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The rise of Instagram has had both a positive and detrimental effect when it comes to body image. The picture sharing app is full of stunning photographs of celebrities and personal trainers who all have bodies that we can only dream of having. These images give us a warped opinion…
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I don't know if you're aware, but there's a very big wedding going on at the moment. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have tied the knot and the world is rejoicing in Royal Fever. In light of their big day, people online have been sharing stories of their own wedding.…
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Thanks to Kim Kardashian, and the endless slew of Instagram models who are inspired by her, 2018 is proving to be yet another year of the derriere. While the 90's and 00's celebrated women of the heroin chic variety, à la Kate Moss, right now, society is finally seeing the…
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We look at memes all day on the Internet, because what else are you going to do? Work? I don't think so. Typically you scroll through Twitter, laugh at the images (like Woman Calling The Cops), and don't give them a second thought. But imagine if you looked at the…
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Being a parent is pretty much like holding down the hardest job in the world. It's a position for which there is almost no practical training, no days off, and - the worst part - no pay! And yet, millions of people around the world knuckle down and get the…
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While none of us tend to admit it, our society can be extremely superficial. We judge people, negatively or positively, by how they present themselves, making assumptions about their lives that we can't actually verify. Dating apps like Tinder don't exactly help, as we swipe left and right, giving mere…
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Ecstasy is still the drug of choice among many clubbers. Yet it's still very much illegal in most parts of the world. Despite this, it doesn't have as bad a reputation as other hard drugs, such as heroin, crack cocaine and methamphetamine. Maybe that's because MDMA often stimulates feelings of…
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Over the years, I've come to terms with the fact that I'm not particularly good looking. I'm not playing the world's smallest violin here: I'm not especially ugly either, just distinctly average. I don't have the chiselled jaw, the straight teeth, the gleaming smile or broad shoulders. I can't sweep…
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It's an unfortunate aspect of our society that plenty of men still feel like they have the right to grab and catcall women in the street. Despite the fact that we are living in 2018, some men still engage in this archaic and unacceptable method of courting a woman, with…
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Eminem, like many who achieve fame and fortune in the music industry, has had his fair share of battles with addiction. His particular problem was with prescription drugs, including the likes of Vicodin, Ambien and Valium. During the production of 8 Mile Eminem worked 16 hours a day, developing insomnia -…
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Wouldn't everything be so much simpler if you could simply fake your way through your online life, without actually having to go through the exhausting rigmarole of actually living it? Rather than visiting sun soaked vistas and posing for endless bikini shots, you could buy a package of photos that…
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It's no secret that people are taking more pictures than ever before. The ubiquity of smartphones means that we always have a camera at hand, to pick up and start snapping with at a moment's notice. It used to be that we only took pictures for special occasions; now we…
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By 2018, we've come a long way with regards to how we treat gender. The idea that all girls should love pink and play with Barbies, while boys love the color blue and G.I. Joe is quickly becoming a thing of the past. While much of the world is coming…
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Exam season has to be one of the worst things that you will endure during your adolescence. The pressures that come with sitting your finals - whether it's in high school or university - is absolutely frightening. However, there are somethings that can be done to make it easier. If you're…
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I'm off the opinion that people should be taught dating etiquette in school, because frankly there are a hell of a lot of people out there who just don't seem to get it. They don't have a clue about how to behave, and exhibit the kind of behaviour that would…
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When someone says the word "model," you probably picture someone so impossibly skinny that if they turn sideways they can slip through cracks in the floor like Paper Mario. However, many plus-size models have been challenging the norm, proving that beauty comes in all shapes and sizes. Slowly, clothing companies…
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Even though most of us wouldn't admit it, we all have things that we collect that other people may not see the point in. You may not frame and display them for guests in your home to see or make big bucks off trading them, but there's bound to be…
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In many places around the world, Friday 13th is recognized as being an unlucky day. The more superstitious among us will spend the whole 24 hours avoiding black cats, steering clear of public transport or any sort of risky car journey, and generally living in fear that the world is…
