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Facebook Groups Are Hell

Facebook groups are for the worst people in the world, most of whom are probably your 'friends'. Here's a list of some of the more hate-wort…

Terrifying Things

Here’s a list of terrifying things I consider in my darker moments, some of them might apply to you too. To make things easier to deal wit…

Wearing His Visions

Photography: Sam Coldy. Styling: Loren Platt & Ollie Olanipekun. All Footwear and T-shirts by Vision Street Wear

Horror Show

EXCLUSIVE: Sick freaks hurt themselves in public to pay their council tax bill.

Unsung Heroes

These are the people who should be getting the Oscars and Emmys. P.S. Bring back 'Sabrina The Teenage Witch'.

How To Make A Zine

Last year we ran an interview with Rob Peart and Gordon Armstrong, the two fine fellas behind Zineswap. Now here they are again with advice …

I Lost My Virginity At 22

Milly McMahon lost her virginity at 22, no word of a lie, and she doesn't mind telling you all about it. Illustrations by Rob Whoriskey

Last Woollen Testament

Jumper junkies Tantrums give us a tour of their many delightful knitted garments. WARNING: This post contains garments which may be offensiv…

Things That Surprised Me

I thought Steeleye Span was the worst thing ever til I tried listening to them, now I own three albums. Here are some other things I thought…

You Could Have Fucked A Velociraptor

Our new contributor Dick Leddy wants to tell you a few things about dinosaurs. He also thinks you should know that good old science no more …

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Secret Diary Of A Teenage Boy – Holla

HOLLA Y’ALL. What is up? I’ve been away for a few days with my moronic father and his satanic spawn. But enough about that. How are you? Really? Wow, that’s great. OK shut up now.

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Things That Downloading Music Has Taught Me

Last week, EMI announced that they lost £1billion last year and there can be no glossing over the reality; all of this is down to people like us downloading music for free. Thankfully, you learn by your mistakes, and if destroying the music industry has been our mistake, here are a few of the lessons we will have learnt along the way.

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GIRLS ON FILM

I was born in the 80s but when the decade ended I was still under 10 – so close, yet so far from having an incredible teenage existence. If I had been a teen in the 80s I could have been one of these girls, and then all the pieces of my life would have fallen right into place.

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Slutever: A Day In The Life

“On the way home Kerri suggests we raid the bins behind Subway for food. Now, I’m not going to lie and say I’ve never bin raided – I have, many times over – but the thought of doing it at 5 PM, sober and in clear view of flocks of judgmental strangers sends shivers down my spine.”

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Movie Character Heteroboners

I grew up with some great male role models in my life. Unfortunately, I paid no attention to them because I’m a fucking brat. Instead I preferred trying to be like wise guy slackers in movies. Here are a few of my movie best friends that I wanted to be like.

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Vivian Girls: DIY Touring

On their second visit to the UK, Vivian Girls ended up befriending small children and being sick on themselves. Thank the good Lord we gave them a camera to capture their wild antics.

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10 Tips For Surviving A New York Subway

“You wouldn’t survive one minute on a New York Subway,” is a damning thing old school New Yorkers say to tourists to make them cry. The truth is you would survive a minute on our subway. Especially now that you have these 10 survival tips in your life.

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