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Letters

A MINI MAG FOR BIG FUN!

YOU IN THE NEWS • What’s happening in THE WORLD right now

BEN HAS THE EDGE • New look, new home, new lease on life – the actor’s getting ready for life after J Lo!

THIS WON’T GET ME DOWN • Gauteng headmaster Noko Selepe tells of the day he was gunned down in the corridors of his beloved school

THE WOW FACTOR! • The City of Lights held the world spellbound with all the glory, drama and eye candy it dished up at the Olympic Games

SO PROUD OF MY SPECIAL BOY • Colin Farrell’s experience of life with his disabled son has made him a passionate advocate for change

I DESERVE TO BE HERE • Beautiful Mia le Roux has made history by becoming the first deaf woman to win the pageant

REAL, NOT PERFECT • How life, loss and running the popular Facebook parenting group The Village made former Cosmo editor Vanessa Raphaely a better mom

BITE into this! • ELEVATE your BURGER GAME with these delicious recipes from around the WORLD

IT’S SKIRT SEASON! • Here are four fab ways to wear this wardrobe staple

STAYING POWER • Want your fragrance to linger longer? These tips and tricks will have you leaving a scent-sational trail wherever you go

NATURE’S TOUCH • Wooden pieces you can add throughout your home

8 VITAL AT-HOME TESTS • These simple health checks can reveal where you might need to make some lifestyle tweaks

ASK DR LOUISE

The benefits of settling a loan early • It’s good to clear your debts, but do so wisely to avoid being hit with penalty fees

YOUR STARS

PULL-OUT TV GUIDE

chuckles • Fancy yourself a joker? Email original jokes to chuckles@you.co.za or send them to Chuckles, YOU, PO Box 7167, Roggebaai 8012, and we may publish them on this page.

ON OUR RADAR • The HOTTEST things in POP CULTURE and ENTERTAINMENT THIS WEEK

THRILLING DEBUT • Journalist Nicky Greenwall on why writing a novel is one of the hardest things she’s ever done

YOU PUZZLES • 13 PAGES OF FUN & GAMES

Blood • Without it in our veins, our bodies wouldn’t be able to function

News of the week

THE HEALING LEECH • They may seem creepy, but these little critters are used to aid wound recovery!

Kids'games & activities

GUARDIAN ANGELS • They’re devoted family pets – but watch out, they could rip your arm off. Here’s why royalty, billionaires and celebrities are firing their bodyguards and replacing them with loyal, highly-trained dogs

KALINA CALLS THE SHOTS • The Bulgarian princess had tongues wagging when she attended a relative’s funeral recently. We take a look at the royal who marches to the beat of her own drum

MY LITTLE PINK PALACE • She created her dream home in her favourite colours – now it’s on the market for half a million dollars

LOST AT SEA FOR 40 HOURS • They were left behind on a dive in the Gulf of Mexico and battled storms, dehydration and sunburn before being rescued

IN HER OWN WORDS • Elizabeth Taylor speaks from beyond the grave in a new documentary based on recently discovered...