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Rashell is news.com.au’s social media editor. She was a news journalist at News Local for seven years and opinion writer for the Daily Telegraph before she began her life in the world of social media. She worked as a social media manager for News Corp before joining news.com.au. She is an avid fan of all things quirky and outside the norm.

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News Life

Blogger Habib September 12th, 2008. Rashell Habib, one of the Inner West [courier's] Premiere BloggersPhoto: Simon Chillingworth

What happened when I changed my name

AUSTRALIA sees itself as a fair-go type place, but that’s not always the reality. I found this out when I changed my name.

Books & Magazines

TV - George Orwell, featured in SBS program In Their Own Words** FILE ** Writer George Orwell poses in this undated photo at an unknown location. George Orwell's left-wing views and bohemian clothes led British police to label him a communist _ but the MI5 spy agency stepped in to correct that view, the writer's newly released security file reveals. The secret file the intelligence agency kept on the author from 1929 until his death in 1950 was declassified by the National Archives. (AP Photo)

The man who predicted our future

A FICTIONAL world created almost 70 years ago becomes more of a reality with every day that passes.

Marriage

MUMBAI, India - May 23: Acid attack victim Lalita Ben Bansi marries with Ravi Shankar at Thane Registration office, on May 23 2017 in Thane, India. In 2012, Lalita Ben Bansi was attacked with acid by her cousin, who threw it on her over a minor argument. 5 years and 17 surgeries later, she tied the knot with 27-year-old Ravi Shankar. Shankar works as a CCTV operator at a private firm in Kandivli and owns a petrol pump in Ranchi. ?We will decide whether to settle in Mumbai or Ranchi depending on what Lalita wants,? says Shankar. (Photo by Praful Gangurde/Hindustan Times ) *** Please Use Credit from Credit Field *** Picture: Sipa USA/Splash Australia S

Acid attack survivor finds love

IN 2012 Lalita had a ‘small’ argument with her cousin who then threw acid on her. She has now found love.

Music Videos

scene from film /Almost Famous starring actor Patrick Fugit & actress Kate Hudson - movies 2000

The music clip that took 46 years to make

IT’S been more than four decades since Elton John released his hit song Tiny Dancer and finally fans have a film clip for the iconic song.

Pets

The sadness in Electra's face when she realises she has been left in a shelter has captured people's hearts.

Exact moment dog’s heart broke

A HEART-WRENCHING moment captured on film shows the moment a pup realised her owners were leaving her behind.

Music

(FILES) This file photo taken on January 20, 2017 shows singer Chris Cornell performing at Prophets of Rage and Friends' Anti Inaugural Ball at the Taragram Ballroom in Los Angeles, California. Singer Chris Cornell, the grunge rock pioneer and lead singer of the group Soundgarden, has died after performing with the group in Detroit, US news reports said on May 18, 2017. He was 52-years-old. / AFP PHOTO / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / KEVIN WINTER

Fans loving this Chris Cornell mix

SOUNDGARDEN lead singer Chris Cornell’s death shocked fans, but a simple acoustic video made by one fan has shone a light on the singer’s talent.

Lifestyle

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 23: Police escort members of the public from the Manchester Arena on May 23, 2017 in Manchester, England. There have been reports of explosions at Manchester Arena where Ariana Grande had performed this evening. Greater Manchester Police have have confirmed there are fatalities and warned people to stay away from the area. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

‘I scope out the exits everywhere I go’

AS sad and horrible as it is, we live in a time where we have to watch the exits when watching our favourite bands play.

WTF

Portrait unhappy young woman talking on mobile phone looking down. Human face expression, emotion, bad news reaction.

If you receive this call, just hang up

IF YOU have received one of these phone calls, you have “serious and legitimate reasons to be concerned”, according to police.

Kids

ONE TIME WEB USE ONLY - FEE APPLIES FOR REUSE - Brandon Green,18 months old locked in the car with a fire fighter keeping him entertained in Bude, Cornwall. See SWNS copy SWTOT: THIS is the heart-warming moment a toddler is entertained by a burly fireman as his colleagues battle to free him from a locked car. Little Brandon Green, 18 months, can be seen bearing a huge, adorable grin as he clutches the steering wheel of his mum's motor after accidentally locking himself in.Crews from Bude Community Fire Station responded to a call on Friday from the mother of the toddler who had accidentally got locked in the car outside Lidl in Bude, Cornwall. Picture: SWNS/Mega

Toddler rescued, loves every minute

A CHEEKY toddler locked himself in a car and needed to be rescued by firemen. He didn’t seem particularly worried though.

Parenting

How social media will impact you in court

WHAT you post online can come back to haunt you, as some people have learnt the hard way.

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