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A new mother has passed away shortly after giving birth, after a hospital elevator malfunctioned, resulting in the woman being horrifically decapitated. Her baby was with her at the time of the accident, but is said to be unharmed. In the Our Lady of Valme Hospital in Seville, southern Spain,…
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The Notebook, what a strange, strange film it is. When I think of The Notebook, I think of being 15 again with my then-girlfriend, watching Gosling strut his stuff while she welled up on the sofa and I didn't really understand what was going on. I've only seen The Notebook…
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There might have been a time where I thought octopuses were cool, funny, and maybe even a little cute. When you're a child, animals populate most of the books you read, as well as the TV shows and movies you watch. I'm sure there were plenty of eight-armed oddities that…
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With every year that passes by, homo sapiens become more innovative, more astonishing and more full of freaking outrageous ideas. I'm not kidding; 2017's bizarre offerings include the Baby Stroller and Scooter Hybrid, the Anti-Pervert Hairy Stockings and the Baby Mop. I can't say I'd buy any of them but,…
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It's coming up to Oktoberfest, the time of the year at which the whole world suddenly seems to find itself caught in the grip of a Germanic mania. Everywhere you turn you'll find a German Festival. Hardly surprising when you consider all that great beer is being consumed in gorgeous…
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There is a Korean film called Okra, about a young girl who owns a gigantic genetically-engineered pig. The pig, however, is soon seized by government forces taking him to slaughter, and the young girl must cooperate with a terrorist environmentalist group to save her beloved friend. This science fiction story…
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You have probably met someone who has had a tidy, nice break-up with their ex-boyfriend or girlfriend. They probably ended the relationship on good terms and both remain friends to this day. It's a wonderful thing that we should all aspire to. But, frankly, it's just not that likely to…
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Jim Carrey started off doing impressions and stand-up in various venues in the 1980s, but in the years since he has come from struggling to be employed to being one of the most recognisable people in the world of entertainment. By the time the 21st century hit, the 55-year-old Canadian…
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There's one critical error you could be making in your CV that will decide whether you get asked in for an interview, or whether you'll be receiving yet another generic "We're proceeding with other candidates at this time" rejection. Is it your font choice (*insert comic sans joke here*)? The…
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There is nothing more terrifying than the tense moments before you see your bank account balance. Whether you're reading a bank statement, using online banking, or at the ATM, you will always be expecting bad news. Budgeting is a skill that is learned through making mistakes more than anything, and…
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In Moby Dick, the whiteness of the whale is a constant refrain used by Melville to indicate the blank eternal chaos represented by its albino body. However, Moby Dick was a sperm whale, and sperm whales are larger and more aggressive than the more family-friendly humpback. Like the moon itself…
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Whether it be in scientific study or fantasy fiction, the human race has always been obsessed with extending their life, often dreaming of immortality. You can see procedures intended to make us live longer going back hundreds of years. Studies wherein two animals, one young and one old, are joined…
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Following the Charlottesville protests on 11 and 12 August, racial tensions are at the top of the American political conversation at the moment. A Unite the Right rally held on Friday August 11 near the University of Virginia, bringing together several white nationalist and supremacist groups whose members marched while…
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Whoever said you can't have too much of a good thing lied. Especially when it comes to beauty treatments, leaving things a little too late can be the difference between flawless and awful. This is coming from a girl who has left liquid lipstick on for too long. Having sticky,…
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Katey Johnson runs a mommy blog called The Mother Octopus, and a photo she uploaded to Facebook has gained over 5,000 shares. Ms. Johnson was more eloquent and honest in defending herself from body-shamers than we could ever hope to be, so here's the content of her post: "This is…
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74-year-old Judy Sheindlin is one of American television's great success stories. You might not have a clue who that is, and you're not alone. Many college graduates who responded to a recent survey appeared not to realise who Sheindlin is either, as 10 per cent of them named her as…
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Okay, I've never seen Superbad. At least, I've seen parts of it, but I still feel like I've seen the entire thing through cultural osmosis alone. It's probably the most iconic comedy of the 2000s. Jonah Hill, Michael Cera, Emma Stone and Seth Rogen are all household names because of…
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Bonds between humans and unconventional animals are the best. We all have our cats and our dogs, but some among us are great friends with lizards, horses, sheep or cows. Dogs view human beings like their parents, or even like Gods, living in awe of their owners. Cats, ever the…
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I am sure that being wrongly accused of a crime ranks fairly highly on people's list of fears. Maybe it's because of this that so many Hollywood films are based on this concept, with movies such as The Fugitive and The Shawshank Redemption spinning tales based on good people forced…
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Pooping: it's an action that we all do, but normally one that we prefer not to acknowledge. Regardless of how close we are to our friends and family, or how long we've lived with our significant others, there are certain types of bathroom visits that need to stay - quite…
