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News reports have emerged telling of an incident in the tourist area of Ramblas in Barcelona, after a van was said to have crashed into crowds. It is believed that multiple people are dead in what police have called a "massive crash", and members of the public are being told…
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Every year on the first Monday of September, a massive party takes place in New York City, and everyone's invited. While some Americans prefer to kick back, recharge their batteries and let Labor Day pass them by in a haze of chicken wings, awkward family obligations and awful TV, the…
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Could it be you? This was the question posed to the public on the advent of a new phenomenon known as "reality television". Shows like Big Brother opened the doors to the masses and provided entertainment which was grounded in real events between real people. By allowing anyone the chance…
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Is nothing sacred? It seems as though barely a day goes by without some precious childhood memory being trampled on, or our passions of the past derided by those "too cool for school" individuals who presumably never enjoyed anything as simple as Thomas the Tank Engine in their tedious youth.…
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Is there anything better than drinking gallons of expertly selected wine and talking about how terrible the world is? Whilst the old adage warns advises us never to talk about politics with friends and family, surely it can't be a bad idea to discuss highly divisive and controversial figures such…
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School can be a hard place for everyone. Your hormones are raging, you're finally beginning to feel flutters of desire for the opposite (or same) sex, and on top of all this, you're expected to study, not to mention navigate complex social structures to find your BFF's. Unfortunately, teens also…
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The recent violence in Charlottesville has dominated the headlines over the past week or so, with plenty of debate over the prevalence and legitimacy of white nationalist groups throughout the United States. 20-year-old James Fields has been charged with second degree murder after he drove his car into a crowd,…
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It's hard to forget about the time you had "the talk". Despite being somewhat traumatising, you can't say that the rather patchy knowledge you gained hasn't proved useful. I mean, you can't exactly forget the time when all the boys and girls were herded away from each other, disappearing into…
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Often the things that scare us the most are manifest in the demonization of the quotidian. Monsters from far flung imagined worlds that bare no semblance to reality are unlikely to accrue as fearful response as an ostensibly ordinary, even recognizable figure being proven evil or demonic. The devil that…
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Kevin Hart, Stephen Colbert, Amy Schumer; some of our favourite celebrities are comedians, or at least actors and actresses highly prolific and proficient in providing a good chuckle in most of their films. There are also some non-comedian celebrities out there who are funnier than we give them credit for.…
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Reality has become an outmoded concept in our modern society. Instead, a kind of effervescent fiction has taken hold, through the filtered corridors of Instagram, and influenced, no doubt, by the front covers of glossy magazines. Such mediums purport to shape paradigms of beauty to which the general public can…
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Mark August 6th in your calendar as it's sure to become a national holiday where we cry and reflect on all the heartbreak and unrequited love we have endured and oh, still be upset about the fact that Anna Faris and Chris Pratt have broken up. If you missed the…
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Since we were mere tots, we've been ingrained with the belief that our soulmate and veritable life partner must fulfil several roles to make them "love-of-life" worthy: not only must they be your lover and partner, but they also have to fulfil all of the qualities of a best friend.…
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In the modern day, it's pretty much standard fare to own a smartphone, and that makes the burst of anxiety when you drop your phone an extremely relatable experience. Whether it's down a long staircase, onto hard and unforgiving concrete, or the gentle splash of a (hopefully unused) toilet, there's…
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In the wake of the reprehensible displays of racism and intolerance in Charlottesville, passions have been running high. President Trump, initially appearing reluctant to condemn members of the "alt-right" in the aftermath of the violence, had ostensibly taken steps to mollify those who had been left outraged by his insipid,…
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In a sane civilization, threats of nuclear war would remain in the news cycle for more than a week. But after a Neo-Nazi rally in Charlottesville, Virginia this weekend, the fear of nukes flying between the United States and North Korea has swiveled completely into a fear of Nazism. It's…
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A story is no longer just a story - it's an opportunity to build a city on a South Korean island and make billions. An entire Harry Potter theme park opened in 2014 (The Wizarding World of Harry Potter), so it only makes sense that the entire young adult fiction…
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Frequenters of the social media platform, YouTube may have noticed a worrying trend of late, wherein people exploit others in order to gain views and "subscribers". With things such as "daily vlogs" gaining popularity, people have began to share unprecedented amounts of their lives with their fans, and this, as…
