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When it comes to busting glass ceilings, being known as the world's richest woman is perhaps the greatest achievement possible. The 'lean in' campaign of feminism encourages a kind of capitalist feminism, and proposes wealth as the pathway to liberation. If we can remove men from boardrooms, and instead put…
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Some people think that three Star Wars prequels were a bit much. Others complain every time Hollywood starts tacking on sequels and prequels to a successful product, like a chain of dead flies assembled by a crazy person in a dark room. But the flies are very much living. Each…
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A friend of mine told me recently that his cousin had finished a 100-mile race. At the time, that sounded absolutely outrageous. That's far more than even the fabled original marathon, ran by the Greek soldier Pheidippides between Marathon and Athens. But that's not even a dent into the distance…
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There's no doubt that we are currently living in very difficult times. Nuclear war and climate change are now very real threats and it seems like with each day, there is a real danger of the world as we know it being destroyed. Whether it is the flexing of nuclear…
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These days, there’s no shortage of life coaches telling us that the secret key to success lies in giving up one particular thing. Maybe it’s caffeine, aspirin, alcohol, cigarettes, gluten, wheat, carbs or sugar. The list goes on and on. It’s easy to see why it’s such an enticing fantasy:…
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You might think that cats have something of an easy ride, comparatively speaking. Free as they are from the shackles of crippling debt, existential fears and the heavy burden of responsibility that their human counterparts must reluctantly shoulder, cats essentially slink about the place, languid and impervious to the trials…
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Rob Kardashian vs. Blac Chyna, Jay-Z vs. Kanye West, Jennifer Aniston vs. Angelina Jolie; these are some of the biggest celebrity feuds we have ever seen in the modern era. Whether it was Chyna documenting herself in another man's bed, or West asking Jay-Z not to kill him in a…
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With all the newfangled technology we have these days, it's easy to forget how different things were just a decade or two ago. Cell phones were still luxuries, DVDs seemed ridiculously advanced, and WiFi was pretty much magic. Now, however, internet access is pretty much treated like a human right,…
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Back in August 2016, Colin Kaepernick courted some significant controversy when he refused to adhere to one of the NFL's oldest traditions. Before every game, it's customary for both football teams competing to stand for the national anthem, but on this occasion, the San Francisco 49ers quarterback refused, citing the…
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The idea of achieving zero waste seems to be the new holy grail, with businesses, bloggers and governments all moving the issue into the mainstream and vying to be seen as leading the way when it comes to responsible living. Held high as a poster-boy for this movement is Sweden,…
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Despite being the reason us Millennials are unable to enter the property market or invest in stocks and shares, Baby Boomers continue to take offence at everything we do. I mean, when they're not pointedly telling us to stop tapping away at our numerous screens, they're blaming our inability to…
