Recently, I attended Hyper Japan, the UK's biggest J-culture and anime convention (and it's seriously worth going to, if you've got a pair of comfortable shoes). There was, as you can imagine, plenty to do and to see - and in the way of geek fashion, it was heaven. It's where I fell head over … [Read more...]
What’s the most fun a person can have with a sheet of plastic?
To me, nothing reminds me more of arts and crafts time at school than making things in shrink plastic. The satisfaction of covering the sheet of plastic in your own designs and then seeing it shrink in the oven is one that I have actually yet to recreate in my adult life. It's one of the most … [Read more...]
One pen – 16,000,000+ colours
Today marks the Kickstarter release of Scribble – an amazing pen that can sample virtually any colour and reproduce it in ink… The gadget uses a colour sensor and microprocessor to pick up any colour you can get your hands on and mix the ink required to reproduce it. There is also an option to … [Read more...]
LEGO: Ultra Agents Toxikita’s Toxic Meltdown review!
The LEGO Agents range has had a flashy upgrade, with the launch of Ultra Agents. Incorporating an iPad app - with comics and interactive puzzles and games - the range has some great new touches and models. It's well worth downloading the app and having a go for yourself. Though I thought it felt … [Read more...]
Film Preview – The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
A final trip to Middle Earth, complete with death, destruction and Billy Boyd's dulcet and mournful tones over the soundtrack. For people who sat in the cinemas during the Christmas holidays of 2003, this might seem like familiar territory... Indeed, The Hobbit trilogy bows out over the holidays … [Read more...]
Doctor Who Series 8 – The big preview
A little over a year after he was first announced as the new Doctor, the time has nearly come for Peter Capaldi to take up reins of the TARDIS. Doctor Who returns to BBC One on Saturday August 23rd, with a full length opening episode directed by Brit horror luminary Ben … [Read more...]
Film preview: Before I Go to Sleep
It's turning out to be a vintage year for thriller adaptations, with Gone Girl hitting cinemas this autumn and this adaptation of S.J. Watson's debut novel coming out just before it. Before I Go to Sleep, released in 2011, told the story of a woman suffering from anterograde amnesia. Which means she … [Read more...]
The Beginning Of The End Of The Middle – Game of Thrones S4E10 – Dork Review
And so, after another ten weeks of fictional sadism and very real suffering, we reach the end of Game of Thrones season four. Unlike all the other years of this show, this time the final episode of the run is the climactic point, bringing a kitchen of pots to a cloud of boils. And we’ve reached … [Read more...]
The best YouTube craft tutorial channels
As a crafter, one of the things you'll keep hearing is that YouTube is a brilliant teacher. It's got plenty of channels dedicated to teaching you just how to do a treble-crochet, or intarsia knitting or how to needle felt a kitten without injuring your fingers. So, because we do love our crafters … [Read more...]
Ghostbusters Ecto-1 LEGO takes to the streets
I've been following the Cuusoo progress of this Ghostbusters kit for ages now, and it's phenomenal to see it realised. The characters are spot on, and the car is, well, spookily lifelike. I could run out ghostly puns and jokes by the barrel load here, but I'll try not to. … [Read more...]
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