After Guardians of the Galaxy, which superheroes should get a movie next?

We’ve been getting very excited about Guardians of the Galaxy recently, even though…erm, we don’t actually know who they are. What is that racoon doing with a machine gun?! Guardians… is the most obscure superhero blockbuster yet, but it won’t be the last. Ant-Man (no prizes for guessing his superpower), …

31/07/2014

Chris Smith

Movies

7 Surprisingly Easy Ways to Get the Kids to Clear Up Your Clutter This Summer

Schools across the UK have broken up for the summer holiday, signalling the start of 6 weeks of anger and frustration as parents desperately try to keep their increasingly bored kids entertained. But what if there was a way to keep the kids entertained and get them to do something …

30/07/2014

Chris Smith

Surprisingly Easy Guides

The Surprisingly Easy App of the Week: Do It (Tomorrow)

Every week, we bring you an app that’ll make your life easier. This week, it’s the turn of Do It (Tomorrow), a to-do list app with a difference… What is it? Do It (Tomorrow), by the developer’s own admission, is a to-do list designed especially for procrastinators. You get one …

30/07/2014

Chris Smith

App of the Week

Listen to great music at the historic Old Royal Naval College with Greenwich Music Time

PLEASE NOTE: OUR GREENWICH MUSIC TIME COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED. Ask someone to name a tourist destination in London and the chances are they won’t say the Old Royal Naval College. But the historic location is actually the 11st most popular tourist attraction in the UK. It’s also playing host …

29/07/2014

Chris Smith

Competitions

9 video games that need to be remade immediately

We’ve been trained to dislike remakes by nature, cautious of the kind of lazy, misguided rubbish Hollywood occasionally puts out. But video games are a different beast entirely. Take The Last of Us Remastered, which comes out later this week; it’s received amazing reviews, even though the original game is …

29/07/2014

Chris Smith

Games

9 essential video game remakes

The Last of Us Remastered, a PS4 remake of the PS3 classic that came out just over a year ago, is released this week. Surely this is just a cynical cash-grab by Sony and Naughty Dog? Probably not, actually. Videogames, which are constantly being improved by bigger and better technology, …

28/07/2014

Chris Smith

Games

6 US TV Shows You Should Check Out Right Now

America makes the best TV in the world, with the likes of Game of Thrones, Breaking Bad, House of Cards and True Detective dominating our airwaves and internet chatter. It’s not just the big hits our friends across the pond are good at though, with the plenty of excellent shows …

28/07/2014

Chris Smith

TV

The Top Traded Electronics

1) Apple iPhone 4S 2) Samsung Galaxy S3 3) BlackBerry 9900 4) Apple iPad 2 5) PlayStation 2 6) PSP 2000 7) HTC Wildfire S 8) Nintendo Wii 9) Xbox 360 Arcade 10) Apple iPod Touch 8GB Why are people selling these items? Read our theories below… Apple iPhone 4s …

25/07/2014

Chris Smith

musicMagpie Blog