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In 2019, it might be easy to assume that everybody has the confidence and the freedom to be their authentic selves. Unfortunately, this is not the case. For marginalized groups, like the LGBTQ+ community, being yourself can be a daunting challenge. Everyday tasks and interactions can be the cause of…
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We all want to have incredible skin - soft, radiant, vibrant, basically the exact opposite of Freddy Krueger. So, we go shopping for beauty products, hunker down in our bathrooms and, like mad scientists, try to concoct the perfect formula for a luminous look. If you're looking for tips, or…
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As part of their new year's resolutions, more and more women are deciding to embrace 'Januhairy' - a trend that sees them letting their body hair grow out and forgo shaving their legs, armpits, or any other bits of themselves. There are many different motivations for doing this: for some…
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If you asked people in the 1900s what they thought the 21st century would look like, they'd probably have wondrous expectations for where we'd be in 2019. They most likely would have hoped for better medical treatments, improved human rights for minorities, amazing feats of industry, and other technological advancements…
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When it comes to interacting with other people, there's a common mantra that many of us will remember being taught as little kids: "if you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all." This seems like pretty good advice, really. After all, you'd never call out a stranger on…
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Netflix's new psychological thriller You follows a creepy bookstore manager who meets a beautiful customer and quickly becomes completely obsessed with her. But how often do incidents like this happen in real life? One young woman recently revealed how sinister a meeting with a stranger can become when she posted text messages…
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In 1989, Back to the Future II aired for the first time in cinemas, giving everyone an idea of what life might look like in the far-off future of 2015. In some ways, it was pretty accurate. Hands-free video games were depicted in the movie, for instance, as was video…
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A lot can happen in ten years. One of the weirdest moments as you get older is when you talk to a friend about something that feels only a couple of years back, only to find that a decade has passed. However, now that we've got the likes of Facebook,…
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In recent years, the body positivity movement has been encouraging people to forgo body-dysmorphia and perfectionism, and instead embrace self-love and self-care. One person who has recently decided to appreciate her own body and learn to love her own skin is single mother Cheryl Shaw. Cheryl, who hails from Birmingham in…
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Vitiligo is a skin condition affecting approximately one per cent of the planet's population. That's around 50 million people. Yet, many remain ignorant of the effect it has on people living with it, or the prejudice that they often face. Indeed, there are many who have never even heard of it before.…
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As we enter our third week of 2019, it's becoming clear that most people around us have already given up on their New Year's resolutions. We all know about the folks who have had a cheeky beer when they were meant to be doing dry January, and - looking around…
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Hollywood comedy staples Chris Pratt and Anna Faris first met on the set of Take Me Home Tonight in 2007, got engaged the following year, then tied the knot in 2009. In 2012, they had a son, Jack, in August 2012. But things weren't all rosy for the pair, as they…
