6 easy ways to make extra cash

6 easy ways to make extra cash

Got more time than money on your hands? It’s time to switch things up! Our friends at Save the Student take a look at low-effort ways to make a buck on the side. There are hundreds of ways to increase your income ”“ often, you’re only limited by your imagination! …

05/12/2016

Chris Smith

Decluttering

Which video game has the most sequels?

Unlike movies franchises, which generally get a bit rubbish by the third entry, video games series can seemingly go on forever. Case in point, Final Fantasy XV and Pokemon Sun and Moon. Of course, the main titles in a series are just the tip of the iceberg. When you factor …

02/12/2016

Chris Smith

Games

5 incredible British Independent Film Awards winners you should watch immediately

Written by Jack Monaghan On Sunday 4th December 2016, the 18th edition of the <a title=”British Independent Film Awards” href=”https://www.bifa.film/”>British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs)</a> will take place. Created in 1998 by Elliot Grove (founder of the multi-national independent film festival Raindance), the BIFAs celebrate the best of British independent filmmaking, …

30/11/2016

Chris Smith

Movies

9 amazing books you should read even if you’ve seen the film

There are two kinds of people: those who think books are always better than the films they inspire, and those that watch the film so they don’t need to read the book. Sometimes, however, a book and a film can offer very different versions of the same story. Here are …

28/11/2016

Chris Smith

10 essential backwards compatible Xbox 360 games

The Xbox 360 had some incredible games and, thanks to wonders of backwards compatibility, you can now play a lot of them on the Xbox One too. However, sorting the incredible from the not-so-incredible in the current backwards compatibility list is difficult… which is why we’ve picked out 10 games …

22/11/2016

Chris Smith

Games

PS4 Pro vs Project Scorpio vs Nintendo Switch: which should you buy?

Typically, console manufacturers release a new device and then wait at least half-a-decade before unveiling the next one. There was a 7 year gap between the PS3 and PS4, for example. Things are changing, however. This month, Sony are releasing the PS4 Pro, a more powerful version of the PS4 …

08/11/2016

Chris Smith

Games

6 of the unlikeliest heroes in film

The leading men and women of film are generally extremely good-looking, with their characters boasting exceptional skills in one or more fields (usually ”˜guns’, ”˜saying cool things under pressure’ and ”˜driving really fast without crashing’). Some film heroes, however, are almost entirely unsuited to the terrifying tasks set before them. …

19/10/2016

Chris Smith

Movies

Magpie DVD Club: The Angry Birds Movie, The Boss and more!

Looking for something new to watch? Here are some of the best new films coming to DVD and Blu-Ray on the musicMagpie Store over the next couple of weeks! The Angry Birds Movie When The Angry Birds Movie was announced, a lot of people wondered what it’d be about. After …

17/10/2016

Chris Smith

Movies

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