Back in 2010, I was fairly new to Twitter. As always, I was desperately (or cleverly?!) trying to keep up with the modern world. I had heard about this ‘one book one twitter’ book club event taking place; the idea ...
Read More »47 Ronin: Seize eternity… elsewhere
I have been seeing the trailer for this film every time I visited the cinema in the past few months. But elsewhere? I saw no posters, no TV spots, no adds on webpage sidebars. What was going on with the ...
Read More »What we know about Star Wars VII and what we want to see (and what we don’t)
I was very young when I first discovered Star Wars. While bored at an Easter gathering at my grandparent’s house, I was looking through their collection of VHS that they’d taped off the TV. The selection was woeful. At least, ...
Read More »White people can’t rap: expectations and conventions in rap music
I was not one of those people who grew up immersed in music, especially not rap music. I was just exiting a nu metal phase that had lasted a good few years when the Marshall Mathers LP was released. I ...
Read More »My top 10 things from 2013 that weren’t released in 2013
While everyone else is reflecting on what came out this year, I’m going to be different (I always was contrary). There are a lot of things I have loved this year that I was very late to jump on the ...
Read More »The Acquirers: Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas Curious about The Acquirers? Read more about the comic here. Written by Stephen Flockton and Illustrated by Ashley Walker.
Read More »The original isn’t always better: Cover songs
I was minding my own business in class one day when another girl (who knew I was absolutely mad about Prince) decided to do her best to piss me off. ‘Prince’s cover of “Kiss” is terrible,’ she said. Some might ...
Read More »Hellraisers, hedonism and history: celebrities behaving badly
In the wake of acting legend Peter O’Toole’s death, there has been much nostalgic reminiscing across the media. Much of the nostalgia has centered on him (and his famous friends) being classic hellraisers – with the media wondering where such ...
Read More »The Acquirers: Christmas Cosplay
Christmas Cosplay Curious about The Acquirers? Read more about the comic here. Written by Stephen Flockton and Illustrated by Ashley Walker. Did you enjoy this post? Please vote for us in the UK Blog Awards!
Read More »The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
It has been pointed out to me (on several occasions) that before I had even seen this film, I had decided that I wouldn’t like it. I’m not sure such an accusation is entirely fair. It is fair to say ...
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