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In Moby Dick, the whiteness of the whale is a constant refrain used by Melville to indicate the blank eternal chaos represented by its albino body. However, Moby Dick was a sperm whale, and sperm whales are larger and more aggressive than the more family-friendly humpback. Like the moon itself…
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Whether it be in scientific study or fantasy fiction, the human race has always been obsessed with extending their life, often dreaming of immortality. You can see procedures intended to make us live longer going back hundreds of years. Studies wherein two animals, one young and one old, are joined…
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Following the Charlottesville protests on 11 and 12 August, racial tensions are at the top of the American political conversation at the moment. A Unite the Right rally held on Friday August 11 near the University of Virginia, bringing together several white nationalist and supremacist groups whose members marched while…
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Whoever said you can't have too much of a good thing lied. Especially when it comes to beauty treatments, leaving things a little too late can be the difference between flawless and awful. This is coming from a girl who has left liquid lipstick on for too long. Having sticky,…
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Katey Johnson runs a mommy blog called The Mother Octopus, and a photo she uploaded to Facebook has gained over 5,000 shares. Ms. Johnson was more eloquent and honest in defending herself from body-shamers than we could ever hope to be, so here's the content of her post: "This is…
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74-year-old Judy Sheindlin is one of American television's great success stories. You might not have a clue who that is, and you're not alone. Many college graduates who responded to a recent survey appeared not to realise who Sheindlin is either, as 10 per cent of them named her as…
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Okay, I've never seen Superbad. At least, I've seen parts of it, but I still feel like I've seen the entire thing through cultural osmosis alone. It's probably the most iconic comedy of the 2000s. Jonah Hill, Michael Cera, Emma Stone and Seth Rogen are all household names because of…
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Bonds between humans and unconventional animals are the best. We all have our cats and our dogs, but some among us are great friends with lizards, horses, sheep or cows. Dogs view human beings like their parents, or even like Gods, living in awe of their owners. Cats, ever the…
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I am sure that being wrongly accused of a crime ranks fairly highly on people's list of fears. Maybe it's because of this that so many Hollywood films are based on this concept, with movies such as The Fugitive and The Shawshank Redemption spinning tales based on good people forced…
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Pooping: it's an action that we all do, but normally one that we prefer not to acknowledge. Regardless of how close we are to our friends and family, or how long we've lived with our significant others, there are certain types of bathroom visits that need to stay - quite…
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With boats, planes, drones, and the gift of curiosity, human beings have stretched to many corners of the globe, and have even made the first tentative steps into outer space. From Mauritius all the way to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro, we've managed to explore so much in such a…
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Donald Trump's controversial administration has further distanced itself from the hearts of the American people, after he stated that "both sides" are to blame for the tragedy that occurred at Charlottesville wherein three people were killed and 19 others were injured. Violent clashes broke out after a Unite The Right…
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Your wedding day is supposed to be the best day of your life. Whilst pledging undying love and loyalty to one person for the rest of your sorry existence may seem like rather drastic step, when you're in the throes of love, you are quite literally blind to your significant other's…
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Beloved British television host, Sir Bruce Forsyth has passed away at 89. The veteran presenter kept audiences entertained throughout his illustrious career which spanned over 75 years. Whether he was dancing, singing or throwing out his famous catchphrase, "nice to see you, to see you nice", Forsyth was a familiar…
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Food allergies have the potential to be utterly devastating to those unfortunate enough to suffer from them. The number of individuals who suffer from food allergies has been rising for some years now, and Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE) estimates that roughly 15 million Americans now have food allergies.…
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For those of you who don't know, a baby shower is a celebration of the upcoming birth of a child. It's a common tradition in the United States, and is usually a woman-only affair, as the expecting mother is showered with baby-related gifts by her close friends and family. It's…
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History is full of inspiring moments where people who once despised one another came to cooperate for a greater good. Black Americans have usually been the heroes of such stories. W.E.B. DuBois famously argued in WWII that black people had to place racism aside for the moment and agree to…
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We've all heard legendary stories of impossible human survival. There was the story of an American railway worker who had a steel pole fired through his head, lodged in his brain, and yet he survived for decades afterward. There are farmers who have had hiccups for 60 years, and who…
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It's remarkable that in 2017, calling out Nazis has become a controversial political stand. Everyone from Ted Cruz to Mitt Romney has come out denouncing Nazis in unambiguous terms, leaving only Donald Trump to remain obsessed with comparing Antifa to Nazi protestors. Of course, political violence leads nowhere. But we…
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Eight days. That's all that lies between us and the monumental match of a lifetime between UFC champion Conor McGregor, who is stepping into the boxing ring to take on the undefeated champ coming out of retirement, Floyd Mayweather. Although there are doubts over whether McGregor can successfully make the…
