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An Indian fashion designer used her new sari collection to celebrate transgender women

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This fashion campaign celebrates transgender women. (Picture: Facebook/Red Lotus)

We all know that fashion has a diversity problem. Models are overwhelmingly white. Plus-size women are hardly featured in catwalks or considered when making high-end clothing.

And there’s another group of women that are all to often overlooked.

Transgender women are rarely seen in glossy magazines, runway shows, or fashion campaigns. They’re not considered when brands make clothing. They’re not even an afterthought for many designers, who remain focused on a rigid, unmovable definition of their customer.

One Indian designer wants to break down that wall of ignorance, invisibility, and silence.


Chelsea Flower Show 2016: Opening times, how to get there and what to expect

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If you are one of the lucky ones who snapped up tickets to the RHS Chelsea Flower Show – congrats.

This year the annual flower and plant festival will feature Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Orchestra as well as other exhibits and shows.

Things have already kicked off (it started on Tuesday May 24) with a puff of white smoke with an entire train featuring in one of the exhibits.

The event will run from 8am to 8pm until Saturday 28 May, when it will open at 8am until 5.30pm.

This year attendees are in for some good weather too.

 

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A teenager put a pair of glasses on the floor of a gallery and everyone thought it was art

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Is this art? (Picture: Twitter/@TJCruda)

Ah, the classic ‘put a random object in an art gallery and wait for people to lose their minds over its greater meaning’ prank. It shouldn’t work. But it does – every. damn. time.

And are we really surprised, considering there’s currently an exhibition in London that’s just a closed gallery you can’t actually enter? And a massive pile of oranges currently sitting in the Tate?

One man proved once and for all that we are all truly lost, confused people wondering around galleries desperately pretending that we know what art is.

According to a Twitter moment from Tuesday night, a teenager named TJ Khayatan and his friends… Read the full story

Why this fitness blogger’s wedding body selfie is so important

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Even fitness gurus have stomach rolls (Picture: Instagram/annavictoria)

Anna Victoria is a major fitness guru. She’s got more than 900,000 Instagram followers. She’s the creator of the super popular The Fit Body Guides. She has an insanely toned body, eats super healthy food, and is a source of fitspiration for thousands of people around the world.

And just like the rest of us, she has her bad angles.

No matter how many perfectly posed, super glossy photos you see on her Instagram, Anna is still capable of having a photo taken in which she has stomach rolls.

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That’s what she wants to remind us all with… Read the full story

Swedish handyman responds to sexist dress codes by wearing high heels to work for a day

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Despite the fact that women have had to put up with them for decades, high heels have become a massive hot button issue recently, thanks to stories about women being sent home from work for wearing flats and a photo of one waitress’s feet after working all day in the shoes her workplace required her to wear.

It feels like people are finally picking up on the idea that expecting women to wear uncomfortable, unstable shoes at all times is a ridiculously unfair, sexist concept.

And helping the idea spread are videos like this one, showing a Swedish handyman named Emil Andersson doing a day’s work in high heels.

The best afternoon tea in London: The Ritz, Fortnum And Mason, Sketch, Sanderson Hotel, Claridge’s and more

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Sketch’s afternoon tea (Picture: Sketch)

In case you’ve forgotten, it’s the Bank Holiday Weekend soon (Saturday, May 28 to Monday, May 30).

And Bank Holidays mean relaxation, treats and tea.

There’s loads of lovely afternoon teas on offer in London at the moment.

And they’re not all just your traditional scones and cream (not that there’s anything wrong with that).

Here’s 18 afternoon teas in London to book for the Bank Holiday Weekend and beyond.

Hello Kitty Afternoon Tea, £40, Cutter & Squidge

Scrappy Doo the rescue dog has a condition that means he can’t stop sticking out his tongue

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Scrappy Doo was born without a jaw. (Picture: Hotspot Media)

Scrappy Doo may look like he’s being a bit cheeky – but there’s a reason he keeps sticking his tongue out.

Scrappy was born without a bottom jaw or teeth, leaving his face open and forcing his tongue to constantly hang out of his mouth.

The dog was abandoned in Bucharest last August, after his 80-year-old owner became homeless and moved into a room in a shelter.

Thankfully, Scrappy was found by Romanian charity ELI for Animals Rescue, who temporarily fostered him while Blind Dog Rescue UK launched a massive Facebook campaign to try to find him… Read the full story

18 things you learn when you’re a Brit in America

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'Murica! (Picture: Getty)
‘Murica! (Picture: Getty)

British/American culture-clash has always been a rich seam of comedy, mined relentlessly by the media.

We’re uptight and obsessed with tea. They’re brash hamburger enthusiasts. Hilarity ensues!

Those stereotypes are there for a reason – they’re basically true.

If you’ve ever been to the US, no doubt you’ve encountered these stereotypes yourself, or marvelled at just how different two English-speaking countries can be.

Here are 18 things you may have learnt about America during a trip to the States.

They love their stars and stripes

For the duration of your time there, the American flag is likely to be somewhere in your field of vision.

If they can put sugar… Read the full story


Kid’s shady answer to desert island survival question is absolutely ruthless

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(Picture: Getty/Imgur)

Would you rather be stuck on an island all alone or with one person you hate? 

For me at least, the answer to this question if pretty simple.

As much as I may hate that person, it may be better to bring them along for the ride.

There’s two reasons for this:

  1. One being that this way, we’re not the only ones suffering (it makes it even better when it’s someone you hate)
  2. Giving into the hatred will save us from going completely crazy from living in total silence.

One kid, however, had other ideas.

When asked this question by their teacher (apparently), they were quick to choose survival over emotional well-being.

I tried axe-throwing and it wasn’t as hipster and ridiculous as I thought it would be

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Bit scary, no? (Picture: Ellen C Scott/metro.co.uk)

I’ll be honest. When I first found out that the new cool thing do in London was throwing axes at a block of wood, and that a dedicated axe-throwing joint had just opened up in Whitechapel, I joined the many people dismissing the whole thing as hipster nonsense.

I also (and this may be due to having an anxiety disorder) was entirely convinced that the craze was a recipe for accidentally killing someone through a blow to the head.

Turns out I was wrong on both counts.

This week, Whistle Punks invited me down to give axe-throwing a go. I escaped without inflicting or… Read the full story

Romancing The Armpit: Here’s what happened when I went round sniffing strangers’ armpits in the hope of finding true love

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(Picture: Nathan Ceddia)

I was going to start this feature with a joke – something about modern dating being the pits probably.

I was going to act like armpit dating nights were another daft hipster trend that I suffered for you, loyal reader, hahahahahahaha.

But the thing is, I get it.

I used to work with a ridiculously handsome man – kind and intelligent too. He was on every girl’s Office Top Three.

But not mine. Even now the thought of snogging him makes my face snarl up.

But there was another guy – not conventionally handsome – who I was mad about. The other girls thought I was nuts. I tried to justify the… Read the full story

17 things only high school teachers know about GCSE exams

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Exam weeks – they come around so quickly don’t they? And students and teachers dread the GCSEs in equal measure, trust me. 

With social media dominated by stressed out science students claiming that their test papers contain nothing that they have studied, it’s an undeniably anxious time for pupils desperate for the grades they have been told are essential for a successful future.

But for the men and women who teach them, it’s also a time of high pressure. In every high school, everything has been building up to those horrible hours of silence at tiny graffiti ridden tables in the school gym.

Here are 17 things that only teachers can possibly… Read the full story

18 of the best vegan picnic ideas and recipes

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Picnic weather is coming (well, we hope).

It’s almost time to get out the baskets and brush the dust off your picnic blankets for those couple of weeks every year when it’s warm enough to head for the park.

And just because you can’t tuck into chicken wings or sausage rolls if you’re vegan, it doesn’t mean you can’t take part.

MORE: Recipes to help you survive BBQ week as a vegan or veggie

There are lot of tasty snacks and meals you can prepare (and buy) for the occasion. We’ve hunted down the 18 best for you to tuck into.

1) Vegan sausage rolls

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These incredible dancers are doing ballet in a whole new way

The Hello Kitty London cafe is here and look how cute it is

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A Hello Kitty chocolate cake (Picture: Cutter & Squidge)

There’s a Hello Kitty cafe in London and, yes, we went to the launch night.

Cutter & Squidge’s Secret Garden cafe in Soho has been transformed into Hello Kitty heaven for the summer.

You can book a Hello Kitty afternoon tea, try Hello kitty cakes, drink Hello Kitty hot chocolate and buy Hello Kitty merch.

If you’re a fan you’ll love it, if not, what are you doing reading this article?

Here’s what’s on the Hello Kitty Secret Garden Afternoon Tea menu –


This man turned his van into a food truck and travelled around the world

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Franco packed up his things, bought a van, turned it into a food truck, and set off on an adventure. (Picture: Instagram/rutas.salvajes)

Of all the ‘I gave up my job to travel around the world’ stories out there, this one may be the best. Mostly because it involves food.

A few years ago Franco Paltrinieri decided to give up his job in marketing and buy an old Volkswagen van, which he named Clarita (after his younger sister).

He made Clarita not just his mode of transport, but his home, taking off on an adventure from South America to North, departing from Tierra Del Fuego… Read the full story

Incredible photos share a blind high school teenager’s prom experience

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Precious Perez, 18, who has been blind since birth, has her hair done by her aunt Norma Gonzalez (R) as Precious gets dressed for prom at her home in Chelsea, Massachusetts, U.S. May 21, 2016. Precious Perez slipped into her full-length strapless prom gown and said it made her feel like storybook royalty, an experience shared by many of her peers at high schools across the United States. Blind since birth, Perez, could not see the dress's mint green colour, but said that didn't limit her ability to enjoy the formal dance, a common rite of passage for American teens. REUTERS/Brian Snyder SEARCH "PRECIOUS PEREZ" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "THE WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIESRead the full story

Smart kid has the best advice on how to make a marriage work

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This kid has the perfect advice on pleasing your wife
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We all know kids are quick to pick up on things – and it’s usually the things we don’t want them to repeat. 

Such as, a nasty swear word that accidentally came out when you stubbed your toe or something under your breath about dinner tasting like crap.

This kid, however, picked up on something early that’ll probably help him out through life as he gets older.

We’re guessing it was overheard by his dad – but if not, this is one hell of a smart kid.

When asked by his teacher: ‘How would you make a marriage work?’, he had the best answer.

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Grieving customer gives waitress $80 tip to ‘enjoy a night’ with someone she loves

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Many people who work with the public may at one point or another get tired of the ‘customer is always right’ rule. 

This time though, the customer was so lovely that she left a waitress on the brink of tears.

The waitress, Becky Nielsen, left the customer with their the bill after serving them for the evening.

Although the bill was only $22 (£15) – they rounded it up to $100 (£68).

But it’s not just the incredible amount of generosity that moved Becky, no, it was the message that accompanied it.

‘Life is short, a friend of mine died last night,’ the message read.

‘Please enjoy a night with someone you love!’

A picture of the bill was posted to Becky’s work place, a cafe called The Breakfast Spot.

They captioned the image: ‘This is the kind of stuff you only read online, but it happened this morning in our restaurant from a loyal… Read the full story

Woman celebrates being breast cancer-free with brilliantly funny photoshoot

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32-year-old Laura Marljan underwent surgery for a double mastectomy and 25 hours of preventative chemotherapy in May 2015 after she was diagnosed with breast cancer. 

School pupils’ reactions to their maths GCSE are hilarious

She had found a lump in her breast and, though doctors first thought it was a harmless fibroid, a biopsy revealed Laura was dealing with an aggressive form of breast cancer.

Laura eventually decided to have the mastectomy –  even though she was given other options as it was caught early – because she didn’t want to live with the fear of it happening again.

Alongside her mastectomy, however, she had reconstruction surgery – because she still wanted to be able to look down at her chest and ‘feel feminine.’

Laura, who was kept positive by her supportive sons Luka (five) and Rocco (three), is currently in remission and to celebrate one year… Read the full story

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