Forget Byron Bay; Nimbin has long been known as Australia's earthiest paradise. Nature, waterfalls, hippies – everything a British trustafarian could dream of. Just over an hour's drive inland from the iconic Byron, Nimbin is a small town of 1,477 people which – up until about 2016 – felt above the law.

Though it's part of NSW and thus subject to the same drug restrictions as any other town in the state, there used to be "only one cop," Michael Balderstone, who was president of Nimbin’s Hemp Embassy in 2018, told Vice.

According to Balderstone, police used to turn a blind eye to cannabis.

“Back in those days it was just cool, it was no big deal, and the smart police were happy to leave pot alone.”

Since 2016 there have been various crackdowns, with a new demographic burgeoning in nearby Byron (and by extension, to a degree, Nimbin). This, along with locals (allegedly) growing tired of the tourist hordes, and the proliferation of other more harmful drugs, means Nimbin is no longer what it once was.

 

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An anonymous user on internet forum Reddit recently made this claim, in response to a thread in the community's r/solotravel community in which a user asked "where are the best solo travel places in Australia?"

"I’ve decided to be spontaneous (aka unorganised and last minute) and am looking to go away for 3-5 days hopefully between Christmas and early Jan somewhere within Australia (I live in Melbourne)."

"I was thinking Byron Bay but it looks like every hostel is completely booked out, which I guess I probably should have expected."

"Is there any other recommendations people would have? Maybe something similar to Byron? I want something reasonably busy rather than some isolated town, as I’d like to meet new people. I’m 22 so also wouldn’t mind a younger crowd, and am probably looking for hostel rather than hotel."

Though Nimbin might – in previous years – have been a great choice, when one user made that very suggestion ("Nimbin!") in response to the above enquiry, another came in swinging with an alternative take.

"Nah, half the locals tryina to sell meth to tourists, the other half just want you to get out. Its not the same place it was 10 years ago, sadly."

"It was really nice and friendly way back when. Used to be good weed, good mushrooms, very welcoming community."

"I think it probably has something to do with the busloads of tourists Byron sends them every day - lots of well-off work visa kids looking for the 'hippie experience.'"

"You arrive in the morning, walk down the main street, every second person offering you (very overpriced bush weed, meth, questionable molly, occasionally mushrooms), check out the little knick knacks stores, grab a coffee, and when the bus leaves in the afternoon everything shuts down, lights go off, people go home, do it all again in the morning. And its (i think, feel free to correct me) such a large part of that community's income that they can't just say 'get out'... but it feels tired, overplayed, over-commercialised."

"The people there are nice (shout out Dazza) and I don't want to be rude, but it did feel like they just wanted to be left alone."

 

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This comment comes after a year of (much tabloid-exaggerated) controversy in nearby Byron Bay, with locals complaining about such heinous crimes as tourists from Sydney and Melbourne "wearing puffer jackets" and "ironing their jeans."

In any case... Looking at Airbnb it also becomes clear that booking a place between Christmas and New Year's Eve, whether in Nimbin, Byron or Mullumbimby, is almost impossible.

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At the time of writing there is one Airbnb stay available in Nimbin over the time period the above Reddit user is thinking of travelling. By contrast, a search for late April returns up to 94 stays in Nimbin and the surrounding areas.

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For those still set with their heart on the area, another user wrote: "I would agree with u/johnox, Byron is alright for all the shops, people and culture, but there are plenty of places nearby where it’s a little more relaxed, similarly beautiful and within a stones throw of Byron. Lennox is great, there’s also Bangalow, Ballina and Ocean Shores, as well as places like Mullumbimby and Lismore. All are great."

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Lewis Hamilton is like the Benjamin Button of Formula One.

Not only has he become a more aggressive, vivacious driver as the years have passed by, but he also seems to age in reverse. Much of this has got to do with his hair, which at one point had almost completely disappeared. These days though it’s a very different story, the 35-year-old Brit rocking everything from cornrows, braids and even loose perms these days, his locks luscious and his hairline very much intact.

Last year, DMARGE spoke to hair loss expert James Nadin about Hamilton’s hair, who reckons “he’s had a hair transplant.. and a good one as well.” While most celebrity hair transplants are more tragic than terrific (we’re looking at you, Warnie), Hamilton seems to have bucked the trend.

Indeed, Hamilton might boast the most successful hair transplant of all time. Don’t believe us? The F1 champ shared a selfie on Instagram last night, which shows that he’s now capable of growing a full-on afro.

We’d like the number of his barber because it’s a seriously good look, and we’re still astounded that he went from looking (almost) like a 50-year-old used car salesman only a few years ago to looking like a male model in 2020.

Hamilton’s got much more than hair growth to celebrate this year. The 2020 Formula One World Championship wrapped up on the 13th of December, with Hamilton nabbing his 7th Driver’s Championship and 5th Pole Position Award, as well as helping secure Mercedes’ 7th Constructor’s Championship alongside teammate Valterri Bottas.

Hamilton has now tied Michael Schumacher’s record for most championship titles and holds the outright records for the most wins, pole positions, podium finishes, points finishes, career points and most points in a season of all time. Phew!

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It’s not just his hair that’s seen a serious upgrade in recent years. Hamilton’s also shown himself to be quite the snappy dresser, using his platform to highlight black fashion designers in particular. Check out this suave patterned fit from Pyer Moss and this flamboyant double denim ensemble from Heron Preston he rocked this year.

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Talking about muscle mountain The Rock and a fitness workout in the same sentence is as common as night and day. The American-Canadian former wrestler turned Hollywood megastar and entrepreneur can be found in the confines of the gym walls day in, day out, in the pursuit of a stronger, fitter version of himself.

Always one to continue pushing himself and his body, his latest workout posted to Instagram is not for the faint-hearted. Throwing a couple of 50lbs chains around his neck (45kg total), The Rock can be seen performing drop set lunges along the length of the gym floor. Drop set meaning that along the way, he drops the weight down but continues pushing on.

The last time we saw The Rock use heavy chains as a workout aid, he needed stitches, but such is his determined state of mind that he never lets something as insignificant as a cut to the head put him out of action. Besides, when he claims his blood tastes like his own Teremana tequila, he probably doesn’t mind one bit.Despite increasing the size of his muscles and improving his strength to unbelievable levels, another by-product of his intense workouts is insane vascularity; the condition of having highly-visible veins. In a separate image related to training he’s currently undergoing in preparation for his role in Black Adam – a DC Comics movie that has been in development for over a decade and focuses on the titular character, an antihero and one of the most powerful characters in the DC universe – The Rock can be seen with eye-popping veins.

Previously claiming a diet of cheat meals (read: high-carbs and fats) is a contributor to his vascularity, we wanted to find out what causes it, whether it’s actually a good thing or not, and what you can do to achieve it.

Ben Lucas, the founder of Flow Athletic, told DMARGE that vascularity “happens due to an excessive reduction in fat which allows for maximum muscle definition.”

“It also makes your skin appear to be very thin, genetics will also be a factor in this.”

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But is vascularity something we should really be aiming for when we enter the gym, and can it be used as an indicator of your fitness level? According to Ben, the answer is no.

“Not really, as you often achieve this by getting below 10% in body fat and dehydrating yourself. It’s not a good indicator of health and to be honest, in most cases, I would say your strength and endurance may be diminished.”

“This look is more for bodybuilding as it helps to highlight symmetry, but not drinking much water or eating much food usually happens in the days leading up to an event.”

But, what if you want to go against Ben’s advice and want to try your hands at achieving insane veins, what steps can you take to gain them?

“Firstly, you’ll want to increase your muscle mass with intense weight lifting to cause your muscles to grow and you’ll want to bring your body fat down to less than 10% so you have less body fat under your skin.”

“This means going on a strict diet and eating muscle building foods like lean meats for protein, legume and dairy.”

“You should also put your body through lots of cardio and you can even put bands on while weight lifting to restrict your blood flow and put more pressure on your arteries, but I wouldn’t recommend it.”

And, once you start seeing your veins bursting through your skin, can you expect to see them all the time or will they retreat?

“This will really depend on your genetics but generally it’s something you would work towards, then taper off, then work towards it again to give your body a break.”

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Beer used to be the undisputed king of the alcoholic hill here in Australia, with mass-market lagers like Victoria Bitter, Toohey’s and XXXX dominating the drinks landscape.

These days our taste in the ‘amber nectar’ has become a lot more cosmopolitan. IPAs, weizenbocks, saisons and porters fill our shelves and fridges these days, in no small part to the growth of craft breweries across the nation. More and more Australians are eschewing commercial or international beers for locally-produced, independent drops, despite the price premium.

But Australia’s obsession with craft beer isn’t just because craft beer tastes better, has a cooler image, or that people want to ‘support their local’ – although those are all definitely contributing factors. Increasingly, Aussies are supporting craft beer and independent breweries because they’re rare examples of good corporate citizens (read: they make you feel good to drink them). In particular, independent Australian breweries are leading the way when it comes to corporate sustainability and climate change action, thanks to some incredibly out-there thinking.

“If you sit still in this industry, you are dead,” Richard Adamson, co-founder and director of Sydney-based brewery Young Henrys shared with DMARGE.

Young Henrys, one of the country’s most successful independent breweries, is known for their innovative spirit. They’ve long supported the Sydney cultural scene, forging close relationships with musicians and artists. Their latest relationship is of a more scientific nature, and indeed seems to be an exercise in mad science. Peering into their Newtown brewery, one can catch a glimpse of two strange, bubbling green vats sitting amongst their brewing tanks. It’s this weird picture that perhaps explains why Aussies love their craft beer brands.

They call it The Algae Project: a collaboration between Young Henrys and the nearby University of Technology Sydney, these green-glowing, 400L vats are algal bio-reactor that contain 20 trillion cells of microalgae. They look bizarre but they serve a valuable purpose: helping to offset the brewery’s carbon emissions.

“Algae is the cousin of yeast… but does the opposite,” Adamson relates. Yeast in the beer brewing process takes in oxygen and produces CO2, whereas the microalgae in the reactor take in CO2 and produce oxygen. These two algae vats absorb as much CO2 as hectares of bushland, all while taking up only a few square metres of factory floor space.

“Our success has always come from building connections with like-minded people… The Algae Project is another part of that,” Adamson explains.

Adamson, who co-founded the brewery back in 2012 alongside Oscar McMahon, reckons that Young Henrys’ commitment to climate action is one of the main reasons Australians have so passionately supported the brand.

“Consumers care about authenticity, and that’s something that’s important to us too. We do this because we love beer and want to make the best beer we can.”

Another independent brewery that’s found a novel way to be more sustainable is Byron Bay’s Stone & Wood Brewing Co. When venues were forced to close their doors thanks to COVID-19, Stone & Wood bought back kegs of their Pacific Ale which were unable to be stored or sold by pubs and bars around the country. Rather than letting the beer go to waste, they then teamed up with gin maestros Cape Byron Distillery, which turned the beer into moonshine – turning a negative into a positive.

On paper it sounds like a real pie-in-the-sky idea, but according to Cape Byron Distillery’s co-founder and head distiller Eddie Brook, there was method to their madness.

“When you produce whisky you essentially start with a un-hopped beer that you distil twice into a clear spirit. When we were distilling the Pacific Ale it wasn’t the clarity of the spirit that I was mainly concerned about, it was the flavour… It was a challenge but we created a damn tasty spirit!”

“We’re a brewery that proudly produces quality beer while sharing the love for community spirit, so it was a no brainer,” Stone & Wood Sustainability Manager James Perrin explains.

“Sustainability is at the core of our business, with waste being a key focus, so we couldn’t be prouder that our perfectly good Pacific Ale that couldn’t be sold has found a new home, and has been transformed into a delicious spirit.”

This attitude of ‘sharing the love’ is another big reason why Aussies love craft beer brands so much. It’s one that resonates particularly strongly this year, too. At a time when so many businesses are doing it tough and Australians need to give each other a helping hand, that these two businesses can work together like this – saving waste and creating a genuinely innovative product – is inspiring.

That’s not to discount Cape Byron Distillery’s role in this either. Like their craft beer brothers, independent Australian gin distilleries are also enjoying their time in the sun right now, and have also been notably community-minded, many distilleries pivoting to making hand sanitizer this year to help fight COVID.

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Young Henrys also embody that collaborative spirit with The Algae Project, which they partly funded. Richard Adamson relates that he’d like to see all breweries in Australia have algae vats like his does, and he’s happy to share the technology; to “lead by example”.

“If every brewery in Australia had algae like we do, we could cut Australia’s total emissions by 1-2%. At least, that’s the goal.”

It speaks to the quintessential spirit of the ‘Aussie battler’: the underdog going up against multinationals, The Bat Kiss, climate change and waste – and emerging victorious.

Algae vats and beer moonshine aside, craft beer is better for the environment (and your tastebuds) from a purely logistical perspective, Perrin points out.

“There’s nothing better than having a beer on tap at the brewery: no packaging & no transport!”

Cheers to that.

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While everyone looks forward to Christmas and the new year, this year our collective anticipation has perhaps never been higher.

In between bushfires, COVID-19, a recession and the theatrical release of Cats, it's been a year filled with tragedies. While we might not be able to kiss a stranger at midnight on the 31st – and the prospect of having all your family over for Christmas isn't so tempting with the looming threat of The Bat Kiss, too – 2021 will come as a huge relief for most of us.

But as this New York Times opinion piece examines, we're not out of the woods yet, and the full impact of 2020 won't be felt until much further down the track.

Drew Holden, a public affairs consultant and freelance journalist, is concerned about the social impact of lockdowns, particularly as parts of Europe and the United States look to renew lockdown orders once again over the holiday season and into the new year. It's not just the economic or social impact of lockdowns that we should be worried about, but the health impacts of lockdown – above and beyond coronavirus.

"Extended social isolation can have serious health implications, from heart disease and dementia to depression and death. During the pandemic, our diets and lifestyles got worse, increasing our vulnerability to the very disease that isolation is meant to help address."

"Our mental health suffers, too. The psychological effects of loneliness are a health risk comparable with risk obesity or smoking. Anxiety and depression have spiked since lockdown orders went into effect...To be sure, the increasing prevalence of mental health challenges is not all due to the lockdowns. The attendant health risks of a global pandemic to an individual or their loved ones must certainly be a contributing factor, too. But our understanding that social isolation can seriously damage physical and mental health predates the pandemic."

"Some researchers worry that the social isolation has inflicted damage to mental health that will outlast even the worst of the pandemic. We may not have a full accounting of the consequences for years to come."

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It's confronting just how quickly we've come to adapt to a COVID-19 world – although we've still got a long way to go, and we haven't seen the last of it either.

One area of human life that's changed dramatically is how we go about romance. The social isolation that lockdown has imposed on us has forced many people to become more creative about how they seek human contact. One of the most enduring trends of 2020 has been people using the 'passport' feature of dating apps such as Bumble or Hinge to virtually travel around the world, checking out the dating pools of different cities and chatting with people you might never meet in real life (or have no intention of meeting).

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Social isolation was a problem even before COVID-19, with one of the great ironies of our digital world being that we've never been more interconnected, yet also never been more lonely. The pandemic has only sharpened these problems that already existed, with apps like OnlyFans and Houseparty perfectly poised to take advantage of lockdown. To use a medical pun, they're all symptoms of a broader issue.

It's not all bad news. Some adaptations 2020 has precipitated have arguably been beneficial, with gyms becoming the new nightclubs and men using lockdown as an opportunity to improve their physical and mental health.

Feeling down? Read how even simple changes can have a big difference when it comes to your mental health.

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In a depressing sign of the times, Qantas recently put a new 787 Dreamliner straight into storage. Qantas received the spanking new Boeing 787-9 in Victorville, California, on November the 13th, the delivery bringing its Dreamliner fleet up to 12.

Aviation photographer Jennifer Schuld snagged a photo of this, posting the 787-9 VH-ZNN’s arrival on Twitter.

Brand new Qantas 787-9 VH-ZNN was ferried from Everett to Victorville today for storage pic.twitter.com/jNDj3VHcPp

— Jennifer Schuld (@JenSchuld) November 12, 2020

However, instead of trumpeting the naked jet’s arrival, or putting it straight into service, Qantas put the 787 straight on ice. As reported by Simple Flying, “Qantas has quietly ferried the new plane to Victorville, where it will join the majority of the Qantas Dreamliner fleet in hibernation.” The jet had come from Seattle’s KPAE airport, where it had undergone testing the day prior.

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The images sparked questions over Qantas’ plan for the jet, with one Twitter user pointing out the following.

“No livery except for the tail. No Qantas wording and the body kept clean… for resale?”

Other users said this was a heartbreaking moment, writing comments like, “singularly devastating” and “a dreadful sign of the times.”

Brand new and straight into storage. Just sad. British Airways have literally dozens of A320s parked.

— Paul Turner (@Pauldasilva67) November 12, 2020

Schulz told DMARGE, “They are almost always fully painted when they are delivered. This one was ferried to Victorville for storage, and there is a paint hangar there, so I’m assuming it will be painted in Victorville before Qantas takes it home, whenever that may be.”

Rico Merkert, USYD Professor of Transport and Supply Chain Management told DMARGE, “It is not normal to put white label planes straight into storage but what is Qantas supposed to do? Alan Joyce announced yesterday that Qantas is not planning to fly to Europe or the US before the end of next year. So what should they do with those long-haul aircraft until then other than putting them into storage or sell (perhaps, as part of a sale and leaseback deal)?”

“Out of their Dreamliner fleet, they are currently operating only three with the rest being in hibernation. Some of their B787s have been sold and leased back earlier this year which has provided Qantas with a boost to its liquidity.”

Though Merkert told us Qantas “may try to sell this one too,” the airline has not made any indication this is the case.

As a Qantas pilot told DMARGE earlier this year, even if airlines look to offload jets, it’s not the easiest time to sell them.

“I’m not sure there’s actually a market for used airlines at present given the financial stress most airlines are under.”

Reporting by Business Recorder also suggests this ‘sale theory’ is not necessarily on the money, and that the California delivery is simply part of Qantas’ publically stated pandemic plan.

“As the carrier predicts a significant decrease in travel demand for an extended period of time, it announced that it will be moving several of its Boeing 787s from Australia to service in the United States,” Business Recorder reports.

“From September onwards, most of Qantas’ 787 fleet will be flown to Victorville, California, where they will join Qantas Airbus A380s and other aircraft carriers to wait for the end of the COVID-19 pandemic.”

A Qantas spokesperson has also explained, according to Business Recorder, that “the humidity in California is much lower than in Australia, so it’s much better for long-term storage of aircraft – the same reason why we’ve moved our A380s there.”

Further photos have emerged in more recent weeks of planes at the same ‘boneyard,’ which appear to back up these claims. On December the 5th professional aviation photographer Vincenzo Pace posted an image to Instagram of a Qantas A380 “guarded by the wings of her sisters…as they await that magical day when they all return to the skies,” also in Victorville.

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His images have attracted similar comments to Schulz’s, with users writing such remarks as, “Stunning yet sad!” and “Unimaginable to have our latest tech stored like this.”

Qantas was ‘economising’ its fleet well before the pandemic. Though it retired its ‘Queen of the Skies’ 747 fleet earlier than planned thanks to The Bat Kiss, the decision to end the era this year had already been made.

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Now though, thanks to the dearth of demand, this ‘economisation’ has increased significantly.

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Now even new 787s are being safely stored away, awaiting brighter days. According to Simple Flying, “Of the 14 Dreamliners Qantas had ordered, just three are retained in active service in Australia.”

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Experts have predicted the aviation industry will not return to pre-pandemic levels until 2024. One look at the Alice Springs plane boneyard (and the ‘naked’ aforementioned Qantas jets in Victorville) and you see the impact this is having on the industry – and a visceral reminder of its vulnerability when demand is low.

Qantas’ ‘sneakerhead’ attitude to this new 787 delivery also comes amid something of a renaissance in smaller aircraft, with Air Transat recently setting the record for the world’s longest flight in a single-aisle aircraft.

It also comes after Singapore Airlines recently deemed seven of its once mighty A380s “surplus to requirements.”

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Online dating can be divisive at best and a tricky minefield at worst, and that’s once you’ve managed to secure yourself a date. For some, attracting matches and engaging in some light-hearted conversation is but a pipe dream, and their bio could be to blame.

Your dating profile, inclusive of bio, is the only thing you can rely upon to sell yourself to potential suitors, and if you don’t make an immediate impression on women swiping their way through – sometimes surrounded by opinionated friends – then you can consider yourself confined to constant rejection.

But what exactly is it that you’re doing wrong? After all, you may feel your bio is perfect and sells you in the most accurate way. According to this Reddit thread, that may not necessarily be the case. Reddit user ‘inspowoah’ claims to come across “too many guys, attractive or not, with awful photos and/or equally bad bios.”

“I’m not saying my bio is the best or that my pictures are either. But at least you can see my face, and tell the profile belongs to me.”

“I totally understand if you don’t have many pictures, i only started taking pictures of my self recently, but it’s not hard to fix your hair, put on a smile, find some good lighting and finally take a photo.”

But even with your photos fixed and with no reference to your 2015 lads trip to Bali, what you write in your bio can also have a profound effect on whether you win a right swipe or not, at least, according to this thread.

In a long list of no-nos, our contributor adds, “Please refrain from the following: saying something along the lines of ‘don’t swipe if you’re boring’ (has it ever occurred to you, that you might in fact be the boring one); say something along the lines of ‘I don’t get why women only like guys over 6 foot’ (most of us don’t care); downplay your looks (looks are subjective, and this makes you less attractive)”

Basically, contrary to what we’ve often been told (arrogance isn’t attractive either), self-deprecation isn’t always attractive. We’d still argue it’s better than taking yourself too seriously though, and this woman’s complaint has come about as a result of it being overdone.

In less than a day, the post has received nearly 1,000 comments at the time of writing, with many (presumably women) showing support and claiming that it “really is that bad out there”.

Comments include,

“I’ll add 2 more to the list: stop taking pictures in bathroom mirrors especially public bathrooms- I don’t want to see a urinal in your photo.”

“Self-deprecation is not funny on writing. Putting yourself down comes through as insecure and annoying. We all have insecurities, and that is ok, but it doesnt have to be the main point of anyone’s personality.”

However, guys chime in too with their take on the online dating landscape, with one user claiming,

“Hate to parrot but it’s terrible like this with women’s profiles too. Literally everything in your post they do too.”

and,

“Perhaps lost in the comments, but something not enough people understand is that the info on your bio should be able to spark a conversation.”

“Great examples, imnsho, are when women say how they love tacos and/or tequila. Congratulations on 1) being basic, 2) having no personality, and 3) providing men no opportunity to REALLY comment on that without almost immediately asking you out.”

along with,

“This is uncanny. I had literally typed out, word for word, the text of this post but directed at the ladies! I guess it’s fair to say that no one should do this!”

Perhaps men aren’t the only victims of bad dating profiles, then. However, admittedly, it is a topic we’ve approached before, and we’re well aware that guys often don’t have a clue about how to write a Tinder bio that will actually score them matches.

All may not be lost, however, as one commenter argues that just because the photos might not be what you’d expect of an online profile or the bio provided doesn’t give enough of a glimpse into their life, it doesn’t mean they’re should be discarded.

“Anyway, I felt like, if they didn’t have something to actively dissuade me, maybe they were just dreadful at self promotion. So I met up with the man mentioned above, and we’ve been married 3 years, with a baby on the way.”

“So I think an open mind to some dreadful profile choices can be helpful, as long as you’re clear in your own mind what those things are. Because yes some stuff just announces someone as an awful person/thoroughly not suitable for you.”

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Picture this: he’s six-foot tall, eyes like Zac Efron, an upper body like Chris Hemsworth, personality like Conan O’Brien and… he doesn’t even have an unhealthy dependence on emojis.

There’s still one thing missing though, according to a hilarious video by ‘modern-day Arnold Schwarzenegger’ Jo Lindner which dropped yesterday. The German fitness fiend took to a Dubai gym to quiz female patrons on, “what do women think is the most important muscle men should train?”

The resounding theme? Legs. That’s right: it turns out, though we’re all sweating away amassing abs of steel and shoulders like slabs, our neglect of leg day is not going unnoticed. While some women were quick to point out there were other more important considerations to make (think: personality, height; eyes), when pressed on the point, a man’s lower appendages came up again and again.

Some of the top “they have to have it” responses include: “As long as his legs are bigger than mine it’s fine.”

“Shoulders… and legs.”

“Not a complete no go (if his legs are skinny)… but I advise him to train more legs” one said. This sentiment was backed up by further comments like, “Most of the guys in the gym are working upper body and nobody has nice legs.”

This caused mild devastation in the comments of the video, where one man wrote, “For god sake man why are you choosing the only body part that i can’t develop.”

Other responses (from the women at the gym) included: “Everything. You should have all muscles I guess.”

“Proportionally. Not like Spongebob.”

“Harmonised.”

“If you can not take care of your body it means you cannot take care of your life.”

Only one woman in the gym said she really craved a guy with a strong chest. Food for thought – and yet another reminder not to skip leg (or chest) day. It’s not just trips to the physio but also your love life that could hang in the balance…

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There are few men alive who possess the same sort of refined suaveness of Paul Bettany.

The 49-year-old English actor – best known for playing the heroic android Vision in the Marvel Cinematic Universe – is kind of like if Benedict Cumberbatch and Henry Cavill were fused together in some superhero plotline. Charming, dapper and with an icy-cold sense of humour that’s quintessentially British, Bettany is also an incredibly underrated style icon.

His secret? His wardrobe. Or more specifically: knowing how to dress without looking like you’re going through a mid-life crisis.

Case in point: the last outfit he shared to Instagram, an impeccable cold-weather fit consisting of a houndstooth-pattern winter jacket, aviator-style glasses and a dark orange beanie (à la David Beckham) because, as he puts it, “it’s still archery and muzzleloader hunting season in Vermont, and while it’s highly unlikely I’ll get shot walking Wallis [his dog] in the woods… it is still 2020 so I’m not rolling the dice.”

He looks great, dressing age-appropriately without trying too hard to do so.

 

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Bettany manages to pull off what many of his contemporaries fail to: dressing well without taking himself too seriously.

Another aspect of Bettany’s personal style is that it feels very genuine. While he’s a fan of the finer things – having posted about his love of Saint Laurent in the past – Bettany avoids the trap that many celebrities (see: Nicolas Cage) fall into of conspicuous consumption. Dropping bulk cash on an outfit isn’t a silver bullet solution to staying fashionable and Bettany knows this. Here’s some other pointers you can take from the man:

Nothing beats a pair of good frames

Bettany’s always on point in the eyewear department. Many men treat glasses or sunglasses as an afterthought – but as they literally frame your face, having a good pair of frames can make or break your style.

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Bettany’s a fan of the 70s aesthetic, having rocked aviator-style frames on a number of occasions. That said, he’s not afraid to switch things up with browline specs or more classic Ray-Ban Wayfarer-esque looks.

 

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Casual but classy

Most of his wardrobe is rather traditional but he’s not afraid to pop on a t-shirt or singlet when the need arises. However, he doesn’t let being casual give him an excuse for dressing like a slob.

This is where his ‘frames game’ comes in handy, too – you can get away with a plain or printed t-shirt if you’ve got a stylish accessory like your glasses to zhuzh up your outfit.

He also sticks to age-appropriate footwear when dressing casually. Unless you’re a rapper, it’s hard to get away with wearing Jordans or Yeezys past the age of 40. Take a leaf out of Bettany’s book: stick to classy essentials like canvas plimsolls, Chelsea boots or versatile white sneakers.

Outerwear matters

Bettany is rarely seen without a snappy jacket. He loves a black leather jacket but also chooses clever basics like denim, Harrington jackets and blazers to spice things up. He also sticks to muted colours, leaving the flair to his accessories or shirts.

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Crucially, there’s not a tracksuit jacket in sight. Write that down, men.

 

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Don’t take yourself too seriously

Whether it’s greeting fans with a sense of genuine appreciation, or occasionally leaving the designer brands in the wardrobe to wear something more comfortable, Bettany doesn’t get caught up in the cult of celebrity.

It’s a valuable lesson. We might not all be Hollywood actors but the key to aging gracefully is letting go of your ego and being comfortable in your own skin. When you think of celebrities or even other men in your life who you can see raging against the ravages of time, it’s usually because there’s insecurity eating away at them – whether that’s sartorially or emotionally.

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