It never ceases to amaze me how much there is out there for crafty geeks online! There are endless projects out there on the web to browse through, but here is my round up on the best geeky sock patterns. Michelle has already covered the free TARDIS socks knitting pattern for us (and there's … [Read more...]
What the Dorks want for Christmas 2011
Want to know what the Dorks want for Christmas this year? Katie Lee: Dork Editor Please may I have a Kobo and an E-One laser hair removal gadget? I had both of them in for review this year and they're the things that have left the biggest hole since they went back. Also, I bought my friend the … [Read more...]
Five essential shops to browse this Christmas
Christmas shopping is hell. Actually, scratch that. Christmas shopping on the high street is hell. Why on earth would you choose to spend several hours being elbowed, standing in mile-long queues before collapsing in a sweaty, tired mess under a bundle of panic-bought gifts. Just don't. You … [Read more...]
Doctor Who Christmas Tree Decorations
The organised ones among you will already have your tree up and raring to go for Christmas. But if you're more lax in your festive arrangements, you might like to cast your eyes over these trinkets. These Doctor Who tree decorations are available from the BBC Shop. You can choose from a Tardis or … [Read more...]
Dork Adore Gift Guide: The Scientist
Scientists get a bad rap. We're frequently shown in the media as bespectacled nerds who take everything literally and never have fun. In reality, we like to have just as much fun as everyone else; we just understand it on a higher level. And Christmas is no exception. Everyone has a sciencey … [Read more...]
Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol – Dork Review
The Doctor Who Christmas Special was even more important this year, as the rest of the festive schedule was looking particularly desolate. Christmas night itself was almost empty of worthwhile entertainment, so I too was relying on the Doctor to save Christmas in my own small way. So did Matt … [Read more...]
Misfits: Christmas Special – Dork Review
The festive Misfits is here, providing me with a long-awaited excuse to put something other than a dull episode number in the review title. It also contains a much more exciting end to the current series. So perhaps this was planned all along and all that whining in my last review was a bit … [Read more...]
Toyology: Which toys are top this Christmas?
Stuck for what to get your kids this Christmas? Then you're either very lucky to have a child with a conservative Dear Santa list, or they're not old enough to write yet. Either way, you're probably looking for a bit of inspiration of what to fill their stocking with. Which brings us to Toyology. … [Read more...]
Angry Birds Plush Toy Pattern
Did you know that over 12 million copies of the supremely addictive Angry Birds game have been downloaded? Fancy playing a game of Angry Birds in real life*? Then why not whip yourself up your very own Angry Bird plush toy with this pattern and tutorial from Obsessively Stitching. Just like the … [Read more...]
Germany Season and BBC One comedy: What We’ve Been Watching
Last week, I waxed lyrical about Andrew Graham-Dixon's wonderful Art of Germany series, but it is in fact just one programme in a whole, to use the proper industry word, "strand" about our European near-neighbours currently running on BBC Four. Y'know, this weekend I have slobbed out in front of The … [Read more...]
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