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At his prime, we knew Jim Carrey as the rubber-faced, manic comedian who was the lifeblood of classic comedies like Liar Liar, Ace Ventura: Pet Detective and the Cable Guy. Those who have paid extra attention to his filmography, though, will have noticed that alongside his hilarity, Jim Carrey has…
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Since its establishment 16 years ago, the Transport Security Administration has confiscated some weird and wacky stuff. From the more conventional contraband such as guns and knives, to the slightly bizarre items like false teeth and cattle prods, they've seen it all - and now, so can you. Thanks to…
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Game of Thrones' Jorah Mormont never seemed to catch a break. He's perpetually in the friend zone or constantly being exiled from somewhere for something he did to disappoint someone. The last case of exile was on account of having been infected with a nasty case of greyscale and being…
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Andy Warhol's "15 minutes of fame" perhaps didn't go far enough. In the future, not only will everyone be famous for 15 minutes, but they will also get to be President for 15 minutes as well. As far as civilizations go, we're around the Nero-making-his-horse-a-senator phase of our history. Anybody…
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Tattoos are never something you should rush into. You've got to consider your design, your artist, and (most importantly) whether it's actually a good idea to permanently etch something into your skin or not. Judging by some 'artwork' I've seen, I'm fairly certain that there are a number people out…
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Can we all agree that Blac Chyna and Rob Kardashian are less-than-exemplary humans? Rob leaked nude photos of his child's mother, proving he's a nut, and Chyna is a cynical opportunist constantly working on her own brand, to the detriment of everyone around here. The worst elements of Los Angeles…
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The perfect is the enemy of the good, and artistic ambition is the enemy of the stable relationship. Friedrich Nietzsche died mad and alone hugging a horse, lamenting his lifelong love for a woman who married another man. Of course, not that the Nietzsch and Ms. Gaga are similar in…
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We’re often told that the internet isn’t written in pencil: it’s written in ink; an indelible ink that can come to stain our lives forever. The freedom and power that social media affords us is also its greatest curse: something that can ruin lives and bully people, pushing them into…
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London: a city renowned for history and culture. Famed for its museums and galleries, its parks and areas of natural beauty, and now... its sewers. Despite being one of the most technologically and architecturally advanced cities in the world, London is severely lacking when it comes to having a well-developed…
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As I'm sure you are all well aware by now, mother nature has been having the tantrum of all tantrums the past few weeks and America have had to deal with the brunt of it. First, there was Hurricane Harvey, which hit Texas and destroyed the lives of thousands through…
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I don't know about you, but I'm not the biggest fan of getting the underground. Of all the forms of public transport, it's the most convenient by a large margin, and yet there's a lot of reasons why I've gradually come to dread it every morning - and I'm sure…
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We all have a penchant for indulging in a bit of nostalgia from time to time; whether that's revisiting your favourite childhood movie or spending a little bit too long poring over old family photographs, you can't deny that it's great to feel like a child again. As such, instead…
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Stephen King has written a lot of books. In his 69 years he has written an astounding 56 novels, and 200 short stories. And it's not as if these stories are short disposable things to be thrown aside either. I can attest to that, after I have recently finished 'It', the…
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It's only been a few weeks since the season ended, but Game of Thrones fans will no doubt already be feeling the familiar pang of loss and emptiness that follows every epic finale. Yes, we got a lot of answers this year, but we were also left with a whole…
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The devastating events of September 11th 2001 are still on our minds. At the time we knew that the world would be completely changed by the attacks, but not exactly how. All that there was to know was that something awful had happened, and no one was quite prepared to…
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Now, more than ever we have reason to be afraid of the future. Living in a world of rapid technological advancement means that it's increasingly difficult to keep up with the latest iteration of the iPhone, let alone the development of more innovative and potentially life-changing advancements. As such, us…
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There is something unmistakably eerie about the notion of a tribe of pre-historic Stone Age human beings living in the jungles of our modern world. Outside of the omnipresent networks of digital circumference, there exist humans among us who know absolutely nothing of modernity, and see us as utter aliens.…
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Are aliens real? This is the question that has bugged mankind for centuries, and we all have our theory on whether there is another life form somewhere out there. I, for one, believe there is. I think that space is way too big and that we haven't explored anywhere near…
