It can be tough being a vegan.
You have to be careful where you eat, can’t use money and are considered undateable by some members of society.
Then there’s the issue of bondage.
I imagine there’s nothing worse than being whipped and having to halt proceedings to ask, ‘Excuse me, is that whip made from leather?’
No doubt this has been a common scene in bedrooms… Read the full story
One of the top perks to parenting is being able to dress your baby however you like.
And this is one perk that dad, Ben Brucker, from San Francisco, took full advantage of when he was left to look after his four-month-old daughter, Maya.
Maya had been dressed in her sleep suit, but Ben felt inspired to create something more eye-catching.
We all like to think that we’re sexual experts, but are we really?
Are you blissfully unaware of the naughtiness going on behind closed doors, or are you fully fluent in sexual deviancy?
Believe it or not, 2016 has sex trends just like it does with film, music and fashion. So how many of this year’s hottest trends, fetishes and orientations can you actually define?
Find out if you… Read the full story
Disney World is a magical place where our favourite characters come to life, where candy floss is acceptable breakfast fodder and where you can wear Minnie Mouse ears aged 23 without any judgement.
Which is how characters like Mickey and Daffy manage to keep calm in their heavy costumes while being surrounded by millions of kids and angst-y adults desperate for photos and autographs. How do they do it?
One former Goofy, who was sacked for fighting with Donald Duck, has now revealed the truth about working at Disney World Orlando.
Reddit user Ihaveanotheridentity hosted an AskMeAnything session over the weekend and… Read the full story
In the last few years, we’ve seen a lot of delicious food ruined by being served in a ridiculous way.
Fry-ups served in shovels. Deconstructed coffee. Rainbow bagels (which taste much too sweet, FYI).
And now, finally, we may have hit out breaking point.
Because this isn’t even a delicious food served in a ridiculous way. It’s a menu item that should feel boring and familiar. That should be simple, effortless.
But instead, it… Read the full story
You don’t require a degree in Celtic current affairs to understand the tiger has long-since been declawed.
The Republic Of Ireland’s economy went from insatiable to dire in the mid-noughties as an inflated property market crashed following a period of unparalleled and, at times, irresponsible lending.
Not that you would notice walking around Dublin today.
Who’s tired? Raise your hand.
Sleep is a tricky thing to master, especially during the holidays. Humans are supposed to be naturally good at it, but it doesn’t always work that way.
And did you know that losing two hours of sleep is basically the same as drunk driving?
My relationship with sleep could be described as occasionally thorny.
I go through patches of having deep, easy and happy sleep every night.
Going to the gym can often be a massive drag.
Even if you literally have nothing better to do on your lunch break, the very idea of leaving your desk, trekking it to the changing room and re-dressing can seem like more effort than it’s worth – and that’s before you even step foot on the gym floor.
How many of us only exercise when we’re already happy? What about when we’re f*cking… Read the full story
Turns out all those hours intensely analysing the emoji choices of your friend’s date wasn’t a total waste of time. It could get you a legit career.
Take that, mum.
London-based translation agency Today Translations has just listed an online job advert for the role of emoji… Read the full story
Very occasionally, a genius is born. They might hide their light under a bushel well into adulthood, but when their day comes, they manage to change all our lives for the better
Clare from Manchester is one such genius.
Beauty marketing person by day, blogger by night, she’s literally worked out how to turn water into wine.
Her trick is so simple but so life changing.
Clare just filled the water tray inside the fridge with a bottle of white, and watched as it dispensed… Read the full story
Back in November, we reported that women were effectively working for free until the end of the year – such is the gender pay gap.
We also recommended some things you could do if you wanted to observe Equal Pay Day. Things like leaving work early (like we needed an excuse). Asking for a pay rise. Joining WEP.
You might have been agitated enough to do something, but many of us probably thought that it didn’t impact us directly. After all, your nice, liberal industry isn’t one trying to f*ck over women – it’s… Read the full story
Detoxing and cleansing have become synonymous with trendy bloggers posting photos of their latest fresh off the smoothie machine green juice. You can see why this made me slightly reluctant to stay at a hotel with ‘cleanse’ in its name. It is easy to imagine the crowd you get at such a place, the type that continually update others hundreds of miles away on their detox progress on Instagram and remark on how many toxins have magically… Read the full story
If you thought curries had to be heavy and full of meat, think again. Mukesh Chand, who grew up in New Delhi, is the Indian chef at Phuket Cleanse, a wellness resort on the island of Phuket in Thailand. He reveals how he makes strict vegan food for the guests at the resort, including Indian favourites like naan and tikka massala.
While we’re slowly starting to see a little more diversity in the sizes of models (which is a wonderful thing), we’re still all too often presented with a smoothed over, ‘perfect’ version of these bodies.
We don’t see belly rolls or cellulite. We don’t see the zips refusing to close. And we definitely don’t see stretchmarks, despite the fact that they’re totally normal and loads of women have them.
Which is why it’s so refreshing to see model Barbie Ferreira sharing hers.
In case you’re not in the know, Barbie is a major… Read the full story
There is no hangover quite like a red wine hangover
After a night buying rounds of bottles, your brain feels like it has been pickled in vinegar and pricked with pickaxes.
You’re probably feeling like this right now…or you’re about to if your Christmas party is coming up.
Office parties are sponsored by warm wine and nibbles (which do absolutely nothing to soak up the alcohol and stop you from making a complete tit of yourself). And often are accompanied with a banging headache and sense of regret.
But now it… Read the full story
Christmas – arguably a time for staying in, going home and spending time with the family.
But also it can be the perfect opportunity to make a quick winter getaway, particularly if want to perk yourself up with some Christmas cheer.
Let’s face, it’s 2016, and we all need a… Read the full story
Buying a home shouldn’t be hard. But it is. And in ways you least expect.
Yes, yes, congratulations all round – you’ve finally left behind the life of a renter and habitually unhygienic housemates and moved into a place that’s all your own.
It’s a tiny studio flat with a close-up view of the rail tracks but it had the benefits of location and affordability going for it.
In case you missed it, the US’s president-elect has said some truly awful things about women.
He’s made comments about grabbing women ‘by the pussy’. He’s compared women to dogs. He’s made sexual remarks, criticised women for their appearances, and advised people that they need to treat women ‘like shit’.
And yet he was still elected.
Aria Watson, an 18-year-old student at Clatstop… Read the full story
Men who like cats are the best. Take an average-looking guy, put a cat in front of him and if he wants to play with it (no innuendos please), you instantly have someone who qualifies for long-term-boyfriend, if not husband, material.
If someone so big can love something so small, if someone so needy can love something so self-sufficient, if someone so masculine can love something so intrinsically feminine, then they’ve got to be a keeper.
For new couples, the run up to Christmas means 24 days of avoiding the question: “Where are you spending Christmas?”
The first answer, “I’m going to his”, elicits a sad nod – because won’t being away from your family be awful, and how will you cope?
Cue the hand-on-shoulder to recognise your humble sacrifice.
The second: “She’s coming to mine.” results in a frown.
Because you are clearly forcing your partner into this under duress.
