Pleasure does not mean earth-shattering climax, nor is pleasure synonymous with being sloth or unmotivated. A life that emphasizes pleasure is one that takes the unremarkable and peppers in a little joie de vivre.
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In some spiritual communities, this mindset is linked to manifesting—a process of visualizing what you want in order to make it become a reality. The law of attraction, widely known as the belief that positive or negative thoughts bring positive or negative experiences into a person's life, is another philosophical system people refer to when trying to bring certain energies into their lives.
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It has everything to do with who popularized the trend being that country singers have always worn western inspired clothing, but have not made a dent in the fashion world any time recently.
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Staying in the modern tones of sustainability, by teaching your mom a few fashion tricks and tips that people are using in everyday looks, she has the capacity to learn more and experiment.
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At its core, the runway is essential to fashion, but it has moved far away from being just a marketing effort. The runway has become an art, a performance. The designer— an artist.
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Corsets were essentially a beauty tool that created an artificial shape to adhere to fickle beauty trends and the male gaze. It’s the ultimate symbol of the hyper-sexualization and objectification of women.
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Less than 10 percent of women reliably orgasm from penetration alone, most requiring clitoral stimulation. Both suggest that orgasm inequality originates from the cultural ignorance of the clitoris, in tandem with the significant societal overvalue of penetrative sex.
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Sex toys in partner play are proven to increase pleasure and communication, all of which lead to a better sex life and often results in a better relationship.
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Growing up in a Filipino family, I never imagined calling a group of Italian-Americans from Medford, Mass. my family. I was always the only non-white person there, but they never let me feel out of place.
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I always thought that maybe being in a relationship with me was too hard or required too much work for cis people. But the truth is, all relationships are hard and require work. It just depends on whether or not you trust each other to work hard together.
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However, there are many female artists right now breaking down barriers in terms of gender, culture, and the double standard. And while the media does strive to focus on mainstream artists who are making a difference, artists outside of the pop genre have equally important messages.
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MUZE, an Airbnb style music booking company, is filling a gap that we didn’t know existed. By providing a platform for local artists to connect with local venues, it is both quickly and fairly meeting the needs of each side of its customer base–changing the music business landscape as we know it.
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“The entire point of having sets at all is that you get more than one person in the cast together in one place, it's just a space where people can logically get together,” says McKenzie. “A diner serves that purpose, to have a spot that is consistent and regular.”
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The 2000s gave rise to an explosive trend of blockbuster hits based on these books, with some of the most well-known films of the generation originally starting as YA novels. The Fault in Our Stars, Twilight, The Hunger Games, and even Harry Potter are classic examples of teenage-books-turned-films.
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I’d tell myself I could deal with it on my own, or that it really wasn’t so bad. I knew that some people needed extra help mentally—and that I was probably one of them—but I was scared of what that would look like and how I would need to make changes in my life.
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Coming to college made me realize how much of myself I tend to overexert every day in my social, work, and academic life. I slowly began to realize that while I was out and about doing all of these things with other people, I felt drained emotionally, mentally, and socially.
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Growing up, I had never seen anyone who looked like me on television news. I felt like it was something I could not pursue because I didn’t have the “look” for it. But, in reality, news reporting doesn’t need to have a “look”— it needs to have integrity, honesty, and diversity, regardless of hairstyle.
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The trend of “tagging yourself” is far more complex than picking which Powerpuff Girl you and your friends are going to dress as for Halloween. It uses the essence of images and character traits to define who you are and how you relate to the world.
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The key to pinpointing minimalist style is by keeping it simple. It’s the art of removing all the bells while still maintaining a stylish look and focusing on things like fabrics and textures. Contrary to popular belief, you don’t necessarily have to fill your closet up to be considered “fashionable.”
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Your makeup could be hiding bacteria like Staphylococcus Aureus (Staph), E.coli, Pseudomonas Aeruginosa, and Citrobacter freundii, among others. When these types of bacteria come in contact with your mouth, eyes, nose, open cuts, or pimples, they have the ability to cause dangerous skin and eye infections.
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