Laura Hewson

REVIEW SPECIAL: Recent popular fiction

REVIEW SPECIAL: Recent popular fiction

Laura Hewson and Gillian Vine take a look at the later popular fiction.

When it comes to hair, think big

When it comes to hair, think big It's time to stop thinking straight and start thinking big. This summer is all about big, beachy hair, which means volume and lots of it. Laura Hewson offers a step-by-step guide to getting this season's hottest look.

Fine themes, but almost too familiar

Fine themes, but almost too familiar

Laura Hewson reviews Last Night in Twisted River.

The ever-expanding business of Bikram

The ever-expanding business of Bikram

Bikram yoga is named after its founder, Bikram Choudhury, who grew up in India, practising yoga under his guru, Bishnu Ghosh.

Bend it like Bikram

Bend it like Bikram

If the idea of practising yoga in a hot, humid room sounds like hard work, then you'd be right. Yet people all over the world are flocking to Bikram studios to sweat buckets and push themselves to new levels of strength and flexibility.

Review special: Fantasy round-up

Laura Hewson reviews The Host, Her Fearful Symmetry and The Little Giant of Aberdeen Country.

Getting lucky in the New Year

Can eating sauerkraut make you richer? Can wearing red undies really improve your love life? Laura Hewson looks at some of the more unusual New Year's Eve traditions from around the world.

Getting lucky in the New Year

Getting lucky in the New Year

Can eating sauerkraut make you richer? Can wearing red undies really improve your love life? Laura Hewson looks at some of the more unusual New Year's Eve traditions from around the world.

Taking the sun in safely

Taking the sun in safely

Nothing's more welcome after a long, grey winter than the arrival of the sun. But with the good comes the bad. Laura Hewson looks at how to sun-worship wisely.

Sleep well and you'll make the most of your day

Sleep well and you'll make the most of your day

If you're more get up and groan than get up and go in the mornings you may want to take a look at how you're sleeping. Laura Hewson offers some tips on how to rise and shine.