Athchomar chomakea! Hash yer dothrae check? If you're currently blinking in confusion, that's Welcome! How are you doing? in Dothraki. Since it first arrived on our TV screens, with its declaration of the oncoming winter and seeming seas of death, Game of Thrones has managed to become a … [Read more...]
The best Christmas gift subscription boxes
Stuck for an idea for that awesome someone? Maybe they’re totally into books, or coffee, but you’re really close so you want to treat them to something more than a copy of Jane Eyre and a Starbucks mug? Or maybe you’re reading this, Mum, because I’ve been characteristically indecisive in asking for … [Read more...]
Is this your next phone? HTC Desire 620 announced
The HTC Corp has today announced the launch of the HTC Desire 620, a follow up to the 610 model. The design fits in with the rest of the Desire range, but incorporates what HTC’s publicity team has termed a “bold and playful edge” – which I’m pretty sure is sales speak for ‘whatever appeals to … [Read more...]
The End, Part Two – The Hobbit: The Battle of The Five Armies – Dork Review
The closing part of an epic saga, dealing with the lives of hobbits, elves, dwarves and men and a quest to save Middle Earth... okay, we've definitely been here before. Peter Jackson brings his Hobbit trilogy to a close, and with it his adventures in Middle Earth, as The Battle of the Five Armies … [Read more...]
Pigsticks & Harold and the Tuptown Thief by Alex Milway – Win a Free Copy!
Got any young people in your life in need of a Christmas present? Enter our competition and you could win a copy of Alex Milway's latest book: Pigsticks & Harold and the Tuptown Thief! We've got four copies of Pigsticks & Harold and the Tuptown Thief to give away. Enter the competition … [Read more...]
Good Omens radio show – with photos!!
Good Omens is coming to radio and I am struggling so much not to type this in all out caps (as I have been on Facebook and Twitter). “But Kate, this isn’t the first you’ve heard about it – they announced it a while ago,” I hear you say. And yes, they did. But they didn’t immediately release these … [Read more...]
Celluence Phase One – cellulite cream review
So, I’m pretty high up on the feminist-y spectrum and believe things like “people should not be held up to an ‘idealised’ version of themselves for scrutiny”. At the same time, I also fall under the umbrella of people who think that, say, Natalie Portman and Kiera Knightley are among the fittiest … [Read more...]
The first teaser for Star Wars: The Force Awakens is here
Unless you've been in another galaxy all week (say, one far far away...) , you will have probably heard the news that the first teaser trailer for one of next year's biggest films (possibly even The Biggest, capital T, capital B) was about to be unleashed upon us. With about a year and three … [Read more...]
Birdman (Or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) – Dork Film Preview
As I've mentioned before (and as you probably would have guessed by now) 2015 is set to be an absolutely stellar year if you're a cinephile. You don't even have to wait long for the year to get going, because January is filled with gems from day one. And one of those gems, actually out on January … [Read more...]
DIY Chrismas Present Tutorials Round-up
Alright. We've all been pretty much in denial for about two months straight now, but it's time to face up to the facts: Christmas is exactly a month away. Yep, the season to be jolly starts right here. And because we do love our readers, Team Dork Adore has made it their mission to guide you through … [Read more...]