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Gwendoline Christie Is Having The Best 2015

Gwendoline Christie wants to know all about my first time.“When did you first see Star Wars? ” she asks, leaning over the table where we’re seated, her bright blue eyes wide. I tell her it was...

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What It's Really Like To Live Through Beijing's Smog Crisis

As thick smog blanketed Beijing, triggering the a first-ever "Red Alert" pollution warning, many of the city's nearly 20 million residents reached for their air masks and holed up indoors.Yuchen Xue...

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What Happens When You Consume Your Placenta

In addition to contouring, constant selfie-taking, and heartwarming resolutions of minor family drama, we may soon be able to add placentophagy to the list of things Kim Kardashian West has helped...

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Buy The Book: Gifts To Impress This Christmas

They're not the most inconspicuous of presents when wrapped, but books are worthy present contenders nonetheless, and, usually, a safe bet. It is a fine line though – and the £5 shelf in W.H.Smiths is...

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What Happened When I Got Diagnosed With Lyme Disease

A few months ago, I started to feel really tired. I don’t mean like "I’ll go have a nap" tired, or "Can I have a coffee, please?" tired. I mean, so tired that going up a flight of stairs exhausted me....

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6 Fashion Designers Reveal Their Favourite Xmas Gifts

We've all been in that awkward situation where you unwrap a Christmas present from a distant relation/neighbour you never speak to/colleague you mostly avoid in the kitchen and out falls a novelty pair...

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Haunting Photos Show The Mothers & Children Locked Up For "Moral Crimes"

Photo: Courtesy of GABRIELA MAJ.Fatima fell in love with her English teacher. Leili had an affair. Rai Hanna divorced a husband who forced her into sex work. Shabona ran away from her abusive husband,...

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How To Wear Athleisure Well

Photo: @leomieandersonWhile many of fashion's most famous campaign and catwalk stars play it safe in the standard off-duty model look of skinny jeans, a vest and a leather jacket, Victoria's Secret...

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Hari Nef Is Transparent Season 2's Breakout Star

Image: Courtesy of Amazon. The second season of Transparent features some excellent guest stars. Cherry Jones plays a lesbian poet. Anjelica Huston appears as a romantic interest for Maura Pfefferman...

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About That Study Linking Antidepressants To Autism…

Photographed by Jessica Nash.A new study linking the use of antidepressants in pregnancy to childhood autism has headlines flying. But this is one that could use a healthy dose of skepticism.The study,...

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Beauty Editors Share The Most Unexpected Advice They've Received

Because we work in the beauty industry, it's pretty much a given that we know nearly every trick in the book when it comes to makeup, skin, hair, and the like. As obsessive product-triers — and...

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The UK's Biggest Beauty Trends Mapped Out

Illustrated by Assa AriyoshiAccording to the government, the UK beauty industry is worth £17 billion and is forecast to grow 16 per cent by 2016. In a nutshell - that’s a whole lot of money, and...

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Daisy Ridley Tells Us What It's Like To Hug Chewbacca

It would be reasonable to assume that after landing a coveted role in the most anticipated sequel (perhaps) ever, a young actor might want to live it up. Throw a rager. Treat everyone she knows to...

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7 Design Tricks Every Renter Should Know

It’s a truth universally acknowledged that landlords don’t do interior design. With a penchant for magnolia and seriously questionable taste in bathroom tiles, there’s no escaping the fact that if...

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10 Pinterest Home Trends That Will RULE 2016

We'll be honest: We spent a substantial chunk of 2015 searching for ways to spruce up our interiors. But, when it comes to home DIYs, the visual rabbit hole that is Pinterest offers so much more than...

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Just Diagnosed With An STI? Here’s How To Deal

There is life after a sexually transmitted infection (STI) diagnosis. Yes, even if momentarily it feels like there won’t be. You may be experiencing shame, embarrassment, or anger. You may even be...

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14 Stunning Portraits Of Albania's Few Remaining Sworn Virgins

Photo: Jill Peters.Photographer Jill Peters has dedicated her career to exploring the intersections of sexuality, gender identity, and culture — and it has taken her to some very interesting places....

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Is This Law Perpetuating The Very Real Gender Inequality In Japan?

It wasn’t just my OCD that was offended by the posters for the latest Brad and Angelina film, By The Sea. As a person, I identify as a feminist. As a woman, I also harbour somewhat secret hopes of one...

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Carpool Karaoke's Smash Hits

Yesterday James Corden picked his kids up from school and the Internet got down on its knees, pulled its hair out and wailed 'I love you'.Sorry, beg your pardon, we mean Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Louis...

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16 Times We Felt Really Embarrassed For A Celebrity In 2015

Looking back over the last 12 months, it’s a wonder that we don’t have a permanent red mark in the middle of our foreheads. That’s how often celebs compelled us to facepalm this year. It’s absolutely...

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