Cecil the lion’s death at the hands of US dentist Walter Palmer sparked international outrage. Now the park where he lived is planning to erect a bronze statue in honor of the lion.
The Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force wrote on their Facebook page: ‘We have asked the very talented John Binder of Birds for Africa to make the iconic statue for us.’
They added: ‘This will be an excellent reminder to all who visit the… Read the full story
The quiet carriage remains a place of fear and turmoil for many travellers, despite its plea for respect and silence. Many train operators have abandoned them entirely.
If you’ve never travelled in one, here’s a list of 19 of the worst things you can do in the quiet carriage if you really don’t care anymore.
1. Leaky headphones
Few things get your fellow passengers in the quiet carriage going like repetitive, tinny dance music. So turn up the volume to max and select a BEST OF BANGING DANCE 2001 compilation, insert a pair of cheap earphones into your lug holes, and watch the head shaking begin in earnest.
2. SHOUT INTO YOUR MOBILE
We all remember Dom Jolly shouting ‘I’m on a train’ into a giant mobile… Read the full story
Being a photographer can bring some great rewards, but it isn’t easy to get to the top and stay there.
Here’s a list of a few things that I wished I’d known before I started.
1. That you’ll go further if you have a ridiculous name like Finstav van Truff, or a single moniker such as Gerdy.
2. That being 5ft 9 isn’t quite tall enough.
3. That the Met office is total rubbish, and that it’s a waste of time constantly checking on the eve of a shoot.
You’d be better off forming a network of farmers and old people that you could just phone up.
4. That there is no such thing as a normal week and trying to plan family life… Read the full story
There are 4.5 million self-employed workers in the UK and we know things the normal working world doesn’t.
Here are 14 things you’ll only really understand if you’re still in your dressing gown at 2pm.
Real jobs are a lot less risky
Holiday pay, sick pay, regular wages, health and safety, job security… a freelance can only dream of such things.
Your neighbours order a lot of things online
And they expect you to take in their deliveries while they’re at work.
Work always follows the same pattern
And that pattern goes NONE – TOO MUCH – NONE – TOO MUCH – NONE – TOO MUCH
You can grow a hell of a beard when there’s nobody… Read the full story
Now we’ve finally recovered from National Tequila Day, we can start thinking about drinking the golden spirit again.
Lucky for us, El Patron has come up with an attractive alternative to slamming questionable tequila shots in a dodgy bars.
They’re launching a far more civilized tequila hotel in the Isle of Wight.
That’s right – a whole hotel dedicated to tequila. It will be the first of its kind in Europe.
The hotel’s interior promises to be a ‘Mexican playground’ with plenty of colour, Latino inspired art work and a corrugated iron bar to while away the hours sipping on delicious tequila.
There are a lot of reasons to resent living in London, and often it’s easier to just lie to ourselves about them.
1. £8.50 is cheap for a cocktail!
It only seems that way because £12 is apparently the ‘normal’ price in London these days.
2. £5 a pint is reasonable
They’re cheaper than the cocktails, at least.
3. A one hour commute to work is totally fine
At least you get a lot of reading done!
4. It’s not weird AT ALL that it can take two hours to get from one side of the city to the other
My city’s not too big, yours is too… Read the full story
Are you a glass half full kind of person? Do you always see the silver lining? When life gives you lemons, do you crack open the gin and make a party out of it?
Some people are natural optimists and know the importance of positivity.
Here are 13 things you will know if you are a shiny, happy optimist…
1. You know that being an optimist doesn’t mean you are a Pollyanna, uncool or naive. You just have the ability to have a positive outlook whilst having the knowledge that sometimes life is difficult, challenging and painful.
2. You count your blessings! Looking for the positive things in your life rather than dwelling on the negative, you know that… Read the full story
Guys, its official, colouring in is no longer just for three-year-old children.
In fact, a quick search on Instagram reveals just how popular adult colouring books have become, with thousands of painstakingly-created designs proudly uploaded onto the site.
The smell of wax crayons, the rustling of paper, the rush of anxiety as your crayon veers dangerously close to the edge of the line. It’s no wonder people are getting so into this.
Indulging in something you probably last did in primary school is supposed to promote feelings of calming nostalgia.
Like, remember when all you had to worry about was what flavour crisps were in your lunchbox, and how many Pokemon cards you had collected that week?
But on a serious note, colouring is said to be… Read the full story
Working as a personal trainer is a great job, but requires a lot of dedication and hard work.
The hours are long, and the money doesn’t come rolling in straight away.
But if you can make it as a trainer, you’ll have a great time doing what you love.
Here are a few things you will only know if you’ve worked as a personal trainer
1. You have long forgotten what formal attire means. Dressing up means wearing your freshest gym gear for everyone to see.
2. If you work in a gym, it basically becomes your home. You eat there, train there, work there, socialise there… sometimes even sleep there.
3. Many people will not understand how precious your time is,… Read the full story
Dance choreographer, comedian and avid YouTuber Nicole Arbour has been causing a stir on the web with her latest video, ‘Dear Instagram Models’.
In the video (which you can watch below), Arbour launches a full on attack on Instagram’s semi-nude women, exclaiming: ‘I can’t come on the internet without seeing your titties, your ass or basically up your fallopian tubes, because you are an “Instagram Model”.
Arbour’s not afraid to cause offence, stating: ‘It’s funny watching Instagram internet bitches post photos of their Louis Vuitton bags and Chanel shoes with #blessed but they’re never showing the old man’s balls they’re sucking who #blessed them.’
Ouch.
Apparently, her intention is not to shame women into hiding their bodies, but to encourage them be more than a ‘do nothing bitch’, waiting for some guy to come along (her words).
But then she posts images on Instagram like this:
Remember that pretty scary infographic that warned everyone how doomed their body was after drinking just one can of Coca Cola?
Well it turns out that an even better beverage, namely Irn-Bru, can also have quite significant effects on us, according to a highly scientific dubious image which reveals what an Englishman can expect to endure after taking a sip of the beautiful, orange liquid.
Created by Favrify, the hilarious image speculates the stages a human goes through after a can, from a deepening voice, a desire to vote SNP and a decision to change their fizzname to William Wallace.
Before anyone starts to panic and order a battered haggis with salt and sauce, it is completely tongue in cheek.
But we love it regardless –… Read the full story
With Cheese Posties launching this month, it only seemed right that we had a look at some of the most delicious toasties around.
As if we needed a reason, because cheese toasties are clearly the gods of the food world.
First, that toasted bread with it’s crisp crunch, delightful whether it be sourdough or granary.
Followed by the sensation of gooey cheese, that just wants to be released from its breaded cage.
The combinations are only limited to your imagination, with huge life choices like is today a gorgonzola or a classic cheddar day?
Why choose? Have them all. Your inner fromage fan will thank you.
MORE: 18 types of cheese ranked from worst to best
Tattoos are a big commitment. After all, they are going to be with you for life.
Except when you have a temporary one that lasts only two weeks.
Brother dream team, Tyler and Braden Handley, have created just that because, as they know all too well, getting the real deal can be scary.
They said: ‘We both wanted real tattoos for a very long time, but couldn’t commit to anything forever.’
But the usual temporary tattoos of glittery butterflies aimed at kids doesn’t always quite cut it.
MORE: These are the top 10 most removed tattoos
If you love da cake, there’s a big social event coming up to put in your calendar – Afternoon Tea Week (10-16th August 2015).
Let’s be frank, it’s nothing more than a great excuse to stuff your face with scones, sandwich, cakes and anything else that takes your fancy.
Let’s take a look at those playing a strong cake game.
Here are the best ones in London to stick on your bucket list:
Best for: getting sweetly nostalgic. This beautiful looking tea features humble childhood favorite flavours turned into fancy schmancy cakes – Jaffa Cake is Chocolate Orange Pave, Ganache, and Mandarin Jam, Bubblegum is a Macaroon with Hundreds & Thousands,… Read the full story
Move over dogs. Humans have found their new best friend and it comes in a cat shaped package.
1. Your phone has more cat selfies than anything else.
2. You have conversations with your cat and reply to their meows as if you know exactly what they were saying.
3. You miss them all the time when you are away.
4. And wonder if they miss you too. Of course they miss you.
5. You spend more time/money/effort finding presents for them than for your family and friends.
6. You get more worried about leaving your cat while you are on holiday, than leaving your house.
Yep, food is a pretty big deal. Fuel for living and all that.
We all know eating is a necessary part of life. But the scientifically curious among us can’t help wondering: what would actually happen if we just stopped eating any and all food?
Science Youtubers AsapSCIENCE have the answer, creating a handy video that breaks down exactly what happens to the body, stage by stage, if a person doesn’t eat anything.
It isn’t pretty, which makes it all the more upsetting that around 795 million people around the world have to survive, day to day, without food.
1. Getting hangry
Those first few hours are when the hanger sets in. You’re hungry. Your blood sugar is low.
And you’re not happy about it.
In the battle of the sexes, there’s only one major arena to conquer: who can survive a breakup the best?
A new study has found that despite feeling more breakup-related pain, women come out of breakups significantly better than men. Because they’re tough.
The study, conducted by Binghamton University and University College London, found that women report experiencing significantly more emotional and physical pain post-breakup.
Researchers asked 5,705 participants to rate the pain of a breakup on a scale of one (none) to 10 (unbearable), and found that women averaged around 6.84 in terms of emotional pain, and 4.21 when it came to physical pain.
Bad news if you haven’t closed your laptop in the last three days.
A new study has found that spending a bunch of time on the internet weakens the immune system, making internet addicts more likely to get sick.
Researchers at the universities of Swansea and Milan studied 500 people between the ages of 18 and 101, and found that those who reported ‘excessive’ internet use had 30 per cent more cold and flu symptoms than those who reported moderate internet use.
They also found that those who use the internet to excess experience high levels of stress when they’re not connected… Read the full story
You’ve done the hard stuff – found someone to marry, planned a wedding and then gone through the big day without a glitch. Congratulations!
But little did you know that the awkward questions haven’t even started yet…
How’s married life?
There’s no correct answer to this. ‘Good’ sounds unenthusiastic. ‘Fun’ sounds silly. ‘Amazing’ sounds cringeworthy.
‘The same’ just sounds incredibly depressing.
Does it feel different?
The truth is that there is literally no difference except for paperwork and the fact you now have to use the words ‘husband’ and ‘wife’ without cracking up.
But saying that sounds anticlimactic, so you have to pretend it’s life-changing.
But you’re so young/old/weird to be getting married!
A bit late for your opinions, isn’t it?
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Being shy gets a pretty bad rap.
Sure, talking to people can be tough. And making new friends. Plus anything related to public speaking.
But it’s not ALL bad. Every day, there are small moments of JOY that only shy people truly understand…
1. When someone doesn’t answer phone
‘Please don’t pick up, please don’t pick up. Ahhhhh.’
2. Losing your voice
A little painful, but the PERFECT excuse to not have to talk to anyone.
3. Getting a seat on a train/plane/bus with no-one in the seat next to you
No forced social interaction. No sitting in close proximity to another human being. Bliss.
4. When your friend cancels plans
Oh no, you can’t go to that big party with a bunch of new people I’ve never met before? What a shame.
