5 surprisingly good songs by X Factor contestants

After weeks of ear-piercing warbling and out-of-tune crooning, we've finally reached the business end of The X Factor: the live shows. In just a couple of months (stay strong, X Factor haters…) one act will take home The X Factor crown, and all the prestige that goes with it. Well, …

13/10/2014

Chris Smith

Music

Our Top Traded CDs: Ellie Goulding, Linkin Park and Bob Marley

Is your CD collection in need of a refresh? No problem! Keep reading for our top traded-in CDs from legendary artists from Bob Marley to Nirvana. Have a look around your home for your unwanted albums and get a FREE valuation today. Bright Lights – Ellie Goulding Nevermind – …

10/10/2014

Chris Smith

The Surprisingly Easy Guide to Decluttering Your Room (For Students)

You've been at uni for little over a month, yet your room already looks like a set from a post-apocalyptic movie. Discarded wrappers blow around with the wind; DVDs lay strewn on the floor; unidentifiable pairs of underwear lurk menacingly near your drawers. Welcome to being a student, where every …

10/10/2014

Chris Smith

Decluttering

5 of the Best 'So Bad, They're Good' Horror Movies to Watch This Halloween

Planning to watch a few horror movies this Halloween? Then forget Friday the 13th, A Nightmare on Elm Street and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. If you really want to scare yourself (and possibly laugh yourself to death) this Halloween, check out these "˜so bad, they're good' horror movies! WARNING: this …

10/10/2014

Chris Smith

Movies

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

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