Author: Lauren Bravo
Style & Social Media Columnist Lauren is a professional tweeter, pop culture junkie and Netflix addict. She's written about fashion since she was in flared jeans, and barely a trend goes by that she doesn't have an opinion on. An early adopter, she can usually be found hunting for a bargain on the virtual high street and blasting the latest high-tech skincare claims.
The week in hashtags: #HeForShe, #LeftShark, #EffYourBeautyStandards, #Bombay
Dancing with sharks, busting ghosts and kicking the patriachy where it hurts. Just a few of the things social media has been up to this week... #HeForShe and #Impact10x10x10 In the days since she delivered another passionate, patriarchy-smashing speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos on 23 January, Emma Watson's #HeForShe and #Impact10x10x10 campaigns have…
The 16 stages of #Veganuary
Nobody said it was easy. No one ever said it would be this hard... So you decided to do Veganuary. Congratulations! Lettuce begin. 1. Christmas is over Frankly, if you never saw food again it would be too soon. Veganuary? Why not go the whole hog and become a fruitarian too? Or a raw food…
7 great yoga apps to make your workout more flexible #HealthAndFitnessWeek
Whether you're a nervous beginner who wants to find their feet before trying their hand in public, or a devoted yogi who wants to cram a little more omm into their daily routine, yoga apps are a great way to supplement real-life classes. Some are free and easy, some have bells-and-whistles you never even knew…
The week in hashtags: #NoMorePage3, #SAGAwards, #SmearForSmear, #UKIPFilmTitles
The stars came out, The Sun went down, and a whole lot of other things happened on the internet this week... #NoMorePage3 It's been a big week for boobs, in every sense. When rumours starting circulating on Monday that The Sun's Page 3 had finally printed its last bare breast, there were cheers in many…
8 YouTube workouts you can almost pretend aren’t really exercise #HealthAndFitnessWeek
Sometimes fun and fitness CAN go together... In an ideal world, we'd all be bounding out of bed enthused with anticipation for a good workout every morning, right? If you're thinking 'no, in an ideal world our muscles would just exercise themselves while we slept', then you need a workout that doesn't feel like a…
The Week in Hashtags: #OscarsSoWhite, #RupertsFault, #SexualOrientation, #MyDayOnAPlate
From the Academy and Rupert Murdoch to health bores and January bandwagon-jumpers, pretty much everybody has been taken down a few pegs by the internet this week. #OscarsSoWhite The Oscars nominations list was announced on Thursday, and it was a great day – to be a white man. For everyone else, not so much. The…
Is Facebook now an older person’s game?
Facebook is weathering the social media storm, but are we talking about a different generation now? I reached a personal milestone over Christmas. After many years of waiting, putting it off and making lame excuses, I finally accepted my father's Facebook friend request. It barely matters these days, I rationalised, as I don't do anything…
Our immediate feelings on GIRLS season four
Episode one of GIRLS' eagerly-awaited fourth season has aired, and there are a whole heap of things we think about it. Such as... Will Marnie sing in every episode now? If she's planning on it then that's fine, but it would be great to have some warning. Because every time she sings, we tend to…
10 questions we’re asking about the #FirstDateSelfie trend
We shouldn't actually be surprised by this, obviously, but the latest development in the weird old world of modern dating is the #FirstDateSelfie. It's a thing that really exists, and people are doing it. Not a lot of people, of course, but enough for a slew of thinkpieces on whether or not it is adorable…
The week in hashtags: #JeSuisCharlie, #JeSuisAhmed, #FoxNewsFacts, #AskHerMore, #CES2015
From the hashtags you've definitely seen to the ones you might have missed, here's social media's take on an eventful week. #JeSuisCharlie A hashtag that needs no introduction, the Spartacus-inspired tag for the victims of Wednesday's terror attacks against French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo has been used 4.7 million times as a tribute, a show…