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Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom announced what appears to be their engagement on Instagram today; for the big reveal, the pair uploaded a close-up selfie in which they were smiling broadly to the camera, with heart-shaped red balloons in the background, and Perry showing off her ring. The couple has…
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Regardless of whether you're with someone or not, Valentine's Day can be a special day on which you live out a fun tradition. It can be going out for a date in a fancy restaurant, getting drunk with your friends, or simply ordering in some pizza and watching a trashy…
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Valentine's day is a day when lots of loved-up couples are out and about, and for all the singletons out there, they can often seem like they're rubbing their happiness in our faces. But it's not just average Joes who have been left feeling gloomy and lonely this February 14.…
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When most people think of arthritis, they tend to associate it with old people. Yet the reality is that arthritis can affect young people as well, and prove just as debilitating for them as it is for the elderly. One person who knows just how painful and crippling rheumatoid arthritis…
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Apparently, today (Valentine's Day) is the most romantic day of the year. But single or not, the pressure put on people to celebrate this overly commercialized holiday is ridiculous. It can lead to a lot of tension, especially between couples, when one partner's gift doesn't quite meet expectation - or…
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Every year around Valentine's Day, a lot of people start putting some serious thought into their relationship status. Those who are currently with a partner do their best to show their love and appreciation for their significant other (or prepare to face some wrath once they realise they've forgotten to…
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It's Valentine's Day - a time of year that's meant to be about sharing affection and love, but ends up making most of us miserable. There are a load of people out there in happy relationships that would rather not have to deal with the day, and others who would…
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Watching Sandra Bullock battle her way through a post-apocalyptic world in Bird Box, there was one thought going through every viewer's head: thank God that ain't me! However, it turns out that you might be living through your own personal Bird Box without even realising it. No, I don't mean that you're travelling…
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Earlier this week, a passenger of Jetstar Airways, an Australian airline company, spoke out online about alleged slut-shaming she experienced while aboard one of their flights earlier this month. Shoshana Strykert had booked a flight in order to see her sick mother in hospital, and was hoping to make the…
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It's that time of year again. Couples everywhere are stressing out over booking a table at their favourite restaurant, or rushing to stores to try and find the perfect present even though it hasn't been that long since they blew all their money on their partner's Christmas present. Then you've got…
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Today is Valentine's day: a day when happy couples around the world finally get the opportunity to have some quality time together. For the next 24 hours, they can just hang out together, away from prying eyes and interruptions. Even celebrity couples need this time together to just enjoy each other's…
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This Valentine's Day marks the one-year anniversary of the mass shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Texas. A lone gunman entered the school armed with an AR-15 and killed 17 students and teachers before getting apprehended by authorities. His defense team offered a guilty plea in exchange for…
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The anti-vaxx movement has captured the attention of the world. A number of unproven theories have linked certain infantile vaccinations with learning difficulties and autism. Preferring what they see as a more natural approach, anti-vaxxers therefore flout medical advice and choose not to vaccinate themselves or their children. A growing…
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Ethan Lindenberger was never vaccinated during his childhood because his mother believed that vaccinations could lead to autism and brain damage. As he grew older, he realized science does not support that belief, but he was unable to change his mom's mind. When he presented evidence to her, she rejected…
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Lieutenant Colonel B is one of many LGBT+ individuals serving in the United States military. For years, the Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy forced many queer soldiers and armed forces personnel to keep quiet about their true orientation, out of fear of reprisal and career-ending homophobia. However, this culture of…
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Folks, if you'd somehow missed the heart-shaped memo, tomorrow is Valentine's Day: an occasion during which all couples have a brilliant time together, and all the rest of us cry into a ready-meal-for-one in front of the TV. Ok, so maybe not all singletons take it quite as badly as…
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As kids, a lot of us had some questionably unhygienic habits. Some of us probably thought it was a great idea to bite our fingernails, or or wipe our runny noses on our sleeves, or play in the dirt for hours with our bare hands. But only the grossest among…
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On the first day of any new job, there's normally one thing going through your head: whatever you do, don't embarrass yourself. Unfortunately, it doesn't always work out this way - in fact, for one young man who started a new job last year, a slip-up on his first day…
