Brogan Driscoll
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Editorial Assistant for HuffPost UK Lifestyle | Short legs, big forehead | Feminist, nail varnish enthusiast, sounds like she smokes 60 a day

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Weekly Wellbeing: 5 Yoga Classes To Try, From Bikram To Supper Club (PICTURES)

(1) Comments | Posted 16 May 2013 | (16:54)

Hey yoga bunnies! Are you tired of doing the downward-facing dog in the same old gym? Well worry not, we've got just the thing to rejuvenate that inner yogi.

Armed with a yoga matt and our trusty Oyster card, HuffPost UK Lifestyle scoured the four corners of the world London...

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Angelina Jolie Double Mastectomy: Why Do Women Have Preventative Breast Cancer Surgery?

(7) Comments | Posted 14 May 2013 | (10:00)

Angelina Jolie has spoken out about her decision to have a preventative double mastectomy.

Writing for the New York Times, the star reveals that she decided to have the procedure when she found that she was carrying the BRCA1 gene which "sharply increases" the risk of...

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Tried-And-Tested Wellbeing Treatment Of The Week: Bikram Yoga 30-Day Challenge

(4) Comments | Posted 7 May 2013 | (16:45)

A little over a month ago I put a question to myself.

Could I, a 25-year-old Londoner with a demanding job and even more demanding social life, complete the 30-day Bikram yoga challenge?

The answer, with the best will in the world, is no.

Practising

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Keep A Woman On British Bank Notes: HuffPost UK Support The Petition With Female Alternatives (PICTURES)

(393) Comments | Posted 2 May 2013 | (10:57)

The Bank of England's decision to replace Elizabeth Fry, the only woman on British bank notes, with yet another man has given many modern feminists a splitting headache in past days.

The swap, which means our pockets will be lined with an all-male cast, has already inspired a...

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Plus-Size Model Casting Shows Rising Body Confidence In Women, Says Fashion Editor

(32) Comments | Posted 1 May 2013 | (17:54)

Thousands of women are entering a competition to find the UK's next plus-size models, showing that big(ger) is indeed beautiful.

Almost 3,000 women have responded to a social media campaign, run by model agency Models1 in partnership with the UK's only plus-size fashion magazine SLiNK, to...

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Having It All: Interview With HuffPost UK's Editor-In-Chief Carla Buzasi

(7) Comments | Posted 26 April 2013 | (16:40)

In our new ‘Having It All’ section, HuffPost UK Lifestyle asks successful women to step off their pedestals for a few minutes, and tell us what makes them tick.

Whether they’re opening up about daily frustrations, how they overcome setbacks or what traits they most love (or hate) about themselves,...

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Lady Gaga To Sheryl Sandberg: Top 10 Modern Feminists Chosen By HuffPost UK Readers (PICTURES)

(28) Comments | Posted 23 April 2013 | (15:04)

For the computer literate, feminism is becoming a hard topic to avoid.

From online petitions to Twitter rants, feminists are using innovative ways to make a stand and reach millions at the click of a button.

So when HuffPost UK Lifestyle asked readers to nominate their favourite modern feminists we...

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Dove 'Real Beauty Sketches' Reactions: From A Male Parody Video To Straight-Talking Blogs (VIDEO, PICTURES)

(2) Comments | Posted 22 April 2013 | (12:40)

Last week Dove's Real Beauty Sketches video became a viral internet sensation -- at the time of writing the ad has clocked up more than 18 million views and is still going strong.

But as the hits came flooding in, so did the critics and a certain...

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Durex 'Fundawear': Is Vibrating Underwear Controlled By iPhone App New Phone Sex? (NSFW, VIDEO, POLL)

(21) Comments | Posted 22 April 2013 | (10:20)

Roll over sexting, there's now a new (and more exciting) way to combine sex and technology.

Condom manufacturer Durex have developed Fundawear, a high-tech vibrating underwear that stimulates at the touch of a button, meaning long-distance relationships have never been easier (or more fun).

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Dove 'Real Beauty' Campaign: Artist Sketches Women As They See Themselves (VIDEO/PICTURES)

(21) Comments | Posted 16 April 2013 | (10:08)

Famous for its use of real women posing confidently, wearing nothing but white underwear and big toothy grins, Dove's 'Real Beauty' campaign has continued to reinvent female-focused marketing since its launch over a decade ago.

Now, Real Beauty Sketches, the campaign's latest instalment, is taking the internet by...

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Debenhams' Diversity Campaign Uses Plus-Size Model, Paralympian And 69-Year-Old (PICTURES)

(126) Comments | Posted 15 April 2013 | (11:05)

Department store Debenhams has broken the fashion mould by casting a diverse range of models for its summer 2013 campaign.

The High Summer Look Book uses 'real' men and women, including a plus-size model, a 69-year-old and an amputee.

“To showcase the range of sizes and labels at Debenhams this...

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Dolls Without Make-Up: Barbie, Bratz And Cinderella Challenge Girls' Body Image (PICTURES, POLL)

(27) Comments | Posted 11 April 2013 | (13:56)

Inspired by the viral image of Barbie without make-up that took the internet by storm last week, artist and researcher Nickolay Lamm has gone one step further by removing the make-up from a range of dolls.

The artist says he was keen to see what Barbie...

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Barbie 'Without Make-Up' Image Goes Viral (PICTURES)

(23) Comments | Posted 4 April 2013 | (12:28)

Hot on the high heels of the bare-faced trend that saw porn stars without make-up, followed by various celebs going slap-free for charity, is our childhood pal Barbie as we've never seen her before.

The image, which is taking the internet by storm, waves goodbye to...

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Woman Leaves Dirty Note In Husband's Lunch Box Asking For Sex, He Posts It On The Internet (PICTURE)

(124) Comments | Posted 25 March 2013 | (09:50)

Love (and dirty love letters) are sacred and to be enjoyed between two people, in private.

At least that's what one woman thought as she slipped a saucy note into her husband's lunch box last week.

The note (pictured below) suggests that the couple spend the night having lots of...

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'One Photo A Day' Serbian Domestic Violence Video Goes Viral (PICTURES, VIDEO)

(5) Comments | Posted 21 March 2013 | (12:15)

A video documenting a year in the life of a domestic abuse victim has gone viral after being posted on social news site Reddit.

Entitled 'One Photo A Day In The Worst Year Of My Life', the heartbreaking Serbian video charts the day-by-day life of...

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The Women's Room Co-Founder, Caroline Criado-Perez, On Female Experts, Feminism And Media

(18) Comments | Posted 15 March 2013 | (08:26)

Six months ago, no one had heard of post-graduate student Caroline Criado-Perez. Now, she's becoming one of the most influential women in UK media.

The co-founder of The Women's Room, a website dedicated to putting women's opinions at the heart of mainstream news, has disrupted institutional media sexism...

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Porn Stars Without Make-Up: Why Does 'Baring All' Still Make Headlines? (PICTURES)

(92) Comments | Posted 12 March 2013 | (10:15)

Whether they're being papped without their slap on, uploading photos to Twitter, or taking part in charity campaigns, the world has seen its fair share of female celebrities without make-up in recent months.

So, as the latest batch of make-up free photographs go...

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Q&A: Dr Helen Pankhurst Shares Her Thoughts On Feminism For International Women's Day

(9) Comments | Posted 7 March 2013 | (10:44)

Dr Helen Pankhurst, 48, is the great-granddaughter of Emmeline and Sylvia Pankhurst (leaders of the Suffragette movement).

Born and raised in Ethiopia, she says that she only began to understand the significance of her family heritage on trips to the UK as a teenager.

She is the campaign...

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Sexist And Hyper-Masculine Adverts Make Men More Aggressive, Study Suggests (PICTURES)

(97) Comments | Posted 4 March 2013 | (09:35)

At a time when the 'Keep Calm And Rape' T-shirts (recently available on Amazon) has brought gender-based violence to the forefront of many minds, another study has suggested that hyper-masculine advertising may lead to "troubling behaviour in young men".

The report, published in the 'Sex Roles'...

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Husband Asks His Wife To Wake Him Each Morning With A Slap (VIDEO)

(19) Comments | Posted 4 March 2013 | (08:42)

Forget about breakfast in bed or wanting to be woken up with a gentle kiss on the lips by your partner, this man asked his wife to wake him each morning with a big ol' slap in the face.

According to DailyDot, which describes itself as the internet's...

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