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The Week on Twitter
The Week on Twitter
Our Topical Editor scours through Twitter every week to see what people are talking about, where the outrage or controversy is, who’s being stupid, who’s being a hero and the stories you need to know about.
The Week on Twitter | #AnyonesBrother, the Super Bowl, & Harry Potter
This week, we all watched Beyoncé slay at the Super Bowl, witnessed Twitter's demise, ate lots of pancakes, and celebrated a new Harry Potter book (kind of). We also tweeted the #AnyonesBrother hashtag as a call to change the country's…
The Week on Twitter | Clinton & Sanders, the General Election, and Matt LeBlanc
This week, Twitter said goodbye to Terry Wogan, watched as Hillary Clinton narrowly took Iowa, and laughed as Donald Trump didn't. We also celebrated Groundhog Day, were confused/delighted by Top Gear's newest presenter, and got ourselves…
The Week on Twitter | Kanye West, Planned Parenthood, & Flat Earth
This week, Kanye released the track list of his new album on Twitter, Kanye misinterpreted the acronym KK, Kanye tweeted seventeen reasons why he was not a fan of Wiz Khalifa, and Amber Rose outed Kanye as her #FingersInTheBootyAssBitch.…
The Week on Twitter | Palin, Putin, and Penguins
This week, Vladimir Putin probably poisoned someone, Sarah Palin endorsed Donald Trump, and we all celebrated Penguin Awareness Day. Twitter also went down for a bit, and then it came back up, just in time for What Women Want in 5 Words to…
The Week on Twitter | David Bowie, Alan Rickman & Lady Ball
This week on Twitter was a sad week on Twitter. The death of David Bowie left just about everybody shocked, as millions around the world mourned his passing. Reports of Alan Rickman's untimely death generated a similar response online from…
The Week on Twitter | Twitter 10k, Nollaig na mBan & Drummond Puddle Watch
This week, everybody on Twitter went back to work after Christmas, and tweeted complaints about going back to work after Christmas. It went on for days. It was tragic. But what everybody on Twitter also tweeted about was the Renua…
The Week on Twitter: Making a Murderer, Tamir Rice, & Lemmy
This week, protests continued over US law enforcement's involvement in the fatal shooting of Tamir Rice, Joan Burton fell in some water, and everybody in the whole entire world watched Making a Murderer. Twitter also mourned the death of…
The Week on Twitter: Martin Shkreli, Conor McGregor, & Star Wars
This week, Twitter watched as Conor McGregor became the UFC featherweight champion, went to see Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and applauded as Turing Pharmaceutical CEO Martin Shkreli got arrested for fraud. We also saw Tim Peake fly off to…
The Week on Twitter: Donald Trump, Teresa Mannion, & Serial
Lots of stuff happened this week. That stuff includes Teresa Mannion becoming the Queen of Ireland, Donald Trump being awful and trending for about seven days straight, and everyone in the world who vaguely knows what a podcast is being…
The Week on Twitter: Syria Airstrikes, Kylie Jenner, & ZuckerBaby
This week, the UK voted in favour of airstrikes in Syria, Hilary Benn made a speech, Kylie Jenner used a wheelchair as a fashion accessory, and lots of people marched to save the climate. Mark Zuckerberg also had a baby, and pledged to give…