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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…
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Stephen King has written a lot of books. In his 69 years he has written an astounding 56 novels, and 200 short stories. And it's not as if these stories are short disposable things to be thrown aside either. I can attest to that, after I have recently finished 'It', the…
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It's only been a few weeks since the season ended, but Game of Thrones fans will no doubt already be feeling the familiar pang of loss and emptiness that follows every epic finale. Yes, we got a lot of answers this year, but we were also left with a whole…
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The devastating events of September 11th 2001 are still on our minds. At the time we knew that the world would be completely changed by the attacks, but not exactly how. All that there was to know was that something awful had happened, and no one was quite prepared to…
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Now, more than ever we have reason to be afraid of the future. Living in a world of rapid technological advancement means that it's increasingly difficult to keep up with the latest iteration of the iPhone, let alone the development of more innovative and potentially life-changing advancements. As such, us…
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There is something unmistakably eerie about the notion of a tribe of pre-historic Stone Age human beings living in the jungles of our modern world. Outside of the omnipresent networks of digital circumference, there exist humans among us who know absolutely nothing of modernity, and see us as utter aliens.…
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Are aliens real? This is the question that has bugged mankind for centuries, and we all have our theory on whether there is another life form somewhere out there. I, for one, believe there is. I think that space is way too big and that we haven't explored anywhere near…
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Although we celebrate the rise of Daenerys Targaryen and her dragons, the stuttering recovery of the Starks or the sinister scheming of the Lannisters, there are plenty of characters in the background that help to make Game of Thrones the cultural juggernaut it's been for the last six years. Of…
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Unless you've been living under a rock for the last couple of months, you've probably seen Taylor Swift hanging around in the limelight again - and not always for good reasons. The former country singer (and current wannabe badass) drew in a lot of media attention recently after releasing her…
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Have you ever come across someone in the world that looks just like you, or like one of your friends or family? I know I have, and have usually found a lot of laughs from the idea of a slightly-different version of someone I know with living an alternative life.…
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Hot off the heels of Hurricane Harvey in Houston, Texas, Hurricane Irma is wreaking havoc in the state of Florida. Already having led to 37 deaths in the Caribbean islands, it hit the west coast of Florida last Sunday, shutting off power to as many as 6.5 million homes and…
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Being a recognisable politician all but guarantees a relentless level of scrutiny from ones constituents. This is, of course, as it should be; those in positions of power, no matter how slight, should be held accountable for their actions, and, particularly in our brave new world of social media dominance,…
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If you were married to Donald Trump for 15 years, subtlety is probably never going to be your strong point. But Ivana Trump really stuck the knife in and twisted it when it comes to her tell-all book Raising Trump, which details her childhood in Czechoslovakia, marriage to the now-President,…
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It's being reported that an eight-year-old boy was lynched by a group of teenagers in what his family are calling a racially-fuelled attack. The boy, from Claremont, New Hampshire, had to be flown to Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center after he was hung from a tree with a rope. Cassandra Merlin,…
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During his tenancy as President so far, Donald Trump has taken his fair share of criticisms - or perhaps not enough, depending on how you look at it. From his backtracking on climate change measures to his disregard for young people through the repeal of DACA, Trump has certainly given…
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It's coming up to Halloween; the time of year where we all get dressed up and find ways to scare the living hell out of one another. It's the one holiday in which we're encouraged to indulge in cosplay; where we're allowed to fully embrace our fear factor and publicly…
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One wonders how celebrity couples end up hooking up. They must be around an inordinate number of famous people each and every day, to the point where fame just becomes boring. How does one famous singer, for example, stand out from the rest? If you're always around Lil Wayne, Kanye…
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In the era of social media that we live in, it's difficult to not at least feel the pressure to conform to society's rather stringent conception of what is "beautiful". I mean, we can't help but compare ourselves to all of the actors, musicians and Instagram models that clutter up…
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Can you believe it's been 10 years since the Leave Britney Alone video came out? Me neither. The video, in which 19-year-old Chris Crocker posted a hysterically emotional plea for people to leave pop star Britney Spears alone, went viral. Back in 2007, this meant four million views in two…
