Your must-see footage of the week includes: The Texas karaoke bar who encourage you to film your emotional rendering of The Ting Tings and then play it on a local TV station. Jon Hamm becomes agony uncle for Rookie Mag's teen girl readers. Achieves previously unseen levels of … [Read more...]
Panning for Internet Gold: The ‘You may now marry Tony Stark’ edition
In this series, I'll be bringing you all the best bits from this week on the coal face of the internet. Join me in my adventures in procrastination. Mama we're all married now President Obama, in a break from making glorious faces while reading Where The Wild Things Are to some disgustingly lucky … [Read more...]
Geek reads: The Spook’s series by Joseph Delaney
In 1612 the Pendle Witch trials became the most famous of their day. One of the few trials to be fully documented, there were subsequent books from the court records, as well as novelisations from Dickens' (at the time) equally famous contemporary William Harrison Ainsworth. The witches … [Read more...]
Germinate! Germinate! Dalek Plant Pot
We are rather smitten by this wonderful Dalek planter created by craftster member jackielantern. The project was conceived after hearing a joke involving Daleks yelling at plants to GERMINATE! alongside some inspiration from the impressively gigantic Ex-Germinate Dalek Flower Pot by Chris … [Read more...]
Style your own photo handbag with Clippy London
Made from clear plastic pockets stitched together, Clippy bags allow you to create a unique fashion item using your own photos, tickets, Polaroids, old comics or anything else you like. Simply choose your images, pop them in the pockets and you’re good to go. I’m a huge fan of my Clippy bag, … [Read more...]
Where The Wild Things Are author dies
Maurice Sendak, creator of the iconic children's story book, Where the Wild Things Are, has died. He was 83. Read the full report on New York Times Or watch the excellent Where the Wild Things Are trailer, which was sadly a whole lot better than the actual film turned out to be. Related: … [Read more...]
Bang Goes the Theory: Jem makes a flying bicycle
If you saw Bang Goes the Theory last week, you'll have been witness to a cockle-warming scene in which Jem Stansfield tried to build his own human-powered aircraft. It all seemed like fairly standard Bang Goes the Theory fare, right up until the end when Jem put his flying machine to the … [Read more...]
Game of Thrones S2 E6: The Old Gods and The New review
This week, King Joffers failed to read the subtle cues coming from his subjects and a red-head sent Jon Snow into a tizzy. When it comes to panto villains, the Milky Bar King is Game of Thrones' reigning champion. It's all I can do not to start booing and hissing when he appears on screen. This … [Read more...]
Treat yourself to a Wingdings font-inspired teacup
If the Mad Hatter was throwing a tea party for a bunch of techno bods, I reckon he’d probably invest in a few of these Wingdings inspired teacups from notonthehighstreet.com. Delicate and prettily patterned, the bone china cups and saucers hark back to the good days of tea and biscuits in the … [Read more...]
Max Payne Mobile review
May sees the return of everyone’s favourite New York cop-turned-vigilante – Max Payne, in the multi format Max Payne 3. So Rockstar Games have decided to take us back to where it all began with a mobile version of the world's first taste of Payne. Question is – is it any good? Max Payne … [Read more...]
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