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Last weekend, the United States was forced to contend with shocking displays of violence in Charlottesville, Virginia. Ahead of the scheduled removal of a statue of Confederate leader General Robert E Lee, white nationalist campaigners clashed with counter-protesters, and a car drove into a crowd of these protesters, injuring 19…
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So, as we all know by now, we appear to be on the brink of a nuclear war that will wipe us all out and leave pretty much the entire population of earth, dead. However, while the picture over the last few weeks has been painted with the brushes of…
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For many Londoners, it is difficult now to imagine August bank holiday weekend without Notting Hill Carnival. The bang of steel drums, the vibrant costumes and the whiff of jerk chicken is what defines this day to a lot of people living in the capital. But the feeling of camaraderie…
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It's only natural that our sense of style continues to change and evolve as we progress through the years, exploring distant lands and gaining new experiences. Our adolescent years are perhaps the time when experimentation with our dress sense is most acceptable. As well as being the time that we…
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A father has publicly disowned his son for upholding racist beliefs following his involvement in last weekend's white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia where three people were killed and 19 others injured. Violence broke out early on Saturday morning after hundreds of white nationalists descended on the city to protest…
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A white supremacist has been fired from his job at a hotdog restaurant after Twitter users began to name and shame alt-right supporters that were involved in the deadly Charlottesville rally that happened over the weekend. The rally has been described as "the largest hate-gathering of its kind in decades…
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This is Jesús Malverde: the patron saint of Mexican drug cartels - worshiped as a sort of Robin Hood demigod by the dealers, enforcers and suppliers of the cartels. To us, the idea of a saint of traffickers might seem surreal, even darkly comical, but in certain areas of Latin…
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With the industry utilizing a massive amount of visual feats that look impressive but are hard to perform in practice, the role of stuntman or stuntwoman is one of the most important yet underrated jobs in the movie industry. Although your favourite movie stars act as the face of films,…
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The Free the Nipple campaign is a particularly contentious topic for the millennial generation. According to the official website, Free the Nipple is: "a global campaign of change, focused on the equality, empowerment, and freedom of all human beings." This issue is widely debated, with many arguing that the exposure of…
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The feminist movement is arguably in the midst of a profound revolution - one that has empowered millions more women than ever before and has ideologically liberated them from oppressive and misogynistic cultures. But the seismic shift towards the promotion of women's rights and intersectionality has not come about by…
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Can you imagine anything better than attending an event solely dedicated to the celebration of chicken wings? Me neither. So when I was offered the opportunity to accompany Twisted to England's biggest chicken wing festival, I could hardly refuse. Claiming to have the "finest purveyors of chicken wings from around the…
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It's no secret that lately president Donald Trump's approval rating hasn't been particularly high. Whatever your own personal opinion of the Republican leader, it's clear from the polls that he's starting to see a bit of a dip in support, even among those people who voted for him so enthusiastically…
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In the last few years, the dangers posed to humanity have become apocalyptically critical, and there are some climate change experts who claim that our insatiable hunger for mass industry has already taken the earth's resources beyond the capacity for renewal. But what are the true causes of global warming?…
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When someone says "McMansions" to you, what do you imagine? Probably a house made of fried food, right? Well you're not far wrong. But when we think about design, we often neglect to think about architecture, because most of us are largely unaware of what an ugly building looks like.…
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Some movie scenes simply transcend generic boundaries to become almost universally adored. Studios like Pixar have capitalised on this phenomenon with aplomb; their films command widespread appeal, accessible to adults and children alike, and adored equally by both. A truly great movie is not confined by its genre to reach…
