Tip jar message asks customers to tip according to how hot they are

August 19, 2016, 10:02 am

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To be confident in today’s world is a beautiful thing.

Especially when there are so many insecurity-inducing photos on every magazine cover and billboard.

But, let’s face it, sometimes it’s hard to feel confident, no matter how many body-positive posts we read or how many times someone tells us we’re beautiful.

Which might be a problem for this company, who’ve put a label on their tip jar asking for people to add the amount of cash that corresponds with how hot they are.

‘On a scale of $1 – $10, how attractive are you?’, it asks.

Which we can’t help but feel might end up in pretty few $10 tips – after all, not many people want to be seen rating themselves as a 10 in public.

Apparently, the magic number to put in the jar is turning out to be $4.

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Children of pornstars open up about how they found out about their parents’ profession

August 19, 2016, 10:27 am

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What we don’t tend to think about when we’re watching porn is that some of these pornstars are mothers and fathers.

With that, you can’t help but wonder whether their children are okay with what their parents do for a living or whether they even know about it.

In a recent Reddit thread, one person set out to find out how children of porn stars felt about their parents’ permission.

And let’s just say, the answers are fairly surprising.

This person found out the hard way…

‘Well I basically realize by age 14 or 15 that my mom did not have… Read the full story

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Teens sneak snack-filled watermelons into cinema by pretending they’re pregnant

August 19, 2016, 12:06 pm

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@bretmanrock we had too 😩😂🍉 pic.twitter.com/F5CwYRrwGC

— Priscilla (@yungpripri) August 17, 2016

One of the highlights of a cinema trip is being able to guiltlessly gorge on popcorn and sweets before the film even starts.

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Summer cocktail recipe video – here’s how to make a strawberry gin slushy

August 19, 2016, 11:00 pm

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As summer time is winding down there is still time to enjoy one of my favorite cocktail styles, the slushy.

Make the best of the warm days with this strawberry gin slushy, preferably using fresh British strawberries from a local farm.

Combine these with flavors that compliment – lime and honey that hopefully you’ll already have lying around your kitchen.

When I created this, deciding what spirit I needed was easy.

I wanted something that would be light and refreshing while accentuating the flavors instead of overpowering them.

Gin was the perfect thing to accomplish this.

Here’s how to make a strawberry gin slushy.

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An artist who came up with a Tinder for pets and is now hosting a speed dating event for dogs

August 19, 2016, 11:20 pm

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Pet's Petting FACTevent — (Picture: Kuang-Yi Ku)

If you’re worried that your dog isn’t getting enough attention from the pedigree bitches in your local park when there might be an easy solution.

An artist is hosting a speed dating event for pooches at FACT (Foundation for Art and Creative Technology), in Liverpool where ten lucky dogs will have the opportunity of finding the dog of their dreams.

Kuang-Yi Ku is, bizarrely, both a professional dentist and an artist who likes to merge his scientific knowledge with his interest in sexuality, technology, queer culture and society.

And this speed dating event is a chance for him to explore the idea of sexuality in animals.

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Soon you’ll be able to stay in the world’s first beer themed hotel

August 20, 2016, 1:59 am

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Two pints of beer bitter on wooden barrel in London pub. — Cheers to that. (Picture: Getty)

Beer is good. So are holidays. It’s also nice to stay in hotels, sometimes.

So of course, someone has finally come up with a way to combine all three of these perfectly delightful things in one neat little package.

San Diego based brewery Stone Brewing has announced plans to make the world’s first beer-themed hotel. HOORAY.

The massive 100,000 square foot Stone Hotel will be set up next to Stone Brewing’s bistro and gardens, and will have all manner of beer-themed delights.

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14 things you know if you love lists

August 20, 2016, 2:36 am

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I love lists. There, I said it.

And it seems I’m not alone. The rise and rise of online listicles shows how many people find information broken down into manageable snippets, much more appealing.

In daily life, to do lists and shopping lists make people more organised and efficient.

And is there anyone alive who doesn’t get a kick out of ticking stuff off a list?

So, if you, like me, can’t get enough of them, here are a few things you might recognise…

1. When starting a list, you use your neatest handwriting.

2. Towards the end of a list your handwriting becomes a barely legible scribble.

3. Sometimes you will tick stuff off, sometimes you will put a… Read the full story

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Recruiter suggests women should take off their engagement ring for job interviews

August 20, 2016, 2:59 am

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Woman's Hand Wearing Engagement Ring — (Picture: Getty)

When we get a job interview, we already have a lot to worry about.

What if the interviewer asks a tough question we’re not prepared for? Is this suit the perfect balance of flattering and professional? What if I suddenly forget basic words like ‘job’ or ‘meeting’?

So we’re not too pleased with anyone who decides to pipe up and give us another interview-based decision to stress out over.

Bruce Hurwitz, an Executive Recruiter, recently wrote an essay on LinkedIn, declaring that when engaged women go for interviews, they should make sure to take off their engagement rings first.

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Experts say this is the best position to sleep in when you’re on your period

August 20, 2016, 3:37 am

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cat sleeping on a bed and a girl reading — Sleep tight, don’t let the period cramps bite. (Picture: Getty)

Does anyone else find that when you’re on your period, getting to sleep feels ten times harder?

There’s the hassle of either wearing a pad to bed (uncomfortable) or having to work out the exact time you’re going to be asleep to plan your tampon change. The bit where your cramps stop you from peacefully drifting off. The part where your whole body feels stiff and achey, so finding a comfortable position feels impossible.

But it turns out that accepting whatever heaped position your body ends up in might not be the best way to slowly slip… Read the full story

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16 tweets that prove the true purpose of makeup apps is making pets super glam

August 20, 2016, 4:15 am

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makeup app shocked cat — Flawless. (Picture: Twitter/felsiedev)

Makeup apps can be really fun. You get to try on lipsticks and test new looks without leaving your bed or spending any money. Which is glorious.

But clearly, their best use is not for discovering your perfect shade of bronzer.

It’s for transforming pets into the super glam beings they were always meant to be.

Twitter Moments recently shared this glorious alternative use for popular makeup apps, describing people using makeup apps on babies and animals as ‘when makeup apps go wrong’.

Which we think is a bit of a misinterpretation. This isn’t makeup apps gone wrong. This is makeup apps finally finding their true purpose.

1. Behold Toffee,… Read the full story

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Women are getting crown tattoos to celebrate self-love

August 20, 2016, 4:55 am

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Noticed a sudden increase in people getting cute little tattoos of crowns recently? You’re not imagining things.

Crown tattoos definitely are a growing trend – and there’s a really lovely reason behind the design.

HelloGiggles reports that blogger Constance Hall has brought loads of attention to the crown tattoo trend, urging her followers to join in and get their own.

She explains that getting a ‘Queen’ (this is a reference to her upcoming book, ‘Like a Queen’) crown tattoo serves as the perfect reminder to yourself that you are a queen and deserve to be treated like one (meaning respect and kindness, not… Read the full story

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Duck cheers up dog who was depressed for two years after his best friend died

August 20, 2016, 6:15 am

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George and his duck are now the best of friends. (Picture: Facebook/Jacquie Litton)

Two years ago, George the dog lost his best friend, a labrador named Blackie.

They’d been best friends for twelve years. They played together, lived together, and loved each other.

When Blackie died, George’s owner, Jacquie Litton, said that George was overcome with grief. He fell into a serious sad spell, refusing to play or run around the way he used to.

But then a few weeks ago, a duck showed up. And everything changed.

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The outrage around Kingston Council’s poster proves we still have an issue with women’s sexuality

August 20, 2016, 7:56 am

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GV of sexual health billboard. See National story NNBONK; A poster campaign by a council was slammed as ëdisgusting and offensiveí for encouraging women to sleep around ñ WITHOUT using a condom or warning of diseases. Passers-by were horrified by the bright pink posters adorning the high street and across one borough. ìYou spent the night in Clapham but you left your pill in Kingston, it might be time to consider the coilî is the shocking advice given as part of a sexual health campaign that ìencourages women to sleep aroundî. Kingston Councilís ìget it, forget itî campaign hoped to promote the contraceptive coil - a copper device inserted into the womb that works… <a href=

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Best mum ever makes cardboard cutout of the family dog for teenager to take to university

August 20, 2016, 8:22 am

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Perfection. (Picture: Twitter/jostrowski12)

A moment of appreciation for this mum, who understands that the most important thing to send your son to school with isn’t textbooks or sage advice about drinking responsibly. It’s the family dog.

But not the actual family dog, to be clear. The dog can’t leave. The family needs the dog around.

So that makes things a bit difficult. But this mum came up with a solution.

When 19-year-old Jake Ostrowski packed up his things for college (university to us, but he’s across the pond in the U.S.), his mum presented him with a life-size cardboard cutout of the family dog, Jesse, so he’d always be able to have him nearby.

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Woman gives her 100-year-old mum the graduation she never had

August 20, 2016, 9:08 am

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In the 1930s, the Great Depression prevented Clare Picciuto from graduating from high school.

Her parents had asked her to quit her education and start working to bring money into the household. And so she did.

‘Her brothers were allowed to continue with their education,’ Clare’s daughter, Deborah, told ABC News. ‘She always bemoaned the fact that she wasn’t able to.

‘But she never lost her love of learning.’

This week, more than 80 years after Clare left school, she was finally given the graduation she deserved.

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8 reasons you need Makeup Revolution in your life

August 21, 2016, 3:01 am

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Makeup Revolution is a budget UK makeup brand that’s managed to win cult status among beauty lovers for its trend-led offerings and dupes of high-end brands.

From eyeshadow palettes and highlighters, to brushes, here’s 8 reasons you need Makeup Revolution in your life.

Magical eyeshadow palettes

Makeup Revolution‘s shadows are really good quality for the price – they are decently pigmented, and are creamy in texture with little fallout.

Their metallic shades in particular definitely rival most higher-priced brands.

Their themed Salvation and Ultra Eyeshadows palettes, such as Mermaids Forever (£8), have an array of weird and wonderful shades and they are a joy to collect.

Sweet like chocolate

Makeup Revolution do great dupes of higher-priced brands.

Their I Heart Makeup I Heart Chocolate palettes (£7.99) look just like Too Faced’s Chocolate Bar palettes and have the… Read the full story

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14 things you only know if your parents split up

August 21, 2016, 3:32 am

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It can feel like the end of the world but you will move past it (Picture: Getty)

So your parents split up.

It’s unpleasant.

The process often leaves you with warring parents who can no longer co-parent effectively.

But it’s not the end of the world, and you’re not alone.

Before you know it you’ll have a family of your own.

In the mean time, here are some things you might be able to relate to.

1. Two homes

I had two very nice houses in the country I could call home after my parents split up.

I was living the middle class dream at 12 years old!

2. Two Christmases

I also got two Christmas days, or two Christmas dinners in one day (depending… Read the full story

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15 of the weirdest perfumes in the world

August 21, 2016, 7:17 am

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When looking for a nice perfume, most would rather reach for a spritz of garden rose, rather than the essence of a lady garden.

But not everyone it would seem.

Because there’s all kinds of weird and wonderful perfumes out there, including ones that claim to help you smell like anything, from bacon to a burger, from sperm to a spliff.

And, of course, one inspired by the female external genitals.

Here’s 15 of the weirdest perfumes in the world.

1. Vulva

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