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What is coolsculpting? Oct 09, 2021

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What is coolsculpting? Thanks for asking!

Just a couple of weeks ago, 90s catwalk star Linda Evangelista shared an emotional post on Instagram. The model revealed she had left the public eye for the last five years to hide the disastrous results of a coolsculpting procedure.

She has decided to sue Zeltiq Aesthetics, the company who markets CoolSculpting, for $50M, arguing the botched treatment has had a huge impact on her earnings and emotional distress.

So is CoolSculpting a kind of cosmetic procedure then? So what went wrong on this occasion? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!

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What is a bore-out?

Who is James Bond?

What is reproductive health?

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What is a bore-out? Oct 07, 2021

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What is a bore-out? Thanks for asking!

Hearing the term will likely make you think of another kind of psycho-social condition related to the world of work; that of a burnout. Well bore-outs are perhaps less well-known than their workaholic cousin, but they are actually much more common.

A Forbes article from January 2020 suggested that between 43% and 53% of employees are bored of their job.

What are the signs of a bore-out? What are the primary causes? What can be done to avoid a bore-out? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!

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Who is James Bond?

What is reproductive health?

What is Lagom?

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Who is James Bond? Oct 06, 2021

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Who is James Bond? Thanks for asking!

Since its original planned release in March 2020, the 25th James Bond film has been pushed back over and over again. But good things come to those who wait as they say, and No Time To Die finally opened in cinemas around the UK last week.

More than 60 years after the first 007 film was produced, any new instalment is still a major event in the cinematic calendar.

How did the saga start out? And how did the series manage to stay relevant? What can we expect from the next generation of James Bond films? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!

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What is reproductive health?

What is Lagom?

Who are Oasis?

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What is reproductive health? Oct 04, 2021

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What is reproductive health? Thanks for asking!

September 26, 2021, was World Contraception Day. The event was first held in 2007 by ten international family-planning organizations to raise awareness about contraception and help each new generation of adults make informed decisions until every pregnancy in the world is a planned one.

In other words, it promotes what is known as sexual and reproductive health.

What exactly does that mean? Isn't that already accessible in most countries? What measures are being taken at a global level today? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!

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Who are Oasis?

What is the Aukus alliance?

What is the Britney Spears conservatorship case?

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[RERUN] What are LGBT-free zones? Oct 03, 2021

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What are LGBT-free zones? Thanks for asking!

Monday September 27th, three Polish regions scrap anti-LGBT resolutions. The European Parliament declared the E.U. to be an LGBTIQ Freedom zone. That was in reaction to the increasing number of LGBT-free zones in Poland, which have been making headlines for the last two years. Poland has gained a reputation as the worst EU country for LGBT rights.

If we look back to early 2019, the liberal mayor of Warsaw had announced plans to integrate LGBT issues into the curriculum of the city’s schools. This caused anger among conservative politicians and media. In March 2019, the first “LGBT ideology-free zone” was declared in the rural town of Swidnik. Dozens of regions, towns and villages followed suit in the ensuing months, especially in the strongly Catholic South-East and East of Poland.

Is there even such a thing as an LGBT ideology? What has the reaction been among the LGBT community in Poland? So the rest of Europe was outraged, but what did it actually do? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!

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What is the Britney Spears conservatorship case?

What are Butler Cafés?

What is last chance tourism?

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What is Lagom? Oct 02, 2021

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What is Lagom? Thanks for asking!

The Swedish term lagom is one of those words that doesn’t have an exact equivalent in English, yet it has caught on as a wellness trend. If you had to translate it, you’d probably go with something like “just the right amount” or “according to common sense.”

It’s kind of similar to the expression “less is more” in intention, used as a contrast to the idea that more is always better. It is often used with regards to the world of work and the much-hyped work-life balance everyone craves these days.

Where does the idea of lagom come from? How does that translate into work/life balance? Are there any downsides? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!

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Who are Oasis?

What is the Aukus alliance?

What is the Britney Spears conservatorship case?

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Who are Oasis? Sep 30, 2021

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Who are Oasis? Thanks for asking!

On August 10th 1996, Oasis drew over 250,000 fans to their gigs on two consecutive nights at Knebworth Park. Much like the band, these record-breaking concerts would end up gaining legendary status.

And just a week ago, a dedicated Oasis Knebworth 1996 documentary premiered in UK cinemas, making it the perfect opportunity to talk about one of the country’s most successful bands.

Why are they called Oasis again? How did Oasis get to be so successful? Why aren’t Oasis still producing music to this day? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!

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What is the Aukus alliance?

What is the Britney Spears conservatorship case?

What are Butler Cafés?

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What is the Aukus alliance? Sep 29, 2021

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What is the Aukus alliance? Thanks for asking!

On September 16th, Australia announced it had signed a strategic pact with the United States and United Kingdom. The aim is to ensure stability in the Indo-Pacific, which consists of several important seaways between India, Japan and Australia. The ocean region is a hub for global trade and energy supply.

The recent pact was named AUKUS, to include the initials of the three signatory countries. It will see the United States provide Australia with at least eight new nuclear-propelled submarines.

Australia is therefore set to become the seventh country, after India, China, Russia, the UK, France and the US to field nuclear submarines. Furthermore, the US had only ever previously shared nuclear propulsion technology with the United Kingdom, so it’s quite the historic development.

So everyone’s a winner right? Why did Australia prefer forming an alliance with the US then? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!

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What is the Britney Spears conservatorship case?

What are Butler Cafés?

What is last chance tourism?

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What is the Britney Spears conservatorship case? Sep 27, 2021

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What is the Britney Spears conservatorship case? Thanks for asking!

Ardent fans and onlookers alike have probably noticed the diva’s disappearance from major social media platforms, including Instagram.Before deactivating her accounts, Britney assured her followers on Twitter she was just taking a break to celebrate her engagement and promised to be back soon.

However, there seems to be more to the story. According to the Guardian, the star’s account has been a focus in the battle over her conservatorship, a complex legal arrangement that has been making her life miserable for 13 years. Britney mentioned walking out of social media is a way of proclaiming her regained freedom.

But how did conservatorship turn her life into a nightmare? Who would do that to her? But given Britney’s breakdown, don’t you think conservatorship is appropriate? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!

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What are Butler Cafés?

What is last chance tourism?

What is toxic positivity?

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[RERUN] What is the baby bust? Sep 26, 2021

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What is the baby bust? Thanks for asking!

The United Kingdom is facing a particularly low birth rate recorded. The phenomenon could have significant long-term economic consequences, a British think tank warned on Monday 20 September 2021. You’ve almost certainly heard of the baby boom, which saw birth rates soar in many countries following the end of the Second World War. Well, we’re currently experiencing the opposite of that thanks in part to the Covid-19 pandemic. Many observers have labelled this a baby bust.

Are you saying there’s been a significant drop in the number of births? What are the likely consequences of this baby bust? Are governments taking action to stop this trend? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!

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What is toxic positivity?

What is World Cleanup Day?

What is the #QuitMyJob trend?

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