregor and the undefeated boxer Floyd Mayweather is now just a little over 48 hours away. I'm…
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As a die-hard fan of Sylvester Stallone's Rocky series, I have love for all the entries in the film franchise. There's the first one, which is effectively an indie romance with a little boxing to go with it. Then there's the likes of Rocky IV - a big, bombastic movie…
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Ever since the age of 13, when you had to watch your social studies teacher awkwardly try to fit a condom onto a banana, you've been acutely aware of the fairly universal adult activity known as sex. You've seen television shows and movies that obsess over it, you've heard music…
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Like many people, my first childhood pet came in the form of a goldfish. I called her Mango, and - if my memory serves correctly - she lived to the ripe old age of two months. During her brief time on this mortal plane, Mango didn't really do much. She…
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Tormund Giantsbane has rapidly become one of Game of Throne's most beloved characters. Ever since a sympathetic Jon Snow freed him in season five, he has been a champion of the wildling characters in the show. From busting open a guy's head at Hardhome, to fighting in the ensuing PTSD-inducing…
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Everybody has experienced those classic anxiety dreams at some point in their lives. You know the ones: leaving the house with no trousers on, having to re-take exams that you'd already suffered through years previously, getting stranded in a foreign country with no way of getting home. Unfortunately, for 19-year-old festival-goer…
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Whereas in the movies they wear skintight Lycra, boast super strength and are always there to save the day just in the nick of time, real life heroes are a lot more complex - and a lot less recognisable. Especially when they barely talk about their valiant humanitarian aid work…
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In this brave new world we live in, technological innovations are never far away. Whilst we eagerly awaited the day when Back to the Future-esque technology would arrive, now that we're closer than ever to flying cars and hands free gaming, it's taken on somewhat sinister connotations. Certainly, every new…
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It's a well documented phenomenon; women are increasingly at risk when attempting to get home at night, regardless of whether they walk or use public transport. Whilst concerned friends and family always implore us to hail a taxi or use services such as Uber and Lyft when coming home late…
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Irrespective of how in love you are, it's not difficult to talk yourself into a paranoid spiral about what your significant other could be up to behind your back. In the age of social media that we live in, it's all too easy to trespass boundaries, whether that be emotionally…
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Alright, it's time to pack it in. Rap had a good run, but you know, like all genres of music, the wheel continues to turn. Sure, there are amazing talents like Joey Badass, Kendrick Lamar, Danny Brown, Vince Staples and Jay-Z, but if Danielle Bregoli can do it, I'm not…
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For many young people, the prospect of ever owning their own home is a distant myth. Millennials all over the world are being priced out of the property market, especially here in the UK (and particularly in London), where it looks like today's young adults are going to become the…
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Times change, people move on, relationships end. Though that might sound like a trio of rather depressing statements, their truth is undeniable. In a world of transience and alteration, at one moment recognisable, the next a dizzying collocation of technological and societal advancements that leave the uninitiated blinking in bewilderment,…
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While all of us would like to achieve fame, riches and recognition in our youth, there are plenty of examples of people only achieving success in the latter stages of their lives. The late Alan Rickman is perhaps best remembered as the chilling, German-accented villain Hans Gruber in 1988's Die…
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The woman once dubbed the heaviest in the world has passed away at the age of 37. Eman Ahmed Abd El Aty, from Alexandria, Egypt, had recently undergone surgery when she died from various complications relating to her weight, including kidney dysfunction and heart disease. At her heaviest she weighed 1,100 lbs…
