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The Dreamers were America's most beloved category of immigrants. Protected under President Barack Obama in 2012, 'Dreamers' were immigrants under the age of 31 who lacked legal immigration status. Their deportation was to be deferred, giving them the chance to acquire work or student visas, and other ways to stay…
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Sustained rivalries between two famous fighters in mixed martial arts are huge crowdpleasers, especially between two extremely skilled opponents in the same weight class. Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz have each defeated one another, so their rivalry record is tied at 1-1. Neither can claim that they've truly beaten the…
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Whilst we all know what Area 51 is, very few of us actually know anything about it. Shrouded with an air of mystery, Area 51 is hidden deep inside the depths of the Nevada desert, and refers to a highly classified United States Air Force Base where the Nevada Test and…
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The song Despacito by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee last month became the most viewed YouTube video of all time, surpassing 3 billion views. The well known remix featuring Justin Bieber also helped the song gain popularity by including some English translation to the Spanish language song. But Bieber's input…
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America seems to be on the brink at the moment. From the perspective of an outsider looking in, there seems to be a hell of a lot going on in the US right now. Whether it's being on the edge of a nuclear war with North Korea, Neo-Nazis marching through…
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We all make mistakes sometimes. When we try to break up with the person we end up marrying, looking back on that mistake may seem comical. What could we possibly have been thinking? Why break up with such a wonderful person? This is where John Legend and Chrissy Teigen were…
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If you've ever been screwed over by someone in life, the likelihood is that you have wanted to get revenge on them at some point. While getting revenge on a former fling doesn't really help you get over them, it does feel great at the time, as you feel like…
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After every massive build-up comes the climax, and a slow tapering off. Now that Conor McGregor has fought Floyd Mayweather (and inevitably lost), and the hype train has come to a stop, what's next for the 29-year-old UFC featherweight champion? He is still signed to the UFC under Dana White,…
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In the 21st century, it can no longer be said that politics, culture, entertainment or celebrity are separate domains. They are all conjoined in a dim mural, a Pollock painting we have yet to comprehend, the strangest mirage and the facts of our being simultaneously. The election of Donald Trump…
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Back in June of 2009, the world of music shed a collective tear as one of its biggest and brightest talents left this mortal plane. On June 25 2009, Michael Jackson stopped breathing after being given a cocktail of medicine to help him sleep by his physician Conrad Murray at…
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A husband in America is alleged to have called him mom and dad and asked them to fly to Florida from their home in India in order to beat his wife with him for being disobedient. Devbir Kalsi apparently called his parents, Jasbir and Bhupinder Kalsi, after having a blazing…
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I've said it before, and I'll probably end up saying it many more times before the end of my life: dating is hard. In theory, finding someone you don't despise to cuddle up and spend the majority of your time with should be pretty simple, but in practice, countless time…
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Although we all at some point dream of immense fame, fortune and riches, we don't often dream of having it from a young age. The curious case of the child star makes for some interesting narratives in Hollywood's wide selection of stars, with the pressure that comes with being in…
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When I ask you about Game of Thrones, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? Tense, fraught political machinations, with far-reaching consequences? A difficult-to-pinpoint, but all-the-same distinct fear of weddings? Or, as guest star Ian McShane once said, “t*ts and dragons?” The HBO fantasy epic means different things to…
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When a loved one dies, we’re always told that they'll live on. We console ourselves with poignant memories - in the smile they passed onto their daughter, in the smell of a certain perfume they used to wear - while recognising at the same time that we will not get the chance…
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Taylor Swift has created quite the media frenzy of late. Since the release of her lead single, Look What You Made Me Do, fans and critics alike rushed to psychoanalyze the track and decipher all of its many coded messages. The track's painstaking self-referential detail naturally invited comparison to the…
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Even now, 20 years on from the release of the Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone book, the magic of the wizarding world holds as strong a spell as ever over fans. Since that heady, momentous day, the series has gone on to dominate popular culture in hitherto unprecedented fashion.…
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Jay-Z is a busy man at the moment, the rapper, business mogul and husband to Beyoncé has recently become the father to twins as well as releasing his long awaited album, 4:44, to rave reviews. It's safe to say that Hov has firmly put himself back in the spotlight of…