The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey will be hitting cinemas next month. We're massively excited quite excited about seeing Martin Freeman in the role of Bilbo Baggins, and seeing where Lord Of The Rings all began. We're even more excited after seeing Air New Zealand's special edition Hobbit plane. As … [Read more...]
What it’s like to have laser eye surgery
When Dork Adore got offered the opportunity to review Optical Express' laser eye surgery, we sent internet marvel Helen Brown along to have a bit of her eyeball sliced off. Here's her diary of the experience. Anticipating eye lasers My whole approach to the laser eye surgery appointment was best … [Read more...]
This year’s geekiest Christmas Cards
As I am sure the dark evenings, TV adverts, coloured lights and every shop out there are reminding you Christmas is just around the corner. With than in mind, I've put together the best geek greetings cards so you can wish your friends a nerdy Christmas. Nintendo Christmas Cards … [Read more...]
Panning for Internet Gold: The Gustavo Almadovar edition
This is a knitted Edward Cullen Off-Of-Twilight doll and everything you thought you once knew is now wrong. Don't worry. Just empty your mind and scroll and click and scoll and click and scroll and click and... 'His own ennui sealed in amber' The supermarkets are releasing their festive … [Read more...]
Matt Smith charms us all at London Comic-Con MCM Expo
Friday 26th October saw me donning a red Pokemon trainer’s cap and making my way over to the Excel Centre for the start of London’s MCM Comic Con, which smashed all previous attendance records this year with more than 70,000 visitors in attendance. So, here's part one of a brief low-down of what … [Read more...]
Panning for Internet Gold: The ‘Go home, you are drunk’ edition
Look at this thing. It's an Echidna. Nobody would know what an Echidna was without the internet and this adorable pudding would be tossed over a cliff at birth, like so many Spartan babies lacking the mandatory six-pack. So let's take a coffee-break or two to frolic in all the bountiful goodness of … [Read more...]
Panning for Internet Gold: The self-aware Roomba edition
You know how it is: sometimes you're the cat, sometimes you're the plastic miniature jockey. Whatever your incarnation over this past working week, rest your weary paws/rein-claws and slather yourself in some choice linkage. Happy accidents These uplifting comments from the wonderful Bob … [Read more...]
Panning for internet gold: The cannibal pumpkin edition
It's that magical time of year when horror films fill up the TV channels and we send our darling infants onto the streets to beg from strangers. Before you dive stealthily into their haul of ill-gotten Haribo, take a look at how the internet celebrates All Hallows' … [Read more...]
Six of the best Halloween geek costumes for your dog
It's stressful enough for pets this time of year, what with all those fireworks going off over the weeks before and after Bonfire Night. These outfits certainly aren't going to help matters. … [Read more...]
How to CREATE and MAKE your own film [Sponsored Video]
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