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Has the media sensationalized Robin Williams death?
In light of the recent death of Robin Williams, questions have been asked if the actors self demise has come to be trivialized and exploited by the media? Questions which in many ways raise the issue of how media...
Jessica Valenti asks if tampons should be free and twitter goes bezerk
The Guardian's Jessica Valenti has chosen to write a compelling, if not unorthodox essay on feminine hygiene. Specifically the need for women to be provided free tampons, especially if one accepts the notion that feminine hygiene is akin to...
Bunny Hunter is a real life like Barbie Doll with loaded weapons
Making her way into the annals of popular culture is me too Bunny Hunter, real name Michelle Rovinsky known for her real life like Barbie Doll predispositions and the star of a new bTV segment which seeks to teach...
Welcome to the Japanese trend of the cavity pose. Will it last?
It seems in an effort to appear more svelte and slimmer, social media users in Japan have taken upon a new trend called the cavity pose.
The cavity pose itself involves users posing in front of the camera (naturally aka...
FDA: Snorting caffeine powder is the new fun trend that might kill you
It seems the increasing trend of snorting caffeine has since caused the FDA to issue a warning, this after an 18-year-old Ohio high school student, Logan Steiner who came to snort the good stuff just before his graduation and die.
Using...
Jordan Younger, Vegan blogger admits eating disorder, orthorexia.
Jordan Younger, known to many of her followers as the vegan blogger has opened up about her coming to terms with eating disorder orthorexia, an extreme form of healthy dieting that supersedes all reasoning and dieting of the to...
Colostomy bag selfies are the new social media trend.
Ever since Bethany Townsend a 23 year old aspiring model and sufferer of Crohn's disease dared to post a selfie of herself in her bikini along with her colostomy bag other sufferers of the disease have since become emboldened...
The Best Celeb Couples of 2014
We all love a celebrity romance and 2014 has already had its fair share of dating, weddings and baby announcements. If you still haven’t met the love of your life - try reading this website, which has a review...
The rise of Cinderella surgery: helping women wear designer shoes by chopping down their toes
It seems there is a rising phenomenon here in the US that some women have come to resign themselves to. Called Cinderella surgery, the new trend involves surgeons literally altering the size of women's feet and toes in an...
Breastfeeding selflies are now the new trend. Provoking thought…
It seems moms are taking to social media as they begin to post breastfeeding selfies as a way to show off their joy of motherhood along with relating to other mothers.
Whilst breastfeeding selflies may come to serve as permanent...
Famous Hookah Smokers
Hookah is a type of stemmed instrument used for smoking tobacco. Instead of burning it with fire and inhaling the smoke, one smokes the ‘shisha’ by passing it through a water basin. The shisha is usually flavoured tobacco and...
Freelee the Banana girl swears by mono meals. Eats potatoes in one go.
Freelee the Banana girl is causing havoc amongst dieters once again after telling that she subscribes to the notion of mono meals, which involves the massive consumption of a single ingredient.
In telling how she went form 11st 2lbs (156...
Why Your First Car is Your Best Ever Investment
Sponsored post: Up until I turned 18 and went to university, I lived in a small village about 20 miles from the nearest town. My friends, for the most part, lived either in the town centre and saw no...
NYC Premiere of FARMLAND the movie.
Farmland the movie a new documentary by James Moll, premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival this past Thursday. Chronicling the lives of farmers and ranchers in their 20’s—cultivating land and crops in California, Colorado, Georgia, Minnesota, Nebraska, Pennsylvania and Texas—the film...
Who is Britain’s Got talent violinist Lettice Rowbotham?
To be sure Britain's Got Talent violinist Lettice Rowbotham is a rare gem talent indeed. That much was obvious in a spritely interview she gave leading up to her performance on the show this past April 19th which was...
