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For the last nine months or so, I've been giving it my best to go without meat for long periods of time, and to be honest, it hasn't been that bad. But as many falafels and mushroom risottos I indulge in, you'll never catch me going vegan. It's not that…
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Birthdays are great, aren't they? Just kidding: they're terrible. Not only do you have to sift through the hundreds of insincere Facebook messages from those random people you met once in 2014, but you've also got to contend with people singing happy birthday at you, which is a form of…
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When it comes to various fast food chains and their standing in popular culture, there's no restaurant out there more widely reviled than Arby's. Although there's nothing wrong on the surface with their offering of roast beef, I'll leave it to legendary comedian Jon Stewart to explain exactly the public's…
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A mere five years ago, if you'd told me that a meeting between a rapper who hadn't been good for eight years and the President of the United States made headline news, I'd respond by asking: "why would anyone care that Barack Obama met Eminem in the Oval Office?" But…
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With the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing now less than 12 months away and the imminent threat of climate change leaving our planet on the precipice of uninhabitality, I wouldn't blame you if your thoughts started to wander to the idea of space travel to a planet…
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I don't know about you, but I don't know if I could handle life as pro-wrestler, movie star and fanny pack model Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson. Although he's far and away the most bankable action we've got in the world today, I don't think I could handle the scrutiny and…
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Life is just chock-full of disappointment, rejection, failure and loss, so I think it's very natural as human beings that we hold on to every possible victory we can. It's why that fat, balding, 40-year-old divorcé insists on holding onto his high-school memories. It's why we go crazy for 90s…
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On June 8 of this year, Anthony Bourdain tragically took his life, making the world just a little bit darker with his presence. The host of CNN's Parts Unknown, but a writer, artist and philosopher at heart, Bourdain had battled with addiction and his mental health throughout his life, and…
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Today, it was announced that the Supreme Court have ruled in favour of a bakery that's refused to bake a cake for a gay couple, on the grounds of 'religious freedom'. But for those of you with a distinct sense of déjà vu, yes this did already happen, but rather than…
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Our bodies are 70 percent water, but I'm sure you already knew that. What you might not know is that between walking, thinking and going about our daily lives, we use up a lot of water, and we don't always replenish that to the highest standards. Hydration is the WD40…
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I don't know about you, but money worries take up at least 25 percent of my daily time. Rent, bills, holidays and days out; all things you have to consider in your monthly budget, and all things which cause me endless stress. Working nine till five, paycheck to paycheck is…
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Finding a place for gainful employment can be a nightmare at the absolute best of times, but it can be a nightmare if you have special needs. According to 2017 statistics from the Bureau of Labour Statistics, as little as 18.7 percent of people living with a disability are in…
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When you think of the kind of things a Victoria's Secret model would eat on a daily basis, I like to think that the reality is a lot less depressing than their reputation. Take the likes of Heidi Klum or Kendall Jenner, and you'd probably expect to sit across from…
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Whenever McDonald's comes up with a new menu item or twist on an old favourite, it's fair to say that we are - sorry - Lovin' It. Remember when they gave us a giant Big Mac and we lost our minds? Or when they gave us a really small Big…
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I don't know about you, but for a lot of young people, high school was a long and hard slog of homework, exams and detention, where there's this immense pressure to be liked by everyone. Of course, this pressure is entirely made up in your head and the best thing…
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Look, you guys, life can't always be butterflies and rainbows. Your landlord's being difficult with the rent, your dad's in the hospital, you're arguing with your partner, and the best thing you can do for yourself in these natural troughs of existence is admit that at that particular moment, your…
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If you know anything about social media, you know better than to mess with Chrissy Teigen. Yeah, sure, she's beautiful, and her family with John Legend and their two kids is adorable. But if you talk smack to her on Twitter, she will come for you. And you do not…
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When you order a pizza, there are a couple of things you can come to expect when it's time to pick up your pizza, whether that be at the counter or at home. Besides the pizza (obviously), you can expect some dipping sauces, you can expect those little tables that…
