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As you will have noticed by now, 2017 isn't exactly a shining example for humanity. In the US, tensions between differing viewpoints are on the rise, with some situations even escalating to violence. The events of Charlottesville rocked the country, as arguments turned to skirmishes, and violence lead to tragedy.…
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The important people of this world are obliged to follow a strict rulebook which sets out the guidelines for what is and isn’t appropriate behavior. Living as a president or princess often means living a restricted life, so naturally, there are occasions when flashes of the real person show through,…
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Celebrity births are always such major news. It's like a holdover effect of royalty, where pop culture icons are expected to maintain meaningful family lines, and descendants to carry forth the tabloids - whether or not these children will grow into fame seekers is another question entirely. Babies North and…
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Most of us have heard tales of King Arthur growing up. He's the one who pulls the sword from the stone, leads the round table, and gets caught in an unfortunate love triangle with his wife Guinevere and Sir Lancelot. Now, the legend lives on. The story goes that after…
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John McAfee hates his own software just as much as you do. The man behind the name, now ubiquitous with personal computers, has fully embraced the mystical madness of the world in the most hyper-masculine and nihilistic way possible. At the height of his powers, McAfee ran an alternative antibiotics…
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If you're a fan of the juice, you'll be aware of just how painful the following morning can be. Yes, hangovers are a rite of passage... that we never seem to learn from. Certainly, all of the excruciating headaches, sore stomachs and lethargy in the world can't stop us from…
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In the wake of the devastating Hurricane Harvey, just a week later, Hurricane Irma is surging through the Eastern Caribbean. Wind speeds at the Leeward Islands have been measured at 185 miles per hour, designating it as “potentially catastrophic", particularly to small islands like Barbuda, the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.…
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Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson is a pop culture legend, and people only respect him more and more by the day. Recently on Instagram, he had the pleasure of meeting Jacob, a ten year old boy who had saved his brother's life. After finding his brother drowning in the family swimming…
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The barriers between university-trained artists and working class people are extremely serious. Cultural-class conflict is at the root of England's recent Brexit decision, as well as the election of Donald Trump in the US, and his perception as a 'blue-collar billionaire'. For better or worse, there is a perception of…
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In a world that can't get enough of the Kardashian family, you'd think that there would be no need for more of them, right? But apparently this is not the case, as two sisters are turning heads for being the doppelgängers of Kim Kardashian and Kylie Jenner. When Kim, Kourtney,…
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The Handmaid’s Tale series was the most terrifying dystopian show of the year. The haunting program saw women who were still able to bear children brutally forced to become breeding machines for an oppressive fundamentalist regime. We watched onscreen as they were no longer able to work, own property, control…
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The Kardashians: they just can't help themselves, can they? They have to be the most attention-seeking/grabbing (whichever way you see it) family in the world. Just when you think that they have disappeared for a while, there they are, back on your screens! You cannot escape them. Whoever does their…
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For the last few weeks I've been thinking about someone. Thinking often and intently. I don't mean to - I haven't seen her since the beginning of the year, and we didn't date for very long. But even still, I keep catching myself thinking of her intently, imagining what could…
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In the top-secret world of celebrity relationships, we're occasionally treated to some little insight or the other into our favourite actor, actress or musician's love-lives, and like the insatiable voyeurs we are, we can't get enough of it. Whether it's nothing more than a simple catch-up over some hot or…
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If you haven't heard about the Tinder poo date yet, you clearly don't spend enough time messing about on the internet. To give a brief summary for those that missed it: woman goes on date with man, woman clogs toilet, panics, throws poo out of window, poo gets stuck, woman…
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It's always a question that comes up at the start of your relationship, and can often lead to quite a prickly and jealousy-ridden conversation. How many people have you slept with? For those of you who have only slept with one or two people, you may feel a little inferior…
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Last month, the man of the moment in mixed martial arts made an unprecedented and valiant foray into the world of boxing. 29-year-old Conor McGregor became the first UFC fighter to hold two titles at the same time when he defeated Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205, and late last year,…
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Finding the right person for you can be a hard and arduous task. It's pretty common to go through numerous amounts of "lovers" as you search for "the one", and it can all feel like a complete waste of time. However, they do say that when you do find the…
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It may not be fair to simplify it in such a way, but there is no doubt that Game of Thrones has become notorious for two things: brutal violence and gratuitous nudity. The violence of the show is extremely shocking at times, and not just because of the blood effects…
