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We've all been warned about the dangers of toxic relationships. Films are produced, and books continue to be written on the insidious power of such relationships, yet many of us still nosedive into unfulfilling liaisons with people who don't have our best interests at heart. While no relationship is perfect,…
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At the beginning of this week, it emerged that Kevin Spacey had made unwanted sexual advances to Anthony Rapp, then 14 years old, at a party in 1986. After a controversial apology from the actor, which many have criticised for its focus on his sexuality rather than his inappropriate behaviour,…
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When we think of nuclear weapons, we most often think of the power of the "big three", the USA, Russia and China, and perhaps North Korea. But Britain has been a nuclear power since 1952, and while former Prime Minister Clement Attlee is most often remembered for achievements such as…
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We've heard it time and time again... Relationships are work. This realisation, however, tends to take quite a while to set in. When you're in the honeymoon period, you're pretty much impervious to your partner's flaws; to you, not only are all of their eccentricities endlessly endearing, but you're also wholly unable…
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Between 19 and 20 percent of Japanese adults are smokers. That's higher than England, where 17 percent of adults smoke. Smoking in Japan is common possibly because stress, as well as the appeal of smoke breaks and hanging out with other smokers, all combine to make some kind of relief…
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Conor McGregor is still upset about his fight with Floyd Mayweather. He is certain that he could get a win over on Floyd, and has invited him to an octagon cage match, in true MMA fashion. After their massive multi-hundred-million dollar encounter, it makes sense to keep stoking the flames.…
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Miley Cyrus has gone through a number of renovations to her public and celebrity image. Starting as a Disney Channel star, to twerking on Robin Thicke, releasing an album with the Flaming Lips and now returning to acoustic guitar in some situations, Cyrus has really been a lot of places.…
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A suspect has been taken into custody after a vehicle collision and shooting in Lower Manhattan on Chambers Street, near Stuyvesant High School. A truck drove down the bike path beside the Hudson River before crashing, killing at least eight people. Initial reports of gunshots were mistaken, as the attacker had…
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Well, it's Halloween in stupid culture war world, so you know what that means - outrage and defenses of costumes with literally zero political consequences. Seriously. If nobody on Earth wore a racist Halloween costume, it would not effect existing racism in the slightest. This debate is basically a small…
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In a migrant camp for pea-pickers at the side of America’s Highway 101, a pensive mother looks into the distance, her two children at her side, burying their faces into her shoulder. A simple black and white portrait, and one of a series of six images shot in front of…
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The internet is obsessed with many things: avocado toast, memes, the Kardashians and... the veritable powerhouse that is Chrissy Teigen. If you were to ask someone to pin-point when exactly Chrissy Teigen became a household name, chances are you wouldn't come up with one unanimous answer. Sure, Teigen is known…
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What are five words you never want to hear? Maybe, "There's no more pizza left"? Or how about, "Donald Trump wins 2020 election"? Or - now here's a bad one - "Time to pay the rent"? Well, as terrible as all of those are; here's one combination of words that's…
