Articles by: Mehera Bonner

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[caption id="attachment_3297" align="aligncenter" width="620"] London, 1948 Olympics, 100 metres final. Photo via National Media Museum.

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There's nothing better than being lucky in love (other than pizza, obviously), and the happy endorphins that come with finding your soulmate also happen to come with an unexpected benefit. A new study suggests that being in love is a catalyst for creativity and idea-generating, which means every time you day-dream about your boyfriend or girlfriend, you're likely to be that much more inspired.

Are you feeling lonely this Valentine's Day? Instead of drowning your sorrows in a tragic vat of ice cream while watching The Notebook and cursing Nicholas Sparks' evil-genius, why not whip up your very own Ryan Gosling?

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Hands up if you're addicted to social media! Thanks to our increasing dependence on smart phones and computers, we're constantly barraged with images.

With the advent of  free music online education (like, ahem, creativeLIVE's audio courses), it is now possible to teach yourself how to proficiently play any instrument, as well as mix and master an entire album. Converge is one persuasive example of what's possible.

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