It seems people are confused by the decidedly silly tone of the Paralympics’ official TikTok page. The verified account has been active for years, and has been viewed by some as controversial. One video from last year uses audio from the electronic toy Bop It! during a montage of blind swimmers getting tapped on the … Read more
Drivers proceed through a four-way intersection as traffic lights sit dark August 15, 2003 in Royal Oak, Michigan.Photo: Bill Pugliano (Getty Images) There are few things in this world that are more mildly infuriating than being stopped at a deserted intersection at a red light that just won’t change. You have already read my article … Read more
People have been testing out their eyesight on TikTok lately in a viral ‘Colour Sense Challenge’ – but does it really work? The Colour Sense Challenge filter gets participants to look at squares on their screen and identify which square has an odd shade. You have just a few seconds to see if you can … Read more
This Morning’s resident GP, Dr Amir Khan has issued a stark warning to anyone who doesn’t flush their toilet ‘correctly’. In a new post on Instagram, the docotor, who has regularly appeared on the ITV talk show, asked if his followers are closing their toilet lid before flushing. He said everyone “definitely should”, otherwise expect … Read more
When Aston Martin launched its first SUV in 2020, the DBX was gorgeous, great to drive and full of promise, but it felt half-baked. The DBX’s relative lack of performance compared to its peers was rectified in 2022 with the DBX707, a new variant that increased engine output to nearly 700 horsepower and overhauled the … Read more
Donald Trump posted a campaign video to TikTok showing him visiting Arlington National Cemetery two days after some of his aides and staff on the grounds had a reported physical altercation about taking photographs and video on the premises. The video shows Trump visiting graves, posing for photos with Gold Star families and participating in … Read more
A woman has shared her astonishing transformation after embarking on a two-week diet consisting solely of fruits and vegetables. Megan Davies, a mum from Merthyr Tydfil, adopted a vegan diet for 14 days and not only shed 12lbs but also experienced significant improvements in her physical and mental health. In a TikTok video that has … Read more
RuPaul Charles is best known for creating and hosting the global hit reality TV series “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” but Ru is also a car guy. In fact, in a March 2024 interview with NPR, Ru said, “I love cars. They represent freedom….” Ru’s first car video starred his R107 Mercedes-Benz SL, and it taught his 5.3-million … Read more
Not a single insecurity we’ve ever had about our bodies has been by accident. As far back as the 1950s, advertising brought tiny waists into fashion, a beauty standard that would endure through the “heroin chic” era of the 2000s, in which tabloids dissected celebrities’ bodies with increasingly rigorous standards and new terminology for so-called … Read more
I went to high school from 2009 to 2012 and that means I rarely left the house without putting on two things: a pair of skinny jeans and winged eyeliner. Things pretty much stayed that way through college and onward into my 20s, and the same can be said for many other millennial women. We … Read more
