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If you've got an internet connection and a lot of free time, you can usually stumble across a theory about one of your favourite movies, television shows or actors that will have you scratching your head. Some of them, like the Simpsons fan theory claiming Homer is actually in a…
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Welcome to 2017, a year where people are still doing blackface. I mean, come on guys... really? Despite several incidences of beauty bloggers and makeup artists being called out for doing blackface, it still keeps happening. I would genuinely be interested to wonder why people think this would ever be…
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that every 40 seconds, somewhere in the world, a person dies by suicide. In total, over 800,000 people take their own life every year across the globe. Whilst this figure may seem shocking in itself, a combination of cultural factors including social taboo, the…
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Thirteen months ago, NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick remained seated on the stadium benches while the national anthem played at the beginning of a preseason game. Not many people noticed at the time, but his silent protest was one of utmost importance. When challenged on his actions, Kaepernick explained that he could…
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Hugh Hefner, the founder of Playboy and iconic glamorous bachelor, passed away this week. At the grand age of 91, his family have announced that he died peacefully in his home in Los Angeles. The entrepreneur has been said to have passed away due to natural causes. A statement from Playboy…
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It is one of the most iconic songs of all time, and I guarantee that most of the population of the world can at least rap a little bit of that intro. I am, of course, talking about the theme tune of the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air! Lol, just kidding,…
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Around the world, people are still in shock at the tragic passing, the founder of the iconic Playboy Magazine and main tenant of the fabled Playboy Mansion. Playboy Enterprises announced earlier today that Hugh Hefner had passed away of natural causes at the Playboy Mansion. He was 91 years old.…
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You've probably heard by now that Hugh Hefner, the founder of Playboy, has passed away from natural causes at the age of 91. The multi-millionaire, who shot to fame when Playboy magazine first emerged in 1953, leaves behind four children, and 31-year-old Crystal Hefner, his third wife. After a long and…
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It's pretty common for people to fear sharks. It's not often that you would encounter them, and the movie Jaws (and the the novel it was based on) did a lot to scare people away from the creatures, no matter how likely it is to actually be attacked by one…
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Ahead of season 10 of the reality show juggernaut that is Keeping Up With The Kardashians, the chances are you won't be able to "keep up" with all of these darned monumental events coinciding with the premiere. With the Kardashians and the Jenners shacking up together on camera for the…
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Do you remember the story of the man who had "ghosted" a woman after a three-year relationship and then had somehow managed to get himself employed by that same woman a few years down the line? If not, it's completely insane. The unnamed man found online fame after he wrote…
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We all know our favourite superwomen Beyoncé and JK Rowling are two of the richest people in the whole world (number 2 and number 3, in fact). And it's not hard to guess that Kim Kardashian and Taylor Swift earn a boatload too. But what about the hard-working women working…
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Growing up in a loving and supportive home doesn't necessarily mean you'll be raised by blood related parents. There are so many adoption stories that tell of the amazing moments adoptive families share, and they'll have you feeling all warm and fuzzy. Adoption is one of our most heartwarming causes,…
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Clowns come in all kinds. There's the Insane Clown Posse, who have marched on Washington and are apparently woker than we could ever hope to be. There's actual working clowns, who hate the 'killer clown' shtick cause its actually killing their wages. Clowns of the world, unite! There are supernatural…
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What is it with 2017 and people getting dragged off of airplanes? Is this some kind of convoluted metaphor for something? The inability of modern people to effectively move in space and time? The intensification of the American security state? Yeah, probably the latter. Perhaps both. An incident with Southwest…
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Movie over Vin Diesel, the Die Hard franchise and Die Hardest: Equilibrium or whatever this film will be called are about to come for the Fast & Furious series' throne on the action movie world. Or, perhaps only for a few months - John McClane is returning for one last…
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For seemingly the entirety of 2017, the world has been in the grip of Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor. It all began with months of intense speculation; a labyrinthine will they, won't they story line months in the making that whipped fans into a veritable frenzy of hype, excitement and…
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Here's a contradiction I see at the core of modern feminism: is feminism designed to advocate for all women, or is it an ideological project that doesn't want to engage with what certain women believe? If most women, for example, opposed abortion, would feminism become more intellectually diverse, or would…
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For us book nerds, the power of the written word is a very tangible thing. And whether you prefer delving into some Hemingway and Faulkner on your morning commute, or perhaps a side of YA with your evening cuppa, you can't deny that at one point or the other, you…
