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For me, there's no greater feeling than finally becoming old enough to drink legally; striding up to a bartender and ordering that first drink, pretending to be completely clueless about what you're ordering. It's a rite of passage for many young adults in colleges and universities across the world, and…
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It was nice while it lasted, wasn't it? Two months, eight glorious weeks of solid sun, an entertaining World Cup, plus Love Island (don't judge me). Summer 2018 was one of those summers you see in teen movies and stock photos; the kind of summer that John Travolta and Olivia…
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Although I agree that bacon, sausages and all that are delicious, I'm not so sure I'm going to eat much pork in the future. While we'll (rightly) recoil in disgust at the notion of eating dog or cat meat, pigs are just as lovely, not to mention a bit smarter…
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In every new relationship, there's a chemical reaction happening deep in our brains that psychologists like to refer to as 'limerence'. As we spend more and more time around our new loves; the giggles, the PDA and the butterflies inside our stomach all being defining features of limerence as we…
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I've achieved a lot in my short life so far, but never getting to have a dog is one thing that burns hot in the kiln of regret, deep in my soul. I've been to many countries, learned new things and met many incredible people along the way, but I've…
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Although we might be lucky enough to be graced with a celebrity encounter at some point in our lives, what's way, way more common is the idea of coming across somebody that only kind of looks like a celebrity. I once got mistaken for Childish Gambino outside of a train station, and…
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I get it, advertisers. In this modern world we live in, where there's several companies competing for your attention for every cell phone, laptop or pair of pants you even think of having in your possession. So it's not surprising that businesses pour millions into making sure their product or service gets your…
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Although we like to think of our favourite food brands as being above common human problems like politics, the harsh truth is that this isn't always the case. While we're too busy gobbling down cheese to wonder what Pizza Hut's stance on abortion is, the fact remains that these companies…
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I know it's not exactly the most controversial of opinions, but being pregnant can't be too easy. You've got nine months of morning sickness, cramps and back pain, and before you get to the beauty of new life and the motherhood stuff, you've got all those hours of hard labour…
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Although I'm not a baker in any way, shape of form, I can feel the pain of anyone who voluntarily decides to bake cakes for a living. Cooking is hard enough on its own, but baking - especially dessert baking - incorporate art into cooking, and for me, that's just…
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Although I've never personally worked in hospitality, I only have to write about it enough times to realise how much of a raw deal it can really be. For every customer who gets needlessly shamed or attacked for frivolous reasons, you get a ton of stories about people behaving weirdly…
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Although it's increasingly becoming a dream for many a young creative nowadays, it's really hard to become a YouTube sensation - and getting harder every day. Although we at one time used it to share our hilarious videos with the world and whatnot, now, there's some serious money to be…
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Ugh. Why is it so hot?! Call it a weird anomaly, call it climate change, but whatever it is, it needs to go. Summer, in theory, is a great idea; plenty of outside time, plenty of festivals and lots of swimming time, but the novelty of all that wore off back…
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I don't know about you, but I almost can't remember a time before Meghan Markle became part of the Royal Family. We've had wedding gossip, family squabbles, plus more stories than you can shake a stick at; so much so, she's going to take a little break from the spotlight…
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Although I'm not the most social (or even likeable) person, I can say with absolute certainty that I've never met a food blogger in my life. They have to exist, right? I read about food bloggers all the time on the internet, and I have it on pretty good experience…
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One good deed at the right time, in the right place, can end up changing the world. Seriously, if you're feeling blue then all it takes is a genuine example of altruism to make you feel 100 per cent better again, and the prevalence of social media means that sharing…
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Nobody could ever have suspected that a McDonald's promotional contest would ever form the epicentre of a vast conspiracy; the world's favourite fast-food restaurant seemed much too wholesome for that. Yet in 2001 the police arrested Jerome Jacobson, the mastermind of a sprawling crime ring, for allegedly defrauding innocent Americans…
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Gordon Ramsay is undoubtably one of the best-known and acclaimed chefs in the entire world, and even if you've never seen an episode of Hell's Kitchen, you've probably still heard his name and recognise his face. Hardly surprising when you consider his skills and raw (pun unintended) talent. After all,…
