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I've always wanted to be a vegetarian, but you know, I just can't bring myself to do it. I've had two greatly influential college professors, also, who had profoundly good arguments against eating meat, but they too continue to chomp upon the chops. Is it right to turn cows into…
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Game of Thrones is probably the biggest show in the world right now, which if you're anything like me, is incessantly annoying. Each day that I hear more spiel about GoT, the more it puts me off ever watching the show. I just can not be bothered with it and…
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Lets be honest here, most of us dream of having a six pack, don't we? However, while we all love the idea of having a toned tummy, actually getting one, and then maintaining it, is a whole different ball game. You've got to train your core consistently, eat well and…
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I am sure we are all acquainted with the wonderful man that is Justin Trudeau. Whether he's greeting Syrian refugees at the airport, declaring himself to be a feminist, balancing babies on one hand, or looking damn fine whilst he does all of the above, one thing is for certain:…
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Earlier this week, the world stood still, for a little while at least, to witness the solar eclipse. Whether you were watching along via the copious amounts live streams, participating in some sort of special eclipse activities or imitating President Trump and looking directly at the sun during the phenomenon;…
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The gender pay gap in Hollywood is under more intense scrutiny now than ever before. While it may be easy to dismiss this as a champagne problem of the rich and famous, that same gender pay gap is mirrored throughout our society. Perhaps, then, while it might be galling for…
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Owning a cat is one of life's underrated pleasures. While dogs are by far and away the most popular of four-legged companions, I think that having a cat is an entirely different experience. If you consider yourself pretty far from an outdoors-type person and just want a furry friend to…
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Angry parents and students of a school in Auburn, Alabama have raised a petition to remove the rainbow pride flag from campus. The petitioners are saying that the flag is comparative to the Confederate flag in terms of the amount of offence that it causes. Local news channel, News 3,…
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President Donald Trump's administration has proved itself to be more divisive than ever in the aftermath of the Charlottesville protests. After asserting that "both sides" are to blame for the tragedy wherein three people were killed and 19 others injured, the 45th President of the United States has been lambasted…
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We've all experienced what feels like more than our fair share of heartbreak and unrequited love. Since humankind evolved from solely being devoted to hunting and gathering, we have been enamored by some largely unattainable conception of "true love", and have remained in pursuit of it ever since. One need…
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It's well known that people care much more about animals than their fellow humans. Just look at movies such as Marley & Me, or rather, any film that features animals and you'll notice that people won't so much as blink when in a sudden plot twist, the protagonist dies a…
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The trials and tribulations of life at school, though they seemed so potentially life-altering and profoundly important, were, in reality, mere drops in the ocean compared with the veritable tsunami that is adulthood. Personally, my memories of interminable boredom in the classroom are numerous. Perhaps that is why I proved…
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Perhaps the beard isn't for everyone. Some simply don't have the wherewithal to grow facial of such astonishing splendor as to be fortunate enough to profit from the beard's obviously mystic qualities, while others might prefer a clean shaven gentleman. Regardless, the beard is so firmly in vogue these days that…
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So, let's face it: we're going to get a new Star Wars movie every year for at least a decade. They've already made Rogue One, and are soon to make a Han Solo movie, so why not stick to the iconic characters we know and love? We may see a…
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Every day, another person with an IQ well above room temperature tells us that artificial intelligence will destroy the modern world. Those fears come from people like Stephen Hawking, who believe that a sophisticated A.I. could prevent itself from being shut down, and begin to act on its own accord.…
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Spoil the next Game of Thrones episode for a die-hard fan and I can guarantee you'll be subject to at least some of the medieval torture methods that the hit HBO television show loves to depict. That is, until the name Jon Snow is uttered. It only takes one mention of…
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In the aftermath of the events at Charlottesville, it's clear that society needs to be paying closer attention to those who ascribe to the harmful ideology behind the far right. Organised by white supremacist groups, the Unite The Right rally was held on Saturday, August 12th to protest the removal…
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We've all used talcum powder at some point in our lives. Whether it is to stop your skin from rubbing and chafing, or you were just simply covered in the stuff when you were a kid, at some point we have all had a bottle of talcum powder patted onto…
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With over 350,000 new cases in the year 2014 and a new diagnosis occurring roughly every two minutes, it's very likely that we or someone we know will have to contend with cancer over the course of our lives. Around one in two people survive the disease for more than…
