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Oreo cookies are okay. In fact, they're more than okay - they're great. Dip them in cookies, mix them into your desserts, eat them hunched over the sink in the dark like some kind of feral Cookie Monster - I'm not judging you. Oreo on, my friends. Skip lunch if…
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Every year, it feels like Christmas gets here earlier and earlier. Before, you'd know that it was socially acceptable to put up your decorations and begin your shopping as you took your first bite from the advent calendar. Then, people started dressing up in ugly sweaters as soon as the…
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While pretty much all of our national holidays are steeped in tradition and nostalgia, Halloween is probably the only holiday out there which relies so heavily on the idea of superstition. Thirteen-month-old babies breaking looking glasses. Seven years of bad luck. The good things, all in your past. Okay, fine…
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A good night's sleep can do you wonders, but many people don't prioritise their shut-eye - while others don't have the luxury of maintaining a healthy sleeping pattern. Often, stress from your personal and work life can affect how much sleep you get, while awkward hours and long shifts can…
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In a move that has been lauded as an important step by the LGBTQ community, the state of Tasmania in Australia has proposed to remove gender from birth certificates. The proposal is intended to be submitted to the Australian parliament later this year by the Labor and the Green parties, and…
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We've seen it all in the last few years; from McDonalds eyebrows to nose hair extensions, and this assortment of weird and wonderful beauty trends doesn't seem to be dying down anytime soon. Certainly, while jewellery has typically been confined to our earlobes, necks and fingers, one subversive designer has…
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When you're a kid, birthday parties are the best. You get to pig out on junk food, open a bunch of sweet presents, and hang out with all of your friends. It's a special day where you feel loved and appreciated. (And also hopefully you get a lot of presents.)…
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What problems are there in life that a simple trip to Taco Bell can't fix? Uh... other than your fast food addiction. That doesn't count. Mexican food is one of life's underrated pleasures, and if you like meat, cheese and tangy sauces (like any self-respecting person), then why not head…
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With plenty of depressing news, massive credit card bills and your extended family in suffocatingly close proximity, I think that the best way to get through the holidays to stay a steady amount of drunk all the way through. If your boss reneged on your Christmas bonus and you can't…
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It's a habit that most of us probably had as kids, and one that a few of us still fall victim to as adults: biting our fingernails. To non-nail-biters, it probably seems like a pretty gross thing to do - not to mention it makes a super cringeworthy noise. But…
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Is there anything worse than a slow walker? We've all been there: desperate to get our shopping done and dusted, only to be stuck behind someone who walks so leisurely, they might as well be standing still. Well, have no fear bargain hunters, because a mall revolutionized shopping as we…
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In 1973, the band Wizzard released their famous song, I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day - and it still brings a smile to our faces nearly half a century later. But, though we may sing along in wishing that the bells would ring out for the festive holiday,…
