The unsustainable TikTok trend of ‘fashion hauls’
Massive fashion hauls aren’t new, but they’ve been blowing up recently because of the juggernaut rise of TikTok, a video-sharing, social networking service, owned by Chinese company ByteDance.
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Mindfulness meditation: how it works and why it’s so popular
This video is meant to expand your general knowledge about living a healthy life and is NOT a substitute for seeking medical advice. Please consult with your doctor before making ...
How Emma Stone went from anxious schoolgirl to Hollywood star
Instantly recognisable with her red hair and husky voice, A-lister Emma Stone has cemented her position in Hollywood, with hits spanning ‘Crazy Stupid Love’ to ‘La La Land’. But how ...
Tips for leaving a puppy home alone safely
Every pet deserves a loving and respectful home: please only consider acquiring a pet if you will be able to take care of its long-term needs. Also, consider choosing your ...
How power is finally coming to rural Africa
While a rural village in Kenya might not be the first place you’d expect to find electric motorcycles, internet service and thriving local businesses… now, a solar-powered mini-grid is ...
Speak up for nature: global highlights from Earth Hour 2021
In this video, we view international highlights from Earth Hour 2021, marked annually on the last Saturday of March.
Started by WWF and partners as a symbolic lights-out event in Sydney ...
Brain-broken: how grief and loss affect your well-being
This video is meant to expand your general knowledge about living a healthy life and is NOT a substitute for seeking medical advice. Please consult with your doctor before making ...
Fresh focus is needed on the role of women’s unpaid work
By Sophia Papastavrou
The Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda has shown that by strengthening women’s meaningful participation in peace talks, transforming decision-making power, and bridging local conflict analysis ...
From financier to farmer: how one man is growing a forest of food
In this video, we meet Andrew Martin, who once worked in the finance industry in Australia. But as he observed the effects of peak oil and climate change taking effect, ...
Black Sun: Søren Solkær’s startling starling murmurations
“You wait for a week, or two weeks, and nothing happens… but then, within a few seconds, everything changes, and suddenly the sky explodes. It’s one of the most ...
Water, steel and stone: time-scapes of the Limassol district
Despite the present Covid-related travel restrictions, the beautiful natural and urban areas of Cyprus are still accessible to us through the lenses of local creators.
Turning the car ignition key ...
A minute with Alexis Sofocleous Volunteer-Hiker
Where do you live?
Between Nicosia and Pervolia
What did you have for breakfast?
Freshly ground Americano Coffee, toast, cheese.
Describe your perfect day
Spend time with loved ones… the ...
Why an undersea space station is long overdue
Since the 1960s, mankind has dreamed of living under the waves. Some habitats were even built on the seafloor, but our yearning for the stars left them abandoned.
Now, Fabien ...
‘Our goal is to tell a positive story, where refugees are the heroes’
By Katie Wright
It all started with hummus. When Manal Kahi moved from Lebanon to New York to start a degree at Columbia, she loved exploring the myriad cuisines on ...
Bright like a diamond: how Kelly Mi Li’s jewels really do bring the bling
In this video for ‘Marie Claire’, ‘Bling Empire’ star Kelly Mi Li takes us inside her personal jewellery collection… an eyewatering bijoux stash in keeping with her ties to the ...
Cartagena: queen of Colombia’s Caribbean coast
In this video, we take a pre-Covid trip to Cartagena, Colombia’s historic Caribbean coastal city of preserved beauty, set within 13km of centuries-old colonial stone walls.
Attesting to its ...
Online learning formats: how to choose the right form for the best result
In online training every element is important: choosing the right platform, thinking about the structure of the training, preparing the listener to receive the knowledge, motivation and tracking the group ...
Military prowess over pleasing features: El Greco’s ‘Vincenzo Anastagi’
In this video in the Frick Collection’s ‘Cocktails with a Curator’ series, we journey to 16th-century Rome with Deputy Director and Peter Jay Sharp Chief Curator Xavier F. Salomon, ...
Intermittent Fasting: why timing matters more than duration
This video is meant to expand your general knowledge about living a healthy life and is NOT a substitute for seeking medical advice. Please consult with your doctor before making ...
Charming a young heart
By Alexia Saleem
My children are obsessed with cats. So much so that I actually considered getting one for their birthday last year. We currently live in a flat, so ...
The return of the once-endangered ibex to the Swiss Alps
In the Swiss National Park, established in 1914 in Switzerland’s canton of Graubünden, the Alpine ibex has become the subject of a young biologist’s research.
An ibex is ...
TGIF: seven easy gluten-free desserts
We love Fridays for the same reason you do… the weekend looms with a chance to catch our breath and, just perhaps – assuming there aren’t too many domestic chores – ...
How to make DIY eco-friendly shampoo bars at home
Store-bought hygiene or domestic products are problematic when it comes to minimising our personal impact on the environment. Equally though, making our own, zero-waste versions of such products can be ...
‘Glee’ cast set to honour Naya Rivera at GLAAD Awards
Less than a year after ‘Glee’ star Naya Rivera’s devastating death, her former cast members are set to reunite and honour their late co-star in a special way at ...