Woman transforms parents’ house into something out of your worst nightmare for Halloween

October 20, 2015, 12:40 am

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When LA based Gothic artist, baker and photographer Christine McConnell decided to give her parents’ house a Halloween makeover, she didn’t just mean a few pumpkins in the window.

Christine lists her idols as Tim Burton, Vincent Price, Alfred Hitchcock, and Paula Deen. So, it’s no surprise this house of eyes looks like it could have come straight out of one of their twisted dreams.

And your nightmares.

Christine told Metro.co.uk that she’s decorated her parents’ house in the past, at their suggestion,… Read the full story

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Seriously, why are we so scared of going to the cinema alone?

October 20, 2015, 1:22 am

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We can shop alone, go to the gym, and – obviously – do all the regular daily stuff like going to work alone.

But for some reason, there are particular things people just find too weird to do solo. Like going to a bar when they’re craving a cocktail. Or going out for a meal. Or, the big one, going to the cinema.

I’ll admit it. I used to be way too freaked out to go to the cinema alone. Not because I don’t like my own company (I’m a massive loner, TBH).

The reason for my fear was pretty simple: I didn’t want anyone seeing me on my… Read the full story

The people behind Hello Kitty just made a dessert that vomits custard and poos chocolate sauce

October 20, 2015, 1:26 am

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Pain au chocolat are great, but where’s the razzmatazz, where’s the showmanship? 

Our European pastries just pale in comparison when you see what they can now get in Hong Kong.

Because Sanrio, the people who brought us Hello Kitty, have now created a dim sum dessert based on their lesser known character Gudetama, a lazy yellow egg dude.

Not only is this pastry a brilliant, almost inconceivably bright, custard yellow colour, but, when you poke him with a chopstick, he will poo chocolate sauce. Yep.

That’s not all though. Poke him in the mouth and he’ll puke custard.

Yes, it’s disgusting but you can’t look away can you?

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October 20, 2015, 2:30 am

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Sometimes the internet is a wonderful place.

It all started with some standard Twitter sexism. Journalist Milo Yiannopoulos decided he would be incredibly irritating by inventing #WorldPatriarchyDay. You know, to celebrate men and sexism. Like every day, really. But with a special hashtag.

Yiannopoulos had plenty of suggestions for how to mark the occasion, including ‘have a penis’, ‘cat-call at least five women’, and ‘impregnate something.’ Charming.

He also suggested that those who have a girlfriend should ‘leave a sandwich knife, a spread, and a loaf of bread in plain sight in the kitchen. Let her work the rest out.’ Get it? The… Read the full story

Israeli cafe offers half price food for Jews and Arabs who eat together

October 20, 2015, 3:28 am

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In the wake of increasing tensions, one Israeli cafe is hoping to bring Jews and Arabs together… through the power of hummus.

In a mission to combat intolerance and bring peace to the Middle East, Cafe owner Kobi Tzafrir is offering 50 per cent off plates of hummus to tables shared by Arabs and Jews.

Writing on Facebook, he said: ‘Scared of Arabs? Scared of Jews? With us there are no Arabs, but also no Jews. With us there are people!

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Salivating over food porn on Instagram could be making you gain weight

October 20, 2015, 3:44 am

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Turns out staring at perfectly filtered pictures of doughnuts isn’t a great idea.

A new review of studies from the Brain and Cognition journal suggests that gazing at cakes all day – whether it’s on Instagram, the Great British Bake-Off, or through the window of that fancy patisserie on your way home (just us?) – could be making you gain weight.

Researchers suggest that looking at nice food stimulates a craving to eat when you don’t need to. Phantom hunger, basically, which makes you more likely to overeat.

It’s not all in your head: looking at food porn creates a physiological response. You salivate, and your insulin levels spike so your body is prepared for the food it thinks it’s… Read the full story

Rejoice, basics: you can now create your nail art with pumpkin spice latte scented nail polish

October 20, 2015, 3:56 am

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You’re sipping on your already-Instagrammed pumpkin spice latte.

You’re wearing your favourite Ugg boots. You’ve hopped on the PSL hair trend. You’ve even joined the secret Starbucks society.There’s only one basic thing missing: nail art.

But plain old Pinterest-y nail art just isn’t good enough anymore. You can’t just painstakingly paint tiny autumn leaves onto your pinky nail and throw some glitter on there.

Instead, true pumpkin spice latte devotees will need to invest in Pumkin Spice Latte scented nail polish.

Yep, Color Club really is selling pumpkin spice latte scented nail polish. It’s not pumpkin orange, thankfully, but a classy nude/latte colour.

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This Twitter account will rate your toast and abuse you for free

October 20, 2015, 4:03 am

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It is possibly the most British thing ever.

People are sending some guy on the internet pictures of their toast and asking him to rate them. The more brutal the review, the better.

And because we’re all essentially masochists at heart – and generally fairly bored – the Rate My Toast Twitter account now has 14.5K followers, despite being less than a month old.

The guy dishing out the insults is Liverpudlian Finn Mciver and he has no qualms about tearing people’s toast apart because ‘if their toast is bad they deserve it,’ apparently.

It’s pretty brutal. 

A glimpse into a post-apocalyptic earth. 0/10 @bethwakelen pic.twitter.com/tFcLKFCIWs

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This magical Cinderella costume transforms with a spin

October 20, 2015, 4:22 am

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Oh, okay, our planned Halloween costumes are looking a bit rubbish now. Even sexy potato might not match up to this.

Using some mysterious mixture of magic and serious sewing skills, someone has created a Cinderella costume that transforms with a few spins.

Plus a spot of sneaky string pulling, but we’ll pretend we didn’t notice that. Still, HOW. How is she doing this?

As plenty of Redditors have pointed out, this is the same kind of wizardry Broadway performances use to do the big Disney transformation scene.

Amazing Cinderella costume transformation

Our minds are blown. We’re going to go back to gluing sequins on our costume and wishing that we had tiny cartoon mice to make us clothes, now. *Sob*

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October 20, 2015, 4:45 am

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The idea of life after death is a tempting one for many people, and now there’s a way to achieve it that’s totally beautiful and not-at-all creepy way.

Bios Urns are the brainchild of Barcelona based design studio Estudimoline, and combine a space for your ashes with the seed of a tree and a specially designed soil mix to help it grow.

After your death your ashes are placed in the 100 per cent biodegradable urn, and then the whole thing is be buried.

And the result, will hopefully, be a new life in the form of a tree.

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Here’s how to make a dreamy 7 layer ice cream sandwich

October 20, 2015, 4:58 am

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Welcome to the seven layer ice cream bar, aka everything you ever wanted in one delicious snack.

It involves all the best things in life, things like chocolate, butterscotch, pecans and obviously ice cream.

Sure, there’s a whole load of ingredients to buy, but whoever said ‘less is more’ clearly wasn’t thinking about sweet treats.

When it comes to sugary goodness, more is always better.

It was the genius team over at From First We Feast who created the insanely indulgent snack.

They said: ‘Ice cream sandwiches are God’s gift to humanity; even the store-bought versions are pretty damn delicious.

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October 20, 2015, 5:03 am

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This shop is the tits.

As part of Breast Cancer Awareness month, online store Lisa Says Gah has launched a brilliant breast-themed pop-up shop, aptly named ‘The Boob Shop’.

It’s a collection of all manner of boobage themed items, with a portion of the proceeds (from 15% up to 100%) going directly to UCSF Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

And unlike a lot of fashion meets charity team-ups, the collection is not all gimmicky. This is stuff we’d actually want to buy.

Lisa Says Gah describes the pieces as ‘a collection of ever-so-slightly-sarcastic breast referencing merchandise.’ We love it all.

Like this awesome rug.

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October 20, 2015, 5:44 am

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How’s your father, boinking, taking old one-eye to the optometrist, scoring, shagging, riding the flagpole.

Yes, we’re talking sex.

You may think that your last horizontal tango was just between you and your dance partner.

You may think no one has any idea if you last got laid last night or last year.

But you would be wrong.

Because we’ve created a fool-proof quiz to calculate exactly when you, you cheeky thing, last got down.

So take our quiz – can we guess when you last had sex?

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October 20, 2015, 5:52 am

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Yes, you can finally pretend like you’re Aquaman thanks to this amazing underwater jet pack.

Currently available to pre-order on Indiegogo, the world’s first wearable jet pack lets you fly through the water faster than an Olympic swimmer.

We lost you at pre-order didn’t we?

The jet pack was created by brothers Simon and Chris Parke of Portsmouth based SCP Marine Innovation and uses patented Hydra thrusters to propel you at superfast speeds (top speed in excess of 6mph).

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15 things you’ll only know if you’re a part-time student

October 20, 2015, 6:37 am

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Things are different for us part- time students. You find that your priorities change, the stakes become higher and the pressure takes on a whole new intensity as you simply cannot afford to retake exams or assignments.

However, through the hardship always comes a sense of humour which is invaluable in getting you through your studies, so here are 15 things that all part-time students will go through:

1. You didn’t go to Freshers’ Week. You were either at work or you started your course weeks ago.

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October 20, 2015, 6:47 am

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When you really respect a political candidate, there’s only one way to say it: hair.

But if you’re not quite ready to commit to a Hillary style haircut, or don’t fancy getting her face shaved onto your head, there… Read the full story

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October 20, 2015, 6:52 am

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Whether or not you’re smarter than your younger sibling, there are certainly other expectations you’ve had to live up to as the first-born child.

1. You’re a free babysitter

Your early teen years were largely spent babysitting your younger sibling/s.

2. You’re supposed to be a good role model

After all, your younger siblings will idolise you for a little while, so you need to set a good precedent.

3. If the whole ‘role model’ thing doesn’t work out, you become a cautionary tale instead

‘Do you want to fail your exams/break your leg/get stupidly drunk like your big sister/brother?’

4. You’re the guinea pig for experimental parenting techniques

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Student horrified to discover her selfies are being used to lure men online

October 20, 2015, 7:27 am

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In case you’re not familiar with the MTV show, a ‘catfish’ is someone who creates fake personal profiles on social media sites – often online dating sites – using someone else’s pictures and a false bio.

It’s the kind of thing you don’t expect to happen to you. Amelia Perrin thought that too. Until it did.

The 19-year-old student and features editor of Royal Holloway’s student paper The Tab, says she first discovered people had been using her selfies to get jobs and attract men online when a photographer contacted her on Facebook.

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October 20, 2015, 7:45 am

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Halloween is hiding just around the corner, like a costumed child waiting to pounce. 

Some like to lock the door and pretend the overly consumerist faux-American, faux-frightening day isn’t happening. Some quite like to dress up and have a drink or have an excuse to watch a horror film.

And some just go all out, some think that 31st October isn’t just the best day of the year, it is life. Is that you? Check list below:

1. You were making notes last Halloween for this year’s costume and prop inspo

2. Thorpe Park Fright Night tickets? Booked in January

3. Legitimate excuse to eat more sweets and cake anyone?

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This chart will find your perfect Halloween costume based on your birthday

October 20, 2015, 8:14 am

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Desperately looking for Halloween costume inspiration?

Don’t fancy being a sexy potato or Stephen? Just use this chart, which will match you to the perfect costume, based only on your birthday.

Like horoscopes, but for Halloween costumes. Because your birthday reveals your soul. And your soul deserves a sexy biscuit Halloween costume.

And yes, all the options have sufficient sex appeal.

All the internet points for anyone who follows through and dresses up as their birthday-designated costume. Tweet us photos.

Find your #modernhalloweenoutfits here. @ThePoke pic.twitter.com/RYJ36fq8L1

— SadFaceOtter (@SadFaceOtter) October 12, 2015

We’ll see you whoreish otters and seductive smart cars on the 31st.

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