Having a rubbish day? These photos will help.
Because there are few things as quietly satisfying as when things just fit. When things slot perfectly together. When they slip into place.
We can’t quite explain why these things make us feel so soothed, but they do – every single time. Even if its not actually our perfectly aligned books or smooth ice cream scoop.
Just seeing someone else’s amazing visual luck is enough.
Because when you see these things, you know it’s going to be a good day.
Do you remember your first love? Perhaps you fell for them in maths class and you got your friend to ask them out for you.
How about your first heartbreak? The realisation that they didn’t feel the same way as you when you noticed they were actually trying to run away from you during kiss chase.
We feel for you.
But probably not as much as we feel for this poor guy, who braved asking out his school crush a few years back in a somewhat forward letter – and got truly wounded.
Reddit user reasonable-doubt posted the letter online after he found it in a box of his old school projects.
The post was made two years ago, but has recently resurfaced.
The letter reads:
Dear Ashley,
Would you please be my girlfriend I like you a lot.
*Yes* *No* *Maybe*
P.S. Please put yes or no or maybe.
He really was a real-life Romeo, wasn’t… Read the full story
Your wedding day can be the biggest and best day of your life, but after all the sleepless nights over monumental decisions about sponge cake or fruit cake and whether to use Times New Roman or Calibri on the invites, you just want to start your new lives as Mr & Mrs.
Here’s what really happens to brides and grooms once the ink has dried on the licence.
1. Everyone asks when they can expect the pitter-patter…
Before the last crumbs of wedding cake have been eaten, you’ll be fending off questions about when you’re going to start a family. Cue embarrassed looks all around and no actual answers.
2. You try to get your wedding ring into… Read the full story
Sure, it doesn’t rank up there with world hunger, sexism, and injustice, but it’s still bloody annoying: you’re downing drinks when you remember, mid-sip, that drinks are not magically calorie-free.
Nope. They have calories and fat. Which would be fine, except we already used up our recommended daily calorie intake lining our stomachs for the night with pizza and mac ‘n’ cheese.
It’s a sad state of affairs.
Which is why we are VERY pleased to learn that a slimline skinny prosecco exists in the world.
Luxury drink specialist Thomson & Scott… Read the full story
VERY IMPORTANT NEWS REGARDING ALL FUTURE LIFE PLANS: Right now, on this very planet we call home, there is a tropical island. That tropical island is filled with rescue puppies you can play with.
There are stunning white sandy beaches. Clear blue sea. Paddleboarding. And PUPPIES.
We cannot overstate how excited we are about this.
On Providenciales, an island that’s part of Turks & Caicos, dog rescue organisation Potcake Place has sorted out a way for visitors to hang out with puppies on the beach.
If you only do one thing when you come to New York, eating pizza should be it. Whether you go for brick or electric oven, a cheeky slice or an entire ‘pie’ (that’s what New Yorkers call a whole pizza), you will be spoilt for choice.
So, here’s some help when it comes to choosing with 13 of the best pizza spots in town.
Eat up…
1. Lombardi’s
The big race is this Sunday and it’s almost time to start carb-loading.
If you’re running the London Marathon this April 24, you’ll need to fill up on carbohydrates to perform at your best.
Darren Craven, fitness coach at Amaven, says: ‘Your body uses carbs as its primary source of fuel when they are turned into glycogen for energy.
‘However, as your muscles can only store enough glycogen for an intense 90-minute exercise session, you need to ensure that you eat enough carbohydrates to be stored up and burned once the primary store has run out.’
Today marks 400 years since England’s most famous literary talent passed away.
Shakespeare’s works have truly stood the test of time, especially his musings on life and love.
But have you ever noticed that there are similarities around our beloved bard and Canadian rap genius Drake?
In fact if you fuse their works we reckon a new trend known as Drake-speare could take the world by storm, and lead us into a golden age of creativity.
Reckon you know your Shakespeare from your Drake? Take our quiz and find out!
Everyone knows someone who is running the marathon this weekend, or who did it once, or who always talks about doing it and one day might. It’s a huge buzz just to be there and to witness the extraordinary levels of human effort on show as people run to the finish line.
But not everyone has to do it. Some of us just don’t really want to run 26 miles in front of lots of strangers. Here are 21 good reasons why you’re not running the marathon this Sunday.
1. You’re quite fond of your toenails.
2. You did a 10k once, and it was horrible.
3. You did another 10k, just to check, and that… Read the full story
Every avocado fan knows that with great joy comes a great load of faff.
Seriously. Slicing avocados is annoying as f***. There’s the hard skin. The massive stone in the middle. Let’s not even get started about the ripeness factor.
So as much as we want to take the piss out of Marks & Spencer’s new foodie venture (because, you know, avocados don’t need excess packaging. They have loads of skin), we can’t.
It genuinely will save avocado lovers loads of time and effort. And it’s pretty genius for anyone with wrist issues.
There are certain assumptions some people will make when they find out you were brought up on a council estate.
Despite this, I wouldn’t change my childhood home for anything. I love where I come from, I miss the community I had around me in that tree-lined street of terraced houses and I know that the place I’m from helped shape me into the person I am today.
If you also grew up on a council estate, here are a few things you will understand…
1. You knew the names of your neighbours. It’s a cliché, but it’s true, regardless of whether you liked your neighbours or not, you did a least know their names.
Photographer Emma Leslie has created a stunning photo series that shows transgender and gender diverse children and teens the way they want to be seen.
The series, titled Transcend: Portraits of Transgender and Gender Diverse Youth, will be shown in an exhibition in Australia this month.
‘I wanted to create a photo series that would have an impact,’ Emma told metro.co.uk.
‘I had been blown away when I first heard of transgender children and I felt that this was a subject that needed awareness.
I was determined not to expose my daughters to gender stereotyping. I avoided Disney princess films, Barbie dolls and books about fair maidens whose only goal in life was to marry a handsome prince.
However, despite all this, my children still got hit by the princess phase.
I suppose in a world where manufacturers continue to market pink and fluffy stuff to girls and physical, noisy toys to boys, it was inevitable that princesses would one day worm their way onto my children’s radars.
Fortunately, I scoured the book shops for stories about princesses that kick arse and found some brilliant ones. So wave goodbye to those sad Cinderella types who sit around waiting to be rescued.… Read the full story
Cooking a pizza in a wood-fired oven? So last year.
The hot new food trend taking over Instagram is cooking your pizza inside a FIERY DOME OF FLAMES.
The dish is enigmatically named ‘The Bomb’, but we prefer to call it PIZZA FIRE BALLS (caps recommended, but not necessary).
It’s served up at a restaurant in South Korea called The Place, and is basically a giant dome that’s set on fire to cook the pizza hidden inside. Once sufficiently crisped, the waiter simply slices open the dome to reveal the gooey, cheesy pizza inside.
You’ll understand the concept more once you’ve seen it in action, so here’s a video:
First dates can often end up a waste of time and money and who can afford that?
Here are 12 tips to perk up your first dates and give them the best chance of leading to second dates.
1. Get active
If you end up with someone dull, imagine being stuck with them over dinner or the pub – argh. Don’t lose the will, instead choose a date scenario that creates a sense of fun and adventure. Go-karts, comedy, a festival anything that means that even if they’re dull, you’re still guaranteed a good time.
2. Ask better questions
It’s hard to be dull if someone is asking you interesting questions. Go for things like, ‘what’s in your fridge… Read the full story
Everybody needs good neighbours – and it took me several months of living next door to a prostitute before I realised her occupation.
To be fair, why should I have? It’s not really any of my business and I tend to keep myself to myself anyway. It barely reached my notice that she had regular male visitors, all of whom were slightly different and one or two who wouldn’t look me in the eye as I passed them on the stairwell in the block of flats.
But after I got to know my neighbour, who is more than happy for me to talk about her occupation and her life but preferred… Read the full story
What happens when an astronaut gets her period while she’s in space?
Come on, you know you’ve wondered. And if you haven’t, you’re definitely questioning it now.
Does NASA have a special budget for special space-friendly tampons? Does menstruation magically not apply in zero-gravity? These are important questions that need answering.
And thankfully, someone’s – someone being Susan Scutti on Medical Daily – gone ahead and answered them for us. Hooray.
Scutti explains that back in the 80s and 90s, no one knew what would happen when it came to periods in space.
Deep down we know shopping at Victoria’s Secret won’t turn us into an Angel and sipping Nespresso on a balcony won’t make George Clooney appear.
But despite any niggling doubts, flawless marketing campaigns often convince us how we should look and feel. Whether we’re punishing ourselves at the gym or feasting on fashion trends, many of us are constantly battling to conform and foregoing individuality to become what is considered ‘the norm’.
In reality people have impairments and are different sizes and we certainly don’t all look like models, so why hasn’t the mainstream media and big-brand advertising been reflecting this?
The good news is, things are changing, and… Read the full story
