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Magic Makeover – Style Saturday

July 1, 2017 Tendai Muzwidzwa

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Monday was the 20th anniversary of Harry Potter and The Philosopher’s Stone and fans everywhere were celebrating. Be it with their special edition copies of the book or by making their Facebook pages a little more colourful! I figured I’d get in on the action and share some Hogwarts Houses makeup inspired looks. There are […]

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‘Hedwig’s Theme’/’Harry Potter Theme’ – John Williams – Track Of The Day

July 1, 2017 Tendai Muzwidzwa

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Monday was the 20th anniversary of Harry Potter and The Philosophers Stone. J.K. Rowling‘s book was first published on July 26 in 1997. It honestly shocked me because I hadn’t realised it had been that long! I grew up reading these books so seeing the first one celebrate such a wonderful milestone and seeing how […]

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Clara San Miguel As Lord Voldemort Slays Us All

June 26, 2017 Declan Doody

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Avada KeDAYUMM Gurl You have seen Lord Voldemort lead an assault on Hogwarts. You’ve seen him terrify his own allies! Hell you’ve seen him attack school children! Now for the first time here is the Dark Wizard in his most sickening form ever! Yes, You-Know-Who turns to the dancefloor! Lord Voldemort is brought to life […]

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A New Tolkien Story Found: The Tale Of Beren And Lúthien

June 5, 2017 Julie Hassett

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Hold onto your hats, Tolkien fans, and sit down for your second breakfast to celebrate! A new J.R.R. Tolkien story, published last week, was recently uncovered! It’s called: The Tale of Beren and Lúthien. This new tale is set in Tolkien’s wonderful Middle-Earth universe and adds even more to the lore any Lord of the Rings fan […]

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Akata Witch Nnedi Okorafor Book Club Review

May 30, 2017 Declan Doody

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Grab your copy of Nnedi Okorafor’s Akata Witch and join Tendai, Mary and Declan for book club! Subscribe to us if you want to see more from The Arcade! Declan DoodyEditor-in-Chief, part-time super villain and hoarder of cats. If you can’t find me writing, I’m probably in the kitchen! www.the-arcade.ie

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5 Book Series You Need To Read Right Now

May 27, 2017 Abel G.C.

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Whenever I have to write one of these list articles, I’m always stumped. I can never figure out what to write about, but this time I just realised that even though I read a lot, I barely write about books here. So I figured I’d write about some book series I love that I think […]

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Frank Frazetta – Gallery

May 23, 2017 Brandon Collins

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Frank Frazetta may be one of the most influential figures in nerd culture, and most people don’t even know his name. The progenitor of an entire style of fantasy art, when you think of images accompanying classic genre fiction you’re thinking of Frank Frazetta. From Conan the Barbarian to John Carter of Mars, Frazetta brought these early […]

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5 Geeky Things To Do On Rainy Days

May 20, 2017 Declan Doody

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Rain Rain Go Away… A rainy day? Perfect time to catch up on some time in front of the TV and tackle that mountain of half finished video games! Or! Or you could do something a little different! Forget about the binge watch/marathon on Netflix and do something a little different… Start A New Book […]

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Hit ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ Coming To Irish Viewers

May 19, 2017 Niamh Ennis

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It’s the news we’ve been waiting for; Channel 4 is set to air the latest lavish adaptation of Margaret Atwood classic The Handmaid’s Tale. Whether you’re a sci-fi nerd, an Atwood scholar or just love to be watching the most talked about shows, you’ll want to catch this. The story centers around a scary imagined past […]

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Gaming Art Books You Didn’t Know You Needed

May 15, 2017 Declan Doody

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Clear some space on those book shelves! We’re talking gaming art books! We’re having this conversation because Blizzard are after announcing an Overwatch book. There will be two versions both featuring stunning cocept designs and visuals for the game with notes from the team! A standard edition for the budget conscious and a special collectors edition […]

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