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Deserted tropical beaches, sea trampolines, private jet skis and of course being holed up on an island with your hunky beau; yep, Taylor Swift is currently on our dream holiday. 

It seems that Tay has decided to treat her boyfriend Calvin Harris to a fun-filled vacay which coincides with their one-year anniversary last week. 

Calvin may have given her a personalised locket for the occasion, but we reckon a holiday to literal paradise is going down a treat as well. 

The pair have been sharing snaps from their little slice of heaven on Instagram which includes a lot of bikini snaps and even more PDA. 

But don't think they are just lounging on the beach, the pair have also been keeping active with excursions on jet skis and having a bounce on a SEA trampoline (which we didn't even know existed).

 

That time when we finally took a vacation. @calvinharris

A video posted by Taylor Swift (@taylorswift) on

To mark the occasion, Calvin bought his popstar bae a gold locket on a long chain inscribed with the date they got together and let's just say Taylor pretty much hasn't taken it off since. 

So just in case you though your hump day couldn't get any worse, just think of what Taylor Swift is probably up to right now. 

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Let's be honest, we always loved the Sprouce twins. Since they popped up on the Disney Channel as Zac and Cody, it's safe to say we couldn't get enough of them in our pre-teenage years.

Along with their wistful nature and blonde moppy hair, they never failed to give us a good laugh as kids.

But the brothers have grown up now – and Cole has completely changed his look.

Since graduation from NYU last year, the actor announced that he's taking part in a much more grown-up TV show; CW's upcoming series Riverdale.

He's been cast as rugged Jughead Jones, and in an Instagram post, he revealed that he's already getting into character.

HELLO! 

Yep, he's mega handsome. But if you think he's looking a bit sinister, watch this fan video which shows him just being the cutie he always was.

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Your Paddy's Day just got a whole lot cuter.

Thanks to That Dad Blog, father-of-six, Alan Lawrence dressed his six-month-old son up as a Leprechaun – ginger beard and all.

Alan told Today.com that he holds his son in the pictures and then photoshops himself out – something that can take up to three hours to produce.

Everyone in the family comes up with the ideas for each photo and Alan plans on "posting photos everyday until the 17th."

These ones are just too cute to handle so we can't wait to see what he has in store over the next few days. Here's a look at our faves:

 

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Yoga can be difficult for any beginner, but Sjana Earp, who is one of Instagram's favourote yogis, tried to teach a couple of lads a few poses.

Sjana can perform the most difficult yoga poses and snaps some in front of the most breath-taking backdrops to delight her 1.1 million followers on social media.

But let's just say these poor guys are no yoga masters, and Sjana nearly got hit in the face while trying one pose for Cosmopolitan.

If you're not a yoga lover, you can probably feel for these guys – but the results are quite hilarious. 

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Just because you're one of the biggest stars on the planet, doesn't mean you won't get hit with a parking ticket. 

And Harry Styles was stung with one today while he popped into a grocery shop.

The Sun reports that the ticket was to the tune of £70 (€89) and when he came back out the parking warden was nowhere to be seen.

Before Harry came out of the shop, the parking warden was seen taking a picture of the black Audi – looking quite cheeky.

When Harry realised what happened he ripped the ticket off the windscreen and rushed back into the car.

Sorry Harry, you can't win at everything. 

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Last week Kim Kardashian broke the Internet once again with a totally nude selfie.

And while most woman started to slut-shame and body-shame her, one women shared another nude selfie to support her.

Actress Emily Ratajkowski took to social media and posted a naked picture of herself. And although other celebs defended Kim – like Amber Rose – Emily's picture didn't go unnoticed.

Emily took to Instagram today to share a picture of flowers that the reality star sent her, along with a thank you note.

Emily captioned the snap: "Thank you for the beautiful flowers and note @kimkardashian , it’s so important that we let women express their sexuality and share their bodies however they choose.

”‘Merely external emancipation has made of the modern woman an artificial being. Now, woman is confronted with the necessity of emancipating herself from emancipation, if she really desires to be free.’ Emma Goldman".

In the picture of Kim's note, "I wanted to thank you so much for your support," can be read at the start of it.

Whether you were for or against the naked snap, it's nice to see women sticking together. 

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As today marks Proclamation Day in Ireland's 1916 Centenary Programme, schools all over the country gathered to express their vision for Ireland's future.

And over on Twitter, Newstalk decided to get adults in on the event too, by asking people what being Irish meant to them.

The results, unsurprisingly, were brilliant.

#BeingIrishMeans…

Unpronouncable first names

Having strange tea-making rituals

Never being able to serve tea to visitors without the obligatory kilo of biscuits

Taking strange pride in our ability to complain

Always saying thanks to the bus driver, unless they've committed a cardinal sin

Never being without someone to talk to

Ah, it's good to be Irish! 

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Ever have that awkward moment when you meet a new friend and they're a diehard Xbox fan and you're… a Playstation gamer. It sucks.

Lads are usually more of the gaming type but with more and more scope for women these days, the ladies are playing just as much as the lads.

And now, we can all play together – no matter what device you have.

PC and Xbox One gamers will soon be able to compete in the same game (Rocket League) together and Microsoft has also hinted that Playstation compatibility is about to come along, too.

Cross-network play has happened before with PC and Xbox 360 with games like Shadowrun, but Xbox boss Chris Carla explained that it's going to be better than before:

"In addition to natively supporting cross-platform play between Xbox One and Windows 10 games that use Xbox Live, we're enabling developers to support cross-network play as well.

"This means players on Xbox One and Windows 10 using Xbox Live will be able to play with players on different online multiplayer networks – including other console and PC networks."

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Naps are deadly and coffee is possibly the best thing on earth, so why has nobody ever thought about mixing the two together?

Now, we're not talking about someone injecting you with coffee while you sleep, but as it turns out having a cup of coffee before taking a short nap does something wonderful to your alertness.

According to Vox, because caffeine takes 10-20 minutes to hit your blood stream (and for you to feel the kick) you can actually take a short nap which leaves you feeling a lot more energised.

The key is to get the caffeine into your body quickly. Having a latte won't do as it takes a while to cool down and for you to sip away; but an iced coffee or an espresso is ideal.

When you finish your coffee, set your alarm for 20 minutes max. You don't want to totally fall into a slumber you can't get out of. Even if you don't fully fall asleep, the rest will still bring your energy levels up and it's better than drinking coffee alone.

Now, go show this to your boss and protest for a nap room. 

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Along with Sweet Valley High, The Princess Diaries and Judy Blume's entire back catalogue, The Babysitters Club books pretty much defined our early teenage years.

Long before Carrie Bradshaw was running through puddles in a tutu, The Babysitters Club crew were making female friendships and feminism cool.

City girl Stacey (whose diabetes gave her a touch of mysterious glamour, let's face it), arty Claudia, book-mad Mary Anne, #GirlBoss Kristy, Mallory with her masso Irish Catholic family, floaty Dawn (who liked carob before it was cool) or dance fanatic Jessi… yup, we all idolised at least one of them.

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While there's been enough fan fiction based on the supposed adult lives of the girls to fill an entire library – and a recent reunion of the cast of the 1995 movie adaptation – we've always struggled to really imagine how they all turned out.

Would Claudia still rock a tie-dye jumper? Would Kristy ditch her baseball team merch? Would Jessi ever stop wearing legwarmers?

Well, one US-based blogger has clearly been wondering the same things, and has started a style series inspired by Stoneybrook's best babysitters. For each post, she creates an outfit  and a persona – based on her imaginings of each Babysitters' Club member.

Each post is accompanied by a snapshot of the women's lives today, and they're surprisingly on-point. 

There's Dawn, who now has a kale obsession, "refers to her morning runs as 'gifts'" and is the eternally positive friend you "love to hate":

Stacey, who "works in hedge fund analysis" and "finds comfort in numbers, the digits flashing through her computer, her blood sugar count, how many miles she ran on her fit bit band before she goes into the office":

Claudia, who's still arty AF, but with a touch more class:

Mallory, who still wears specs and now favours tights, boots and skater skirts:

Jessi, who unfortunately "had her ballet career sidelined" by an Achilles Tendon Injury, and now teaches Movement classes at Juliard, while doing comedy improv part-time and "trying to get pregnant with her husband, Dov."

Plus, who can forget Kristy, who is still a total #GirlBoss, "runs a nanny staffing agency," and "rejoiced when slouchy sweaters became en vogue."

Amazing.

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Hurrah! Bulmer's Forbidden Fruit Sunday line-up has finally been announced – and it's looking good.

Confirmed (so far, anyway) is Underworld, Flume, Groove Armada DJ Set, Maya Jane Coles, Jackmaster, Âme Live, Tiga Live and George FitzGerald with many more promised to be announced soon.

The festival will take place at the Royal Hospital Kilmainham on the June Bank Holiday weekend and tickets are going on sale TOMORROW at 9am.

Tickets are priced at €59.50 for Sunday Day and are available through Ticketmaster and all your usual outlets. Visit here for more info.

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Graphic designer James Fridman has been taking the internet by storm by giving people exactly (and we mean exactly) what they ask for in photoshop requests. 

Unwittingly becoming a satirical genius, James is creating waves by exposing the ridiculousness of the requests he gets from people to 'alter' their photos. 

From looking to photoshop out an "embarrassment" to asking for a big butt à la Kim K, James is more than willing to teach people a lesson. 

Posting his final products to Twitter, the photoshop whiz is becoming a viral sensation. 

Though we can't imagine he'll be getting any more genuine requests as these bad boys start to circulate the internet. 

Take a look at some of his finest work below: 

 

And just when you thought James was all about making fun of people, he went and taught this young girl an invaluable lesson. 

Winning! 

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