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the killing fields
Just 40 short years ago communist leader Pol Pot and his Khmer Rogue army were inflicting their reign of terror and genocide on the people of Cambodia. In just under four years they would wipe out an estimated 1.7 million people, a staggering 21 percent of Cambodia’s population. In the chronicle of 20th century horrors,...
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I like creating and participating in teams. From the start of MSL five years ago, many significant individuals have contributed to the ebb and flow of ideas and I sometimes pause to reflect on how alike, and yet how different, those people are. The skills shared and developed, the bonds formed, the ways of thinking...
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If like me you’ve recently started a new job then, this goes out to you; you are not alone. Your first day is a mixture of that nervous knot of thorns in your stomach and that exciting buzzing in your head. “What if they don’t like me?” “What if I don’t like them!?” “I’m going to...
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autumn leaves
So, we haven’t exactly had the most amazing summer this year. Between boiling hot and blustering winds, to carrying an umbrella ‘just in case’, our summer has been a bit of a wash out. However, these autumn goodies makes embracing the shorter nights, shallow puddles, and leaf blowing breezes a bit more bearable. Matte Lipstick...
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sketch
There’s afternoon tea, and then there’s afternoon tea at sketch. While the name sketch might suggest some half ditched attempt at something beautiful, the palatial pink space is anything but. The Gallery at sketch is a work of art. We’ve all been there, sitting with your mums half sisters cousin making small talk over stale...
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Tori Michaels AW15
Fed up of the high street and looking for a new label to fall in love with? Look no further, as former Ted Baker womenswear designer, Jodie Fleischmann launches her first collection for AW15. Fleischmann studied her craft at the London College of Fashion and went on to work in the women’s design team of high street...
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It’s ok to change the direction you want to go in, to start again. As people, we evolve; constantly. What we may have liked a year ago may not excite us like it did many moons ago. Perhaps a person that you placed on a pedestal doesn’t look so tall anymore and the light that...
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kim k
Some we commit without really knowing we’re doing it, and others we’re often blissfully unaware that it’s even on the naughty list, but beauty crimes come in all shapes and sizes and do us an injustice that only we ourselves can stop. Whether it comes from picking up bad habits or the age old excuse of...
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the girl on the train
It was pitched as the new Gone Girl so expectations were high and with plot twists and turns right from the start the comparison isn’t surprising. But does new novel The Girl on the train, live up to the hype? Paula Hawkins’ crime novel is her first thriller after 15 years of journalism. The story starts with Rachel...
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One of the things I love most about the summer is the simplicity and ease to have a good day. The sun is shining; people are smiling at every passing corner. Days effortlessly turn into beautiful summers nights and weekends feel that little bit more special. If you like to explore and spend a lazy...
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