Is it time to declutter your game collection?

Is it time to declutter your game collection?

Games teach us that collecting things is good: you get an extra life for collecting 100 rings, you can buy stuff if you collect enough gems and you can unlock an achievement if you collect all of the hidden packages. It’s quite ironic, then, that collecting games in real life …

09/10/2014

Chris Smith

musicMagpie’s Music News Round-Up

Been too busy to keep up with the latest goings-on in music land? Don’t worry: we’ve rounded up all the latest music stories and condensed them into one simple blog post for you (you can thank us later). Get well soon, Morrissey Manchester music legend Morrissey has revealed that he …

09/10/2014

Chris Smith

Music

Which of these incredible movie gadgets will actually exist in the future?

Movies are full of wonderful gadgets that make the lives of our heroes surprisingly easy. Need to fight some aliens? Here: take this laser gun! Got to be somewhere in a hurry? Don’t worry: we’ll take the instant transporter! Unfortunately, most of these gadgets will never exist…or will they? We …

08/10/2014

Chris Smith

Tech

Everything you need to know about Gotham in one handy blog post

Gotham, the new US TV series based on Batman’s home city, starts on October 13th on Channel 5. But what’s it actually about? And will it be any good? The answer to those questions, and more, can be found below. Holy smokes, Batman! The big question: is Batman in it? …

08/10/2014

Chris Smith

TV

How to make your iCloud account secure (and stop people nicking your photos)

As you’re no doubt aware by now, some naughty hackers have stolen some…erm, naughty photos of various celebrities from their iCloud account. The chances of these hackers targeting your photos is pretty low, but it’s still worth making sure that your iCloud account is nice and secure should you ever …

07/10/2014

Chris Smith

Tech

Is Alien: Isolation The Scariest Game Youâ€™ll Ever Play?

The hype around Alien: Isolation has been massive: it’s a survival horror game based on the first movie, you play as Ripley’s daughter, and you’re stuck on a spaceship with a single indestructible xenomorph that can kill you before you’ve ever seen it. In short, Alien: Isolation ”“ which comes …

06/10/2014

Chris Smith

Games

6 legendary musical duos weâ€™d love to see get back together

Johnny Marr’s new solo album, Playland, comes out today and it’s pretty good; you’ll get Easy Money stuck in your head for hours. But, as much as we like Marr’s solo material, we can’t help but dream of him teaming up with his old mucker Morrissey again (even though Johnny …

06/10/2014

Chris Smith

Music

Lift the post-summer blues with a decluttering session!

Look outside: it’s miserable, isn’t it? What happened to the sun, and the heat, and the laughing children playing games on the street? Here’s what happened: the sun is focusing its rays on the other side of the world, the heat has gone with it and the kids are back …

03/10/2014

Chris Smith

Decluttering

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