Six months pregnant ballerina nails her pirouette

February 11, 2016, 5:21 am

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Pregnancy won’t stop this ballerina from doing her thing.

Ashley Bouder, 32, is currently a principal dancer with the New York ballet. She’s also six and a half months pregnant with her first child, due in April.

But not even a baby bump can stop Ashley dancing. She shared a video of herself performing a perfect pirouette as part of rehearsals, with the caption: ‘Still spinning away in ballet class…’

Yep. Just to make us all feel bad about our awkward struggle to get up off the sofa. A six month pregnant woman can do this:

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Everyone has fallen in love with these 100-year-old great grans who’ve been best friends for 71 years

February 11, 2016, 5:44 am

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Some friends drift in and out of your life. Other, however, are definitely there for the long-haul, friends for life.

Take great-grandmothers Lil and Jane, who’ve been best friends for over 70 years.

Actress and singer Kamari Copeland from California shared a video of the best mates hanging out together on Twitter two days ago, explaining: ‘my great grandmother who’ll be 100 next month (on the right) & her best friend who is 102! 71 years of friendship’

The absolutely adorable video has now been retweeted over 38,000 times and liked over 44,000 times.

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Teddy makes 100 crotchet hearts and hides them all over Budapest for Valentine’s Day

February 11, 2016, 6:07 am

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The teddies sent to various people around the world to photograph their experiences have done something a little out of the ordinary for this year’s Valentine’s. 

The people behind the Topy bears – Topy’s World – seem like they’re trying to get people into the spirit of Valentine’s Day.

But, rather than focusing on their loved ones, they’ve decided to spread it around their home-city Budapest, Hungary.

Continuing on with their teddy-making vibe, they have crocheted 100 small hearts and glued them onto pieces of paper with a short message:

I hid 100 hearts like this in Budapest. Please let me know when and where you found it. Thank you! Happy Valentine’s Day!

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February 11, 2016, 7:19 am

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When you’ve been through rubbish times together, you know you’ll be friends forever.

Two ginger kittens who were abandoned in a back garden were lucky enough to be found by Moscow-based producer and event manager Anya Yukhtina. The brothers were only a few days old.

Anya nursed the kittens back to good health, feeding them every four hours, keeping them clean, warm, and cosy, and making sure they were happy in their new home.

We don’t know the kittens’ names or much else about them, other than the fact that they’re entirely adorable.

 

They quickly settled and are now living their best lives.

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February 11, 2016, 7:45 am

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The big day is just around the corner. You’re no doubt already prepping.

Of course, we mean St. Patrick’s Day.

And in honour of every Englishman’s favourite saints day on March 17, you may well want to treat your loved ones some traditional* Irish pot o’ gold rainbow cookies.

Fortunately, to make your life a little easier, someone is selling the Somewhere Over the Rainbow Pot O’ Gold St. Patrick’s Day Cookie Cutter on Amazon.

Yes, we know it looks like a penis, but it’s actually a rainbow shining out of a fluffy cloud, with a pot of gold at the end.

See? Here’s the finished cookie:

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February 11, 2016, 8:14 am

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Yes, we know yoga’s meant to be good for our body and mind. But all that deep breathing and gentle movement does have a slight tendency to put us to sleep.

Yoga just isn’t the most exciting thing in the world.

And no matter how many celebs get involved, and how many fancy outfits we buy, yoga will always have a tiny bit of a boredom factor. Unless you are a truly zen yoga master who’s comfortable with slow, relaxing workouts, in which case we are very, very jealous of you.

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Dad finally finds an audience for his terrible jokes

February 11, 2016, 8:42 am

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As all performers know, it’s really about finding your audience, the people that just really get you.

Take Jonny. He’s probably tried his terrible Abu Dhabi joke (a reference to Fred Flinstone’s Yabba Dabba Doo!’ catchphrase) a few times and it’s gone down like a lead balloon.

But, with his little two-year-old daughter Bea, he’s found the perfect audience.

Jonny, who’s from Oxfordshire, filmed his daughter cracking up at his bad joke at the end of last year and posted it on YouTube. Over the last few days, it’s been viewed over 500,000 times.

‘What’s the difference, Bea, between Dubai and Abu Dhabi?’ Dad asks at the start of the clip.

Bea is already giggling.

Dad tries again. ‘What’s the difference between Dubai and Abu Dhabi?’

It’s no use. He had her at Abu Dhabi.

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February 11, 2016, 8:57 am

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Instagram is the home of envy-inducing photos.

A place where filtered, curated and highly styled photos make us believe everyone is out there living a better, more privileged, beautiful or fulfilled life than us.

But really (and it’s hard to remember this when you’re 86 weeks deep into a honey-skinned lingerie model’s profile), Instagram is not reality.

And its stars are not as picture-perfect as they seem in their feeds.

Apparently (in case you hadn’t guessed), the bag-free eyes, blemish-free skin and white teeth we lose our minds over are not all they seem.

And now some Instagrammers are coming together to spread the message.

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February 11, 2016, 9:09 am

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UGH.

We love these expressive cat portraits.

Photographer Robert Bahou grew up surrounded by lots of animals and has always had a profound fascination with what goes on in their minds.

‘I believe that capturing a faithful, telling portrait of them is surprisingly easy,’ he says.

‘I don’t think that animals understand what a camera is, so when they look into a lens, they are not conscious of their appearance.

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February 11, 2016, 9:34 am

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If your hair is limp and flat, these beauty tips will make your hair look voluminous.

Not quite like Beyonce’s, but you can’t have everything.

Here’s five ways add volume to flat hair.

Fake it ’til you make it

You can fake fuller and thicker hair with a clever makeup bag hack.

Take some eyeshadow that’s the same colour as your hair and lightly shade in the skin on your scalp where your parting is to make your hair look thicker when it really isn’t.

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February 11, 2016, 9:40 am

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It’s Valentine’s Day in three days but don’t panic.

We’ve done all the shopping for you.

The chocolate below – all with a high cocoa percentage because it’s better for you, lasts longer and is more intense –  is suitable for vegans, anyone who loves dark chocolate and those with a dairy or egg allergy.

You can buy them all online or in store, in time to make a vegan’s (or non-vegan’s) tummy very happy indeed. <3

Hotel Chocolat

Featuring the Dark Everything Selection; Dark Ginger Puddles; a Mini Hazelnut Bûche; a bar of Saint Lucia Island Growers 100% Dark; and two 70% Dark with Cocoa Nibs nano slabs.

The All Dark Collection, £25, hotelchocolat.com.

A collection of hearts cast in 70% dark chocolate, with a tingle of chilli and crunch of cocoa crispies.

Chilli Chocolate Sweethearts, £7.50, Hotel Chocolat.

Divine

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February 11, 2016, 9:42 am

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While everyone* is gearing up for Valentine’s Day, there’s another special date coming up that we’re much more excited about.

*Meaning smug couples, Sainsbury’s, and chocolate brands.

Nope, not Pancake Day. That already happened – and as marvellous as it was, we really don’t need an excuse to eat delicious breakfast food.

We’re talking Galentine’s Day. It falls on the 13th of February, the day before Valentine’s Day, and is so much better than a holiday designed… Read the full story

This munchkin cat sits like no other cat in the world sits and it’s super cute

February 11, 2016, 9:59 am

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We’re all aware that munchkin cats are probably the most adorable felines going. 

What with their big eyes and the way they pad around on their tiny tiny little, trying to keep up with the bigger cats, they are just so damn cute.

But this tiny munchkin cat is the cutest of them all.

Just look at the way he sits resting his little front paws on his back ones.

Redditor little-bird posted the picture of the fluffy animal, giving other users online a moment of excessive n’aaaaw time.

Munchkin cats are not always so serene though. Especially once they get excited by their own shadow.

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February 11, 2016, 10:11 am

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So there’s a bunch of snacks out there you never knew were vegan.

It’s not just Nairn’s crackers or Kettle chips either.

It’s crazy things like meat-flavour Pot Noodles and bacon crisps, Jammy Dodgers and Mr Kipling cakes.

They’re all entirely free from animal products.

So even if you feel guilty after eating them for health reasons, you can at least feel a little better about their ingredients.

Starburst

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February 11, 2016, 11:00 pm

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Valentine’s Day – what’s not to love about the one day of the year when everyone’s loved up, the restaurants are full, and the shops are wall-to-wall with over-priced roses, heart-shaped chocolates and cuddly toys, that, at any other time of the year, would not be considered remotely adult appropriate?

However, while some embrace the day of love, others just can’t wait until it’s over.

Dreading the day and wish cupid would do one?

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There’s a really addictive new website that tells you what dog you are

February 11, 2016, 11:45 pm

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We’ve found the perfect way to waste some valuable work time today – this addictive new website that tells you what breed of dog you are.

Because haven’t you always wondered ‘am I more spaniel or golden retriever?’

Now, all you have to do is load your photo into new website What-Dog.Net and you will finally have your answer.

What-Dog.Net is Microsoft’s follow up to its hugely inaccurate, but equally addictive, age-calculator How-Old.Net (remember when it said Anna Wintour was 25-years-old? #Mems).

But we think they’re much better with dogs (also they’ve added an all-important question mark after every match, so they’ve totally covered themselves).

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February 12, 2016, 12:31 am

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February 12, 2016, 1:06 am

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Complete honesty moment – is there anyone out there who genuinely likes dating?

It’s always been a nerve wracking, gut clenching roller-coaster of nerves, self-doubt and vulnerability. We’re still trying to work out how to get the basics of a first date right for goodness sake.

And then when dating seemed hard enough – bam – in came social media and the internet. With the horrors of Tinder and who we are being more exposed than ever with it.

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Raw and powerful photos capture all the emotions of childbirth

February 12, 2016, 1:20 am

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Brace yourselves. These award-winning birth photos are beautiful, but they’re also, shall we say, arresting.

Now in its fifth year, The International Association of Professional Birth Photographers‘ annual photo competition aims to celebrate ‘the beauty of birth and the skill of birth photographers.’

‘Birth photography is a highly specialized field and the choice to have the experience documented is an intensely personal decision,’ the competition organisers explain.

‘It involves the birth process, environment, the parents and those in attendance.

‘Birth photography encompasses the tears of joy, the wonder of bringing a new life into the world and celebrates family. The photographers who specialize in the field use their art to tell the story of birth.’

Here are the winning entries – Please note, while birth is beautiful, it is also messy and real, so expect some nudity. 

1st place: underwater birth, by Marijke Thoen Geboortefotografie

 

Best in category: labour, The… Read the full story

Kylie Jenner is now doing nail polish

February 12, 2016, 1:58 am

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Considering the MAJOR success of Kylie Jenner’s lipstick collection (and we do mean major. The first batch sold out in minutes) it’s no surprise that the youngest Kardashian-Jenner wants to expand her foray into the beauty industry.

Her next venture? Nail polish. Kylie’s teamed up with existing polish brand SinfulColors to release multiple collections under her name and influenced by her love of long, manicured nails.

Kylie will release the first collection, called King Kylie SinfulShine, later this month.

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