There’s now a Tinder-style app for finding a tennis partner

August 12, 2017, 12:24 am

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Picture this.

You’re lusting after a good game of tennis, but your lazy, good for nothing mates still think that playing a version on the console is the same thing.

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It’s just your luck to be attracted to a partner sport, one that when listed in your Tinder bio interests sounds like a subterranean sex move rather than a simple jolly with a racket.

Cue EasyTennis, a website designed so that you can find a tennis partner near you.

Does the name sound familiar? That’s because it’s part of the EasyGroup, the dayglo orange… Read the full story

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August 12, 2017, 12:26 am

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If I had a penny for every single time I had been told that sexism doesn’t exist in the UK, I would be a very rich woman.

And it’s times like this that I would like to direct those people to a survey conducted by the Greenwich School of Management, which has revealed that 92% of women are not putting their professional ambitions into practice.

A Lush festival is coming and you're invited

In the survey, which asked 1,000 people to rate there job satisfaction, only 8% of women felt that they were on the road to success in their current job.

While 26%… Read the full story

A Lush festival is coming and you’re invited

August 12, 2017, 12:57 am

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Oi, you. The one with the stash of bath bombs in the cupboard under your sink.

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If you’re a true Lush fan, there’s an event you need to know about (and we’re not talking about the announcement that a bath bomb subscription service is coming, as exciting as that is).

We are, of course, talking about the Lush Creative Showcase, which is coming back for its second year.

Basically, it’s a one day Lush festival/bath bomb extravaganza, showcasing all the new and exciting Lush products, showing live demonstrations of how Lush… Read the full story

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August 12, 2017, 1:26 am

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Anyone in a relationship knows the feeling.

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You love the person you’re with, obviously. It’s just that sometimes they get so irritating that you want to tell them to p*ss off forever, just so you don’t have to listen to them chewing ice, or jiggling their legs under the table, or mispronouncing Kim Kardashian’s name.

For Teresa Turner, the annoying factor comes down to her misophonia.

Misophonia, if you didn’t know, is a sensitivity to certain noises. Teresa can’t handle listening to people eating loudly, so when her husband, Rob, insisted on playing… Read the full story

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August 12, 2017, 2:00 am

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When I announced that I was splitting from the father of my kids three years ago, the reaction I got depended entirely on how much people knew of the backstory.

Only those very close to me were aware that the relationship had been a sham for years – intimacy and affection was long gone and my pleas to sort things out had been soundly ignored.

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Despite this, we parented well together and somehow got on OK as friends.

To those… Read the full story

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August 12, 2017, 2:06 am

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You roll over, satisfied after ripping each other’s clothes and having a hot, sweaty sexual sesh.

But while you may be sexually satisfied (well, we hope), you’re still hungering. For food, this time. All that boning really worked up an appetite.

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What do you suggest to your orgasm-buddy before you start scrolling through Deliveroo?

Are you a pizza person? A taco fan? Do you resort to whatever snacks are lying around the house? Do you send them downstairs to make you a big bowl of pasta?

Or are you one of… Read the full story

Photographer captures the faces of people with vitiligo to help her embrace her own skin

August 12, 2017, 2:43 am

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Jasmine Colgan hasn’t always loved her vitiligo, a condition which causes white patches across her skin.

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She first noticed light patches on her wrists when she was 21-years-old. Those patches began to spread, Jasmine headed to the dermatologist, and it was confirmed that she had vitiligo.

‘When I was studying my undergrad at the University of Colorado in Denver, my friend took a photograph of my hands,’ Jasmine says.

‘I couldn’t stop looking at the picture.

‘I remember taking… Read the full story

The Loop’s sparkly mermaid churros are pretty magical

August 12, 2017, 3:09 am

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Whisper it: The unicorn trend might slowly be dying a death.

And thank f*** for that.

Nudging out the horned beast is the much more palatable mermaid.

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The mermaid is significantly cooler than the unicorn, FYI, because of its elegant colour palette of greens and blues (all those rainbow bright hues were giving us a bit of a headache), excellent hair, and the option to wear a seashell bra.

So we welcome the mermaid’s reign. Especially if it gives us gifts such as The Loop’s super sparkly mermaid… Read the full story

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August 12, 2017, 3:13 am

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Dubai is a haven for wannabe Bond villains

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The Middle-Eastern city is famous for its impressive feats of architecture, outrageously expensive hotels and stratospheric skyscrapers, but what’s more impressive than an owning an apartment/lair in a really, really tall building?

One that’s underwater, of course.

A futuristic village of underwater villas is currently being built in Dubai’s manmade World Islands, offering unparalleled views of the Persian Gulf and an opportunity to protect the city’s local marine life.

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August 12, 2017, 3:41 am

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We’d all like to be matching underwear clad goddesses, who never have to rummage around in our drawers to find the one pair of underwear that fits the requirements of clean, comfortable, and fairly VPL-free.

But, alas, that is not who we are.

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We are the people who continually resort to the same ratty underwear set we’ve had since we were 16.

When it comes to bikinis, it’s the same deal.

We try to go shopping each year and buy something fancy, but changing room meltdowns send us right back to… Read the full story

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August 12, 2017, 4:00 am

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Left in isolation, the vast majority of men really aren’t so bad.

On our own, we desire nothing more than to play FIFA, feed, and fantasise about your friends.

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But when we gather en masse, ‘suited and booted’, chock full of ale and Bensons, a different vibe emerges.

A typical lads night out is ghastly. A revolting, immoral mess that would be compelling were it not so obnoxiously vile.

Here, three blokes share what ‘the squad’ get up to, given half a chance and one… Read the full story

Watching porn is leaving women unsatisfied by real-life sex, says new study

August 12, 2017, 5:17 am

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We’ve all heard about the horrors of porn addiction when it comes to men.

There’s sex addiction, difficulty ejaculating with real-life women, the death grip (that’s when men masturbate with such a tight grip that vaginas feel too loose for them to get off), erectile dysfunction, and the reliance on sex practices that do nothing for their partners.

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All bad stuff that’s worth looking out for.

There hasn’t been the same level of research into the impact watching porn is having on women, however.

This is likely down to the idea… Read the full story

Gluten-free travellers reveal their best and worst experiences with in-flight food

August 12, 2017, 6:00 am

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There’s no bigger gamble than asking for your food to be gluten-free when travelling on a plane.

You could end up with a fairly pleasant, almost edible meal. Or you could end up with a single banana.

I decided to quiz a few of the folk from the Coeliacs in the UK Facebook group  and the Gluten Free and Me Facebook group who were brave enough to place their dietary requirements in the hands of their airline.

Here’s the good, the bad and the ugly of gluten-free food at 40,000 feet.

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Heading to a festival in the Lake District might be the best way for Londoners to properly de-stress

August 12, 2017, 6:20 am

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I am not, by nature, a festival person.

I occasionally get panic attacks in crowds.

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I’m not great at keeping up with the latest music.

I don’t have a festival-ready wardrobe (and haven’t owned a pair of wellies since I was a kid).

So I was pretty surprised to find out that on a Friday at Kendal Calling, a festival in the Lake District, I felt the most relaxed I’ve been in months.

In fact, I’d go as far as recommending every Londoner, city-dweller, or generally stressed out person heads to… Read the full story

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August 12, 2017, 6:24 am

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Sick of never getting change back from a tenner at the bar?

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Why not book a holiday instead?

Brexit is squeezing the pound, throwing the NHS into turmoil, could ruin our music industry, and all the while is being led by politicians who seemingly have no idea what they’re doing.

Plenty of us are going to need a beer every now and then just to take the edge off, but some of the cheapest pints can actually be found in the EU.

FX comparison site Travelex pooled data from… Read the full story

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August 12, 2017, 6:35 am

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It’s a truth universally acknowledged that a Londoner with a tenner will never be able to buy a decent round of drinks.

And expensive beer is not just a problem in the capital; the UK is one of the most expensive places to buy a pint in the world, according to new research from FX comparison site Travelex.

Travelex recently combined data from the Office for National Statistics and its own currency exchange rates to work out the average cost of a pint of beer in top tourist hot-spots for British holidaymakers.

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August 12, 2017, 7:41 am

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There is nothing wrong with having cellulite. It’s normal, natural, and previous research suggests that 95% of women have it.

We feel that bears repeating, because, apparently, there are still a lot of people in the world who don’t get it.

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There are people who believe cellulite is a sign of poor health (it’s not. You can have cellulite no matter your size, diet, and exercise regime), who believe it’s weird, who think it’s something that should always be hidden.

One of those people decided to comment on a photo of fitness… Read the full story

Why has no one written a powerful letter on Instagram about loving this curvy house?

August 12, 2017, 8:07 am

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Attention, please.

There is currently a plump house standing strong in the face of haters in Vienna.

It’s called the Fat House, thanks to its bulging polystyrene walls, and is the creation of Austrian sculptor Erwin Wurm.

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Shockingly, not a single man has taken to Instagram expecting praise for loving this house.

So, I’m going to step up, be brave, and await my medal.

I love this house and its curvy body.

As a teenager, I was often teased by my friends for my attraction to houses on… Read the full story

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August 12, 2017, 8:37 am

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Last weekend, Mo Farah cemented his reputation as the greatest British athlete of all time as he claimed gold in the men’s 10,000m, becoming the first athlete ever to win 10 consecutive global track titles.

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But while you’re supposed to be filled with a sense of all-consuming wonder at the whole thing, my thoughts were somewhere else entirely.

It just looked hard. Bloody hard. Too hard.

All considered, this far from can-do approach is the precise reason why I’ve never been good at sport, and… Read the full story

What happens when you suddenly lose two friends at once?

August 12, 2017, 8:50 am

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Moving to a new city is always tough – especially if it’s not 100% planned.

When I first landed in London, it was quite sudden. After spending four years in Devon, my job contract and tenancy drew to a close, and I didn’t know where to go next.

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My friends were all moving to new places to start careers or PhDs, and so I felt forced along with them.

But it was hard. I had a group of close friends, and they were slowly moving away. Drifting out of my life.

Life in the capital was tough to start with – after claiming Universal Credit, things went down the pan pretty quickly.

But there was more going on than not having the basics. Moving somewhere you don’t know anyone means you end up lonely.

Sure, you have… Read the full story