We all need to wind down, especially in these troubling times. There is so much to process that it can all get overwhelming. If your way to relax includes being amused, entertained or moved then you are in luck because we have exactly what you need: the best of the best of this week’s social media.
As we’re talking about social media, I want to encourage you to follow us on all the platforms you use. You’ll see the best from Global Comment in your feeds. Find us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest.
Now, here are our favourite picks from everywhere else this week:
So long Diego! May you rest in eternal peace. Like most of the world, I will never forget that summer in 1986, when Maradona literally won the World Cup with his own bare hands…..
— Nasser Ali Khasawneh (@Nasserak) November 26, 2020
Kids imagining what life would be like at 40.. 🙈 pic.twitter.com/BDudyfb211
— 👋🏼 Tariq Ali (@aliboomaye) November 29, 2020
Wonderfully silly pic.twitter.com/GrHxfAb8YF
— Giles Paley-Phillips (@eliistender10) November 28, 2020
https://twitter.com/HarrietMould/status/1331890921277943808
https://twitter.com/rbrowntweets/status/1331971076344188929
We must work together to ensure everyone feels safe from sexual violence.#16Days pic.twitter.com/rmIkykMDBf
— ICRC (@ICRC) November 28, 2020
Xavi Bou’s starlings leaving a pre-roost assembly tree in winter Catalonia. Truly one of the greatest bird photos I’ve ever seen – scientifically and artistically. Read a bit about in @GrantaMag pic.twitter.com/2sYWg2xJLG
— Tim Dee (@TimDee4) November 27, 2020
https://twitter.com/thegallowboob/status/1331768378936188929
Spent three days laying on the floor to make it look like I could skateboard pic.twitter.com/9a2RN3Kw6L
— Kevin Parry (@kevinbparry) November 26, 2020
What you need right now is an incredibly talented woman in a fantastic dress playing jazz on the bagpipes, you do https://t.co/7mogOGaYma
— Felicity Morse (@FelicityMorse) November 25, 2020
The circles don't move… pic.twitter.com/We2NeUuOo1
— Daniel Probst @skepteis@skepteis.social (@skepteis) November 25, 2020
This amazing Christmas display was made by hand and it’s so good that it’s being called ‘Candy Lane’ by the neighbours 🎄 pic.twitter.com/4E9KmtHmGI
— BBC Yorkshire (@BBCLookNorth) November 26, 2020
Students in an online class were told they had one of these 2 TAs. But behind the scenes, @EmilyKhazan, left, fulfilled TA duties for all 136 students. When student evaluations came in, though, guess which TA scored higher? #WomeninScience #womeninstem https://t.co/3zje5Fiq89 pic.twitter.com/lc2qNKv0fM
— University of Florida News (@UFNews) November 4, 2020
Liverpool landmarks light up orange tonight in a call to end violence against women #Liverpool #orangetheworld pic.twitter.com/VCZitvEQrT
— Colin Lane (@snapperlane) November 25, 2020
Never will get used to the beauty of a Canadian child being born. pic.twitter.com/OudHSpAXOB
— Lloyd Legalist (@LloydLegalist) November 23, 2020
https://twitter.com/scottygb/status/1330901962712375300
Image credit: Toshiyuki IMAI