Your daily dose of inspiration, tips, and trends for a vibrant life.
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When it comes to sitting at a table and eating food you can't use your hands for (ie. not the pizza and burgers you eat every day) you may know the basics of etiquette, but there are probably some lesser-known rules you didn't realise you're breaking. From stirring your tea…
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Life can be pretty stressful, so it's important to find time to relax. You could start meditating, enter a yoga class or soak in a warm bath - that is, if you're totally basic. If you're feeling more adventurous, you could try out the latest wellness trend, and pay $300…
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It was the best of times, it was the worst times, it was high school. When you're a teenager, you get sick of the homework, the social drama and your annoying parents that won't even buy you beer, UGH. All you want to do is grow up. Then, when you're…
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When regular people are craving pizza, they’re usually within just a couple minutes of a slice. It is blessedly easy for most of us to get our hands on that cheesy, greasy goodness, for not that bad a price I might add. For astronauts, this is not the case, as…
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Anyone remember the 'I love my curvy wife guy'? Well, I might have to jog your memory. He's the man who had what seemed to be a pretty innocent and well-intentioned idea from afar, but looks a little more ridiculous up close. Appreciating your partner and supporting those who have…
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You've been told over and over again if you want to get anywhere near a flat stomach or a six-pack, you have to watch what you eat - namely, up the protein and stay away from the pizza. Difficult to implement, but incredibly satisfying to achieve. While you may have just…
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What with the prevalence of social media and advertising these days, it's very easy for people to become self-conscious about the way they look. We're constantly being told that we're too fat or too thin, too short or too tall, too glamorous or too plain - and, after a while,…
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Starbucks literally just finished racial bias training - we've been told time and time again that discrimination against anyone for essentially existing and doing all the crap people seemingly do every day is not right (you shouldn't have to be told anyway, it should be instilled upon you from birth)…
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We all get in food ruts sometimes. It's easy to get stuck thinking one food just goes with another, and that's all there is to it. Right now I'm going through a weird grilled cheese phase where I have to have one as a "side-dish" with my dinner every day. Just…
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As a society, we're beginning to cotton on to the fact that restaurants don't really do the whole customer service thing right anymore. Somewhere along the way in trying to make things affordable and being a recognisable brand, a lot of them have picked up what we'll politely call "bad…
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Jon Lipsey, the editor-in-chief of Men's Fitness, never considered himself to be that out of shape, but by time he hit 37 he realized that he had let the stresses and responsibilities of life distract him from taking care of his own health. Now, with a child on the way,…
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High fashion is a funny old concept, isn't it? While I understand that certain labels produce higher quality clothing and therefore cost more money, sometimes it can get slightly absurd. Whether it's Prada selling a paper clip for $185, or Raf Simons selling duct tape for $200, there's a lot of…
