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How To Motivate Yourself To Exercise In Winter

Photo: Courtesy of Balance Festival If you're anything like us, you'll be all too familiar with the following scenario. You lay out your workout gear before bed with virtuous intentions for the next...

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Why I Walked In A Fashion Show 18 Months After Losing My Breast

Illustration by Sydney HassWhen you hear the words “You have breast cancer”, you know your life is going to change. What you never realise is quite how much. And it never changes in quite the ways you...

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Confessions Of A Party Waitress

I was 18 when I made three big decisions – not to continue with university, to move back in with my parents in London, and to intern my arse off until I could actually get my dream job. No longer able...

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The 22-Year-Old Girl Who Became A Mass Murderer

A true story in black and white, I, Olga is based on the life of a disturbed young woman who committed a massacre on the streets of Czechoslovakia in 1973. Just 22 at the time, she deliberately killed...

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The Real Reasons Under 30s Are Poorer Than Ever

You probably don't need telling that it's a difficult time, financially, to be a young person in the UK. You may be bobbing from one unpaid internship to the next, paying through the nose for a dingy...

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It's Almost Promotion Season — Here's Your Strategy

Illustrated by Abbie Winters. Promotions and job-searching have a lot in common: They're often a multi-step process, with no clear-cut path or "right" way to score one. Even more annoying: The fact...

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The Perks Of Being A Girl With A Boy's Name

"What’s it short for?" "Who are you named after?" "Does it say that on your birth certificate?" "HAHAHAHA YOU’RE A BOY". These are just a few of the things said to someone who has grown up with what is...

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Bollywood Star Attacked In Paris In Copycat Kardashian Robbery

Photo: George Pimentel/amfAR16/WireImageA Bollywood actor and model was attacked by three masked assailants outside her apartment block in Paris on Thursday, according to police.Mallika Sherawat and an...

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I've Tried Nearly Every Kind Of Contraceptive — & Here's What I've Learned

My first period gushed into my life the day before my 11th birthday. The breasts had already arrived. And I started birth control at 13. “Early bloomer” doesn’t even begin to describe how I felt,...

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These Foil-Packet Dinners Will Save You Time, Money & Dishes

Photographed by Ted Cavanaugh; food styling by Brett Kurzweil; prop styling by Chloe Daley.We might not always have fresh fruit or enough spices, but aluminium foil is a kitchen constant that saves our...

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What Can Be Done About The Worrying Rise Of 'Selfie Deaths'?

Photo: Rockie NolanLong gone are the days when a picturesque sunset or pretty bowl of porridge could guarantee you a bunch of Instagram likes.These days, everyone is the Creative Director of their own...

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To The Friends I've Lost Because Of My Depression

Photographed by Alexandra Gavillet. To The Friends I’ve Lost,Depression sucks. To not have the strength to pick yourself up out of bed; to feel like everything you do requires 110% of the energy you...

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What You Don't Know About Sex Workers

Artwork by Anna Jay.It's not often you read or hear the words "motherhood" and "prostitution" in the same sentence. The former being a byword for warm, unadulterated love; the latter often considered –...

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Why I Finally Decided To Unfollow My Ex

We were never Facebook official. As far as breakups on social media go, I realise I had it pretty easy. The only visual record of our November-to-April romance online is a picture of us at a wedding...

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Kaley Cuoco Has Zero Shame About Her Plastic Surgery

Photo: Michael Tran/Getty Images.Ask 99% of celebrities the secret to their youthful face or sculpted body and they'll tell you all about hot lemon water, the Tracy Anderson Method, and the skin-care...

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Why I'll Never Be A Bridesmaid Again

I've been a bridesmaid for my brother, my sister, and each of my parents' second weddings. When an ex-turned-close-friend married someone I didn't meet until the couple's shower, I was there with my...

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15 Weird Signs You May Be Burned Out At Work

Illustrated by Ivy Liu. Just like "synergy," "drill-down," and any of the other phrases you hear all the time at your office, "burnout" is a common term that gets thrown around at meetings, on email...

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I Provide Abortions Because I'm A Christian

I am an abortion provider. I am, of course, a lot of other things, too — a woman, an obstetrician-gynaecologist, a mother. But being an abortion provider continues to shape my life and its trajectory,...

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15 Celebrity Marriages You Didn't Know About

You know the drill: Boy meets girl (or boy meets boy, girl meets girl, etc.). Boy and girl get chased by the paparazzi a few times and spark romance rumours. Boy and girl become Instagram-official. Boy...

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This Designer's Open Letter Urges The Industry Not To Dress Melania Trump

Designer Sophie Theallet has dressed Michelle Obama and designed clothes inspired by her. But she won't be creating anything for Melania Trump, and she hopes other designers won't either.In an open...

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