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The Kardashian-Jenners are not strangers to being the centre of attention. Since their hit reality TV show Keeping Up With The Kardashians debuted in October 2007, it has become the longest running reality show on US TV. We've seen Kris, Caitlyn (formerly known as Bruce), Kim, Kourtney, Kendall, Robb and…
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If there's one sports star whose name is on everyone's lips, it's Conor McGregor. The Irishman has taken part in some highly publicised fights in recent history - most recently against the boxing icon Floyd Mayweather in August 2017. Though Mayweather maintained his undefeated streak, McGregor was widely reported to…
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In 2007, father-of-three Gary Newlove stumbled across a group of drunken teenagers vandalizing his car outside his home in Warrington, Cheshire. He confronted them and they turned on him, viciously beating him to a pulp. Newlove was taken to hospital but sadly died a few days later. What followed became…
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Airbnb has been at the centre of a few worrying stories about the treatment of lodgers who use the service. South African photographer Zanele Muholi published shocking footage showing her friend, filmmaker Sibahle Steve Nkumbi, being pushed down a flight of stairs in July 2017. According to reports, Nkumbi was…
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Since we were mere tots, we've been ingrained with the belief that our soulmate and veritable life partner must fulfil several roles to make them "love-of-life" worthy: not only must they be your lover and partner, but they also have to fulfil all of the qualities of a best friend.…
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There's an age-old saying that goes thus: "No man is an island". We live in a society and have to make allowances for others we share public space with, even when they rub us the wrong way. Unfortunately, people can be experts at rubbing you the wrong way, especially when…
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Uber has not had a great 2017. The embattled company, which was valued at around$70 billion by private investors according to a New York Times report published in March, has faced a string of scandals since the year began. The company's former CEO was caught in a row with a…
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Let's start by my prefacing that I've got dead straight hair. In my younger years, I tried mixing things up for special occasions by taking to my locks with a curling wand and once even a crimper (goodness knows why). I always wanted to have lovely, voluminous curls that bounced…
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There is a Korean film called Okra, about a young girl who owns a gigantic genetically-engineered pig. The pig, however, is soon seized by government forces taking him to slaughter, and the young girl must cooperate with a terrorist environmentalist group to save her beloved friend. This science fiction story…
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Having a child is a special moment in any parent's life. However, some children are all the more unique due to the one-in-a-million circumstances in which they are born. In 2014, 32-year-old Catherine Howarth gave birth to her son Jonah. Catherine is a black woman of Nigerian heritage, while her…
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By now, you've probably heard the news: Kylie Jenner's pregnant, you guys! The 10th season of Keeping Up With The Kardashians is now just hours away, and we've got a great bombshell to go with that milestone in pop culture. Kylie Jenner is only 20 years old, and she's only…
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Chris Pratt's career has gone from strength to strength in the last couple of years. The Minnesota-born actor had appeared in small roles on television before being catapulted to fame and critical acclaim in the award-winning Parks and Recreation - the NBC sitcom which ran from 2009 to 2015. During…
