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California
Coachella
Yesterday was the final day of another hugely successful – and incredibly well-attended – Coachella. It is really only in the last five years or so that this highly infectious and Instagram-worthy festival has come to fruition, and now it seems that anyone who is anyone is travelling to the dusty desert plains to dance the...
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It’s that time of year again, kids and students are going back to school and university, and for me it’ll be my last year! But whether you’re in education or not, it’s never too late to learn. So this September I feel it’s my duty to take you back to school and educate you on...
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When you think of summer you think of white sand beaches, the smell of sun lotion, crashing waves, blue skies and the silhouettes of palm trees cutting through the sunset hues. This painted image of a California dreaming summer makes us all sigh at our desks as we work through the week and wait excitedly...
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This week, as London endured yet another tube strike, I found myself getting stuck in the most uninspiring places. Tube undergrounds, train platforms and in the middle of a penguin like huddles. I wasn’t a fan and I’m sure many of you who had similar experiences would agree. But it got me thinking. Where would...
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Since they first burst onto the scene in 2012 Haim have had quite the year, from festivals up and down the country including the coveted Glastonbury and Reading, to recognition from BBC and NME, these three sisters hailing from San Fernando Valley, California have well and truly cemented themselves as one of this years most...
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27 years ago, two twins with platinum blonde hair, beaming smiles and big, innocent eyes that could bend arms with just one look, were born into the world. The Olsen twins’ identical looks and confident, charming personalities took them from your average Californian children to worldwide Television stars at the tiny age of just nine...
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This summer, I spent the long warm days with sand between my toes, a road map in my hands and a supersize diet coke by my side. My dream California summer was so memorable that I now have a siren that automatically goes off whenever I hear the word. Like a search engine, if California...
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Skater inspired style has very much been having its five minutes of fame lately. I think perhaps it all started when everyone started wearing high tops, or possibly owing to our cultural obsession with festival fashion. The fusion of a laidback look and the fact that this way of dressing is often very much constructed,...
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Whip it the movie starring Drew Barrymore
My first experience of roller-skating was a somewhat rocky experience. As a gangly child with the tendency to bruise like a peach, I found myself unable to whizz off confidently like my more daring younger brother. Clinging to anything within reach for stability, it would be an understatement to say that I took my time....
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When my Editor suggested last week that I blog about a film called ‘Spring Breakers’ I was honestly a little surprised that she had suggested something that had slipped my radar.  And then I watched the trailer.  I would be the first one to admit that typically I would run a mile from anything with...
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