You may have woken up to see your Instagram feed awash with black and white selfies hashtagged with #challengeaccepted from the accounts of celebs and your friends alike. If you’re feeling a little confused as to where the trend that seems to have sprung up overnight has come from, you’re not alone.
I’m in Istanbul having my gum stitches removed, so cannot resist sending my pen friend a photo of the bar where I’m staying with its fresco on the ceiling, and a snap of the outside of the hotel. He replies, ‘It doesn’t get much better than that.’