The closer we move towards touch screen technology, the less need there is for bulky keyboards. But one Etsy seller is rebelling against it all by bringing the retro typewriter back into the 21st century. USBtypewriter has pimped up some old typewriters to work with PCs, Macs and even your iPad. … [Read more...]
Super-geek Wil Wheaton collaborates with J!NX
Wil Wheaton, star of Star Trek: The Next Generation and Big Bang Theory, has recently announced a collaboration with J!NX to create a line of clothing. Wil Wheaton, who is a passionate supporter of the geek community, has helped design a selection of graphic t-shirts, influenced by gaming and geek … [Read more...]
Spooks: Series 9, Episode 3 – Dork Review
This week, at last, Spooks throws caution to the wind and gives us a ridiculous plot involving a high-speed chase, the whole of London at risk and one of those deadly nerve agents that seem alarmingly common in Spooksland. If this was meant to be a deadly serious espionage drama, this would be an … [Read more...]
Knit your own boyfriend
Urban Outfitters has a tendency to stock some slightly odd products at times in their home section. The high street retailer stocks a mixture of unusual gifts, including antique-style teacups, sushi erasers and a tea yellow submarine. The 'Knit Your Own Boyfriend' kit is their latest addition, … [Read more...]
Merlin: Gwaine – Dork Review
In the fourth episode, Merlin brings us everything we love from the series. Banter! A guest star! Jousting! Mysterious strangers with dubious allegiances! Shape-shifting! Slightly unclear waffle about knights and codes of honour! Ritual humiliation of the lead character! Incremental advancement of … [Read more...]
Tanto headphones from Urbanears: Dork Review
Alex Iszatt reviews the retro-styled Tanto Headphones My new Tanto headphones from Urbanears have arrived. They're an olive green, or 'Sallad', which will go with the brown and beige outfit I bought from Zara yesterday. As soon as I open the box I'm immediately taken back to my youth. The 80s … [Read more...]
The Inbetweeners and Sean Lock: What We’ve Been Watching
Welcome, lords, ladies and them downstairs to a new weekly column from me, Anna Lowman, courtesy of your good friends here at Dork Adore: What We've Been Watching. Or - as it will instantly become known as word zips across the internet that such a thing of wonder exists, WWBW. Of course it would … [Read more...]
Him & Her – Dork Review
If you don’t study Twitter or TV guides diligently, the BBC’s Him & Her might have passed you by. And even if you did notice it, you may have moved on quickly after realising it’s a sitcom about twenty-somethings in a flat, on BBC Three. But I’ve watched the four episodes to date, and thought … [Read more...]
Spooks: Series 9, Episode 2 – Dork Review
As if Spooks didn’t already suffer from conspiracy storylines that make little sense, this week’s tangled web is presented from multiple perspectives, in a loose homage to Rashomon. Of course, it’s always worthy of praise when an established series tries something a little bit different. Creative … [Read more...]
Merlin: Goblin’s Gold – Dork Review
After two weeks of high drama in Merlin, in which many fought but little was resolved, the third series presses on with a sharp contrast. Yes, this is one of the occasional comic relief episodes, in which building a sense of threat comes a distant second place to the need to keep the kids … [Read more...]
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