Are you packing to go away to university? I've compiled the ultimate list of must-haves that no university fresher should be without. 1. A laptop or tablet. This will become your home entertainment system for watching movies on, playing music and playing games. It will be your communication … [Read more...]
Forget 50 Shades, what you need is some Vaginal Fantasy with Felicia Day
Ever since my good friend bought me a copy of Kresley Cole’s “Hunger like no other” as a joke for my birthday I’ve been hooked on a certain type of fantasy novel. Now I love hobbits as much as the next girl and don’t get me started on rangers from the north, but the stories I'm talking about are … [Read more...]
50 Shades of Grey – The five worst tech sins Anastasia and Christian commit
If you have recently suffered the trauma of reading all the books in the 50 Shades of Grey trilogy back-to-back, you may need -- as I did -- to work off some of the self-loathing with a cathartic read of the 50 Shades of Suck blog from start to finish (I cried more than Ana after a session in the … [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...]
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...]
What to do until The Walking Dead returns
Now that The Walking Dead Season 2 has come to an explosive end we have a long and arduous walker-free summer ahead of us. But! fear not loyal readers, help is here in the form of this handy guide of Zombie-centric things to do that will keep your brrraaaaaaaiiiiiins sufficiently filled with enough … [Read more...]
World of Geekcraft: Geek delights in this craft book
World of Geekcraft is a must-have book for geeks who adore crafting. This quirky read offers 25 project templates, step-by-step instructions, how-to drawings, unique illustrations and photographs encompassed in 192 pages of sheer Geek delight. Penned and put together by Susan Beal, author of … [Read more...]
Where’s the Doctor?
Illustrator Jamie Smart has been producing Doctor Who picture searches for the Doctor Who Monster Invasion magazine for a year and a half now and has just put some of his favourites up on his site. They're superbly detailed. We love them here at Dork Adore but have been driving ourselves mad … [Read more...]
What to do until Game of Thrones is back
The new series of Game of Thrones starts on Sky Atlantic on 2nd April. If, like me, you can’t wait for your fix of the boys and girls of Westeros, I have some suggestions for you to make the time go a little quicker. Watch the trailers and pore over the pictures: It seems that every week, a new … [Read more...]
Kobo eReader Touch review
Still in need of a last-minute panic purchase present for your mother-in-law? Pop to WH Smiths and buy a lavender Kobo eReader Touch. That's my tip, anyway. If you want a review that gets into the ins and outs of which is better – Kindle or Kobo – you've probably come to the wrong place. … [Read more...]
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