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This cute little kitty is beyond unimpressed by her new haircut. 

As in…she looks like she may be plotting the demise of her human. 

This is exactly the look we give the hairdressers when she takes off that inch* you asked for.

* Five inches in hairdresser talk. 

Of course we give her this look from outside after we say how much we love it. 

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Ducks fly together! The Mighty Ducks was the ultimate underdogs tale – we challenge you not to get a lump in your throat watching it.

If you were a fan of the iconic 90s movie and dreamt of rising to the dizzy hockey-playing heights of Charlie, Goldberg and Banksy, you'll be delighted to hear that there was a pretty impressive cast reunion over the weekend.

This month marks the 20th anniversary of D2: The Mighty Ducks' release, and to celebrate, the old gang got back together… and even re-created the Flying V!

Be still our beating hearts!

Marguerite Moreau, who played Connie in the films, posted some lovely snaps to Instagram of the big get-together. We love this group hug featuring Mike Vitar (Luis), Garette Henson (Guy), Marguerite, Vincent Larusso (Banksy), Aaron Lohr (Dean), and Scott Whyte (Gunnar).


Nostalgia is just coursing through our veins right now at an unstoppable rate. And just look at Shaun Weiss, who played Goldberg! He's so cute… where did the puppy fat go?!

Sadly Joshua Jackson and Emilio Estevez, a.k.a Charlie and Coach Bombay, neglected to attend, which is kind of a downer.

Joshua has spoken before though about how much he would love to be involved in a fourth Ducks movie. In an interview with Time earlier this year, he said "I feel like a fourth film should happen… The next generation should have its own version."

We live in hope…!

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Leonardo DiCaprio has finally joined Instagram so the world can breathe a sigh of relief – surely soon we will be treated to shots of yachts, cocktails and bottles of $10,000 champagne, right?

Well, not so fast…

The actor announced his new Instagram account through Twitter, writing: “This seems like the perfect setting to join Instagram and share this view from the UN General…”

Leo only has two photos so far, one of him and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and another of him giving a speech at the UN Climate Summit 2014 where he is a newly appointed messenger of peace. 

We think this might beat those yachts, Leo – very impressive!

Leo is well-know for his environmental work and even describes himself as "Actor and Environmentalist" on his Instagram page. 

Check out his amazing speech!

It will be interesting to have a peek into the Wolf of Wall Street actor's life on his own terms. 

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Our pick for top beauty blogger this week is the lovely Niamh Fitzsimons from LoveThis.ie. Self-proclaimed internet addict Niamh was born in Ireland but is currently living in Australia. Her blog originally started out as LovePR.ie and was a place to document her favourite marketing campaigns and PR stunts, but it has since blossomed into an amazing cross-continental beauty site!

We caught up with Niamh to find out her beauty secrets…

1. What is your best budget beauty buy? 
My best budget beauty buy would have to be Essence lip liner pencils! They're so pigmented and really easy to use as they just glide on. Cheaper than chips too at less than a couple of euro. 

2. What is your top make-up tip?
Blend, blend, blend. I cannot overestimate the importance of blending. Whether its blending your foundation into your neck so you don't have a tidal mark or blending your eyeshadow, it's just so important for a finished look. 

3. Most girls have much-loved lipstick – what's yours?
Oooh this is a hard one. I really love two – MAC's Ruby and L'Oreal's Caresse in Nude Ingenue. 

4. What was your very first perfume and what are you currently wearing?
My very first perfume ever was Davidoff Cool Water which still reminds me of when I was about 13 and hanging out all summer long on the beach doing absolutely nothing with my friends. I'm going through phases of wearing Burberry and See by Chloe. 

5. You're only allowed to use three make-up products for the rest of your life – what are they?
Rimmel's Wake Me Up Foundation so I always have dewy-looking skin, Prestige Cosmetics Sun Baked Mineral Bronzer so I can have a nice golden glow and Maybellines' Define a Lash Lengthening Mascara. 

You can follow Niamh's blog over at LoveThis, and she's also on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube!

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Many people are quick to say that it's best to be single during college – but just because you're not doesn't mean you will have any less awesome of a time! Here are some benefits to having an other half while in college:

 1. Sex

Oh come on, it was always going to be number one. 
2. No Heating? No Problem

If that boiler breaks down for the 100th time this month just throw on some warm clothes and snuggle up to your other half. Heating is overrated. 

3. Guaranteed presents

Who doesn't love a good birthday/Christmas/Valentine's present? And nobody is under as much pressure to do good by you as a boyfriend. 

4. To Go Out, Or Not To Go Out? That Is The Question

We love a good night out, but at least if we opt out we can still have a nice cosy night in. How bad. 

via our content partner CT

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There's something about a hot man casually strolling around with his tiny kids that just makes our hearts (and wombs) twang… 

That's why we were over the moon to discover what is surely the best Instagram account there ever was.

May we present… DILFs of Disneyland!

Basically it's a collection of stunning beautiful dads (or possibly uncles or big brothers) at Disneyland with their wee ones. And we love it. Did we mention they're all stunningly beautiful?!

Take this stone cold hottie for example…

Or this one…

Oh, definitely this one…

And this DILF is actually Twilight star Cam Gigandet, which is kind of cheating, but we won't complain!

Now… go forth and drool!

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Una Foden may be expecting their second child, but that doesn’t mean husband Ben is getting any less romantic!

In fact, it looks like all of The Saturday’s other halves are feeling the love!

In a super cute Instagram snap, Una revealed Wayne Bridge, Marvin Humes, Gary Salter and Ben all surprised the girls with gorgeous flowers and balloons after one of their gigs. Una captioned the image: "The #habs surprised us." Lucky gals!

Wayne is married to The Saturdays' Frankie while Marvin is married to Rochelle and Gary is going out with Vanessa. 

The stunning Irish singer also shared a sweet snap with her husband, writing: “Aw @ben_foden thanks for our surprise tonight x.”

Una announced that she and Ben are expecting another baby two weeks ago with a cute snap of daughter Aoife Belle wearing a t-shirt that read: “I’m going to be a big sister.”

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Brad Pitt, David Gandy, Bradley Cooper… all beautiful specimens, we agree.

While it would be difficult to choose between all three of them (not that we'd be complaining), we don't think the answer is to mould all of their faces together. Apparently though, the odd-looking man above is the perfect combination of what we look for in male beauty.

The Crown Clinic in Manchester surveyed 1,000 people to find out their favourite celebrity facial features, and used the results to put together an identikit version of the world's most handsome man. He's got David Gandy's jawline, Bradley Cooper's eyes, and Brad Pitt's nose.

Sounds good on paper but the overall effect is a bit unnerving.

To cover all bases, a second "perfect" man was also created using younger celebs – this time with Harry Styles' hair, Zac Efron's baby blues and Ryan Gosling's jawline. 

Hmmm…. there's a lot of excess chin going on!

The Manchester ladies are welcome to this lad, we reckon we'd find someone better looking in Coppers!

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First impressions count, and so it's only natural that we'd want to put our best face forward on a date with a new man.

What that usually amounts to though, is thinking before we speak… god forbid we'd be ourselves on a first date!

The folks over at Buzzfeed have made this hilarious video documenting what we'd all be saying if we really COULD speak our minds during that first rendezvous.

"This food is making me gassy – unfortunately for you 'cos I was gonna put out…" Yup, sounds about right!

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Season 3 of the epic TV series The Fear is returning to RTÉ 2 on the 29th September and to celebrate they have released a hilarious prank. 

Two people are left baffled (and mad too) when the guards turn up on their doorsteps and tell them their son, who has been in Mountjoy Prison, can now be put under house arrest. 

Except he's not their son…

Hilarious – we don't think they'll ever answer the door again though! 

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It wouldn’t be fair to say that all men have these misconceptions but they’re common misconceptions all the same.

1. All women are good cooks
Contrary to popular belief, women are not born with this talent. And we don’t look like this when we do cook.

 

2. Women know exactly how to wash every different kind of material
Many women just tend to take care of their clothes better and so learn this knowledge along the way. 

3. Women love eating salads
There's many men who like eating salads and many women who hate it. 

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4. All women love romantic comedies
Fact: so do guys. Stop lying. 

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5. A women will automatically want to be your girlfriend after you have sex
So offensive. You think you're the only one who enjoys sex? Think again, buddy!

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6. Women are the Antichrist when they have their period
No, you’re just incompetent half the time and our patience runs out after around 4 weeks of it.

7. Size matters
Nope. As long as you know what your doing in every other area, the size really, really does not matter.

via our content partner CT

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Ever mistakenly clicked “like” on that picture of your crush’s sister’s wedding after a round of intense Facebook stalking? Then you’ll know the pain of making a fatal social media mistake.

Social media might be advertised as a way for us to openly connect with the world around us, but we all know it’s more about showing off a heavily edited and filtered version of our lives. A brunch picture here, a “night out” status there… perfect! That’s all well and good until you blow your cover by making one of these epic fails….

1. The drunken Facebook message
This also applies to WhatsApp and even good old fashioned texting. A drunken message – be it to your crush, your boss or your ex – will cause levels of fear that you never even knew you were capable of experiencing. Hopefully it’s just a jumble of letters rather than a full-on booty call. If it’s the latter, all you can do is cringe – especially if there was no reply!

2. The accidental follow
Giant clumsy fingers, why do you forsake us so?! It’s so easy to accidentally press “follow” or “Add Friend” and yet it only ever seems to happen when it’s someone you really, really don’t want any contact with. You have two choices – remove the request and hope they’ll think the email notification was a glitch (ha!) or just accept the damage and move on.

3. The shameful Netflix “watched” list on Facebook
This is totally grand if you’ve been watching Louis Theroux documentaries, but your "watched" list is more likely to accidentally sync to your Facebook profile when you’ve just spent four hours watching Here Comes Honey Boo Boo. Cringe. The kind-hearted folks at Netflix are apparently testing out a new “privacy mode” to allow you to watch your favourite shows incognito. Bring on the guilt-free Toddlers and Tiaras marathons!

4. The moment when you find that guy you fancy on Tinder
This brings about all levels of stress. Is he showing up because he’s already seen you and swiped to let you know he's game? Or has he not seen you yet? WHICH ONE? In this situation, not much can be lost by swiping right – if he doesn’t return the favour, it’s his loss. On the other hand, if he does…

5. The autocorrect carnage
It all happened so fast. One moment you were crafting a hilarious tweet, sure to earn you hundreds of wry laughs and new followers, the next you’ve posted it… only to realise that your phone has very kindly autocorrected a key word. No… that WASN’T meant to say “erect”. Delete or post a bashful “oh, silly autocorrect” tweet? The choice is a difficult one!

6. The “Seen” dilemma
Facebook’s “seen” feature on Messenger can be really handy when you’re waiting to hear back from a friend. But when someone asks you a question you rmost definitely don’t want to answer right now, it can be your worst enemy. It can also cause undue levels of stress when you’re waiting on a reply from a crush. Oh, he saw the message five hours ago? Great. GREAT.

7. The not-so-sneaky LinkedIn profile view
Unlike every other social network, LinkedIn lets you see who has viewed your profile over the last few days. This also means that your estranged primary school best pal can see if you’ve been nosing around her profile too. Oops.

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