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Next month marks a special anniversary: the reality television show Keeping Up With The Kardashians will have been on our screens for a decade. Yes, that means that we have spent 10 percent of our lives analysing America's most famous family. Certainly, whether they're surgically enhancing their lips or posteriors,…
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So finally, after months of speculation and leaks, the new iPhone has finally arrived and everyone is losing their minds for a variety of reasons. The iPhone 8 and the iPhone8+ are the latest bits of kit to be created by the tech giant and there is also the iPhone…
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In both the books and the TV show, Game of Thrones has dealt with the idea of rebirth and heroes destined to restore balance to the world. George R. R. Martin delves deeper into the history and mythology of 'Azor Ahai', the heroic figure who forged the sword 'Lightbringer' to…
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"Rules are made to be broken" isn't exactly true all the time, seeing how many rules are put in place to ensure order and safety in our lives, but there are definitely some rules we all would love to ignore and disregard. Some have more confidence with this than others,…
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If this doesn't drill into your head that animals, particularly animals like Orcas, don't belong in captivity, then I don't know what will. Miami Seaquarium had landed itself in some seriously hot water online after it abandoned its animals during Hurricane Irma, with the majority of the focus surrounding a…
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Modern culture dictates that we consume celebrity gossip with a voracious appetite. In our society, we have the illusion of feeling closer than ever before to our favourite famous faces, due to the advent and inexorable rise of social media. Of course, the filtered, carefully edited fiction that such choreographed…
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At his prime, we knew Jim Carrey as the rubber-faced, manic comedian who was the lifeblood of classic comedies like Liar Liar, Ace Ventura: Pet Detective and the Cable Guy. Those who have paid extra attention to his filmography, though, will have noticed that alongside his hilarity, Jim Carrey has…
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Since its establishment 16 years ago, the Transport Security Administration has confiscated some weird and wacky stuff. From the more conventional contraband such as guns and knives, to the slightly bizarre items like false teeth and cattle prods, they've seen it all - and now, so can you. Thanks to…
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Game of Thrones' Jorah Mormont never seemed to catch a break. He's perpetually in the friend zone or constantly being exiled from somewhere for something he did to disappoint someone. The last case of exile was on account of having been infected with a nasty case of greyscale and being…
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Andy Warhol's "15 minutes of fame" perhaps didn't go far enough. In the future, not only will everyone be famous for 15 minutes, but they will also get to be President for 15 minutes as well. As far as civilizations go, we're around the Nero-making-his-horse-a-senator phase of our history. Anybody…
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Tattoos are never something you should rush into. You've got to consider your design, your artist, and (most importantly) whether it's actually a good idea to permanently etch something into your skin or not. Judging by some 'artwork' I've seen, I'm fairly certain that there are a number people out…
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Can we all agree that Blac Chyna and Rob Kardashian are less-than-exemplary humans? Rob leaked nude photos of his child's mother, proving he's a nut, and Chyna is a cynical opportunist constantly working on her own brand, to the detriment of everyone around here. The worst elements of Los Angeles…
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The perfect is the enemy of the good, and artistic ambition is the enemy of the stable relationship. Friedrich Nietzsche died mad and alone hugging a horse, lamenting his lifelong love for a woman who married another man. Of course, not that the Nietzsch and Ms. Gaga are similar in…
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We’re often told that the internet isn’t written in pencil: it’s written in ink; an indelible ink that can come to stain our lives forever. The freedom and power that social media affords us is also its greatest curse: something that can ruin lives and bully people, pushing them into…
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London: a city renowned for history and culture. Famed for its museums and galleries, its parks and areas of natural beauty, and now... its sewers. Despite being one of the most technologically and architecturally advanced cities in the world, London is severely lacking when it comes to having a well-developed…
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As I'm sure you are all well aware by now, mother nature has been having the tantrum of all tantrums the past few weeks and America have had to deal with the brunt of it. First, there was Hurricane Harvey, which hit Texas and destroyed the lives of thousands through…
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I don't know about you, but I'm not the biggest fan of getting the underground. Of all the forms of public transport, it's the most convenient by a large margin, and yet there's a lot of reasons why I've gradually come to dread it every morning - and I'm sure…
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We all have a penchant for indulging in a bit of nostalgia from time to time; whether that's revisiting your favourite childhood movie or spending a little bit too long poring over old family photographs, you can't deny that it's great to feel like a child again. As such, instead…
