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Life In Japan: The Cost of Living (And Not Just Existing)

October 18, 2015 Andy Kavanagh

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Japan, and in particular Tokyo, has a reputation for being one of the most expensive places on Earth and while it’s certainly not as cheap as it’s other eastern neighbours (Japanese people absolutely love visiting Thailand), it’s nowhere near as expensive as somewhere like Paris or London. As I mentioned last time, getting by day […]

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Cats Own The Internet! Here’s Why!

October 18, 2015 Declan Doody

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Most people think the internet was created by a bunch of smelly humans sitting in a small room typing random letters back and forth and checking to see if they went from one computer to another. That’s half right! Those were the days, the beginning and humble origins of the way society, yours and ours […]

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Anime/Cartoons

Geek N’ Bake: Japanese Curry

October 18, 2015 Declan Doody

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Curry is one of the most popular dishes in Japan (hopefully Andy can vouch for that!), whether it’s the instant curry pots, vacuum sealed packs or traditional home-made sauce. Any good Otaku will know that the dish features across Anime and Manga from all genres. Fighting intergalactic space robots? Curry will help! Cursed by an […]

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Culture

Interview: Jason Boomer and Craig Brown, Rooster Teeth UK

October 16, 2015 Eoin Farrell

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Internet production company Rooster Teeth has stepped into the digital spotlight in a lot of big ways these past few years. The rise in popularity of their let’s play channel, the debut of their own 3D animated series RWBY and the ever so popular Red Versus Blue machinima series still going strong after twelve years […]

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Jennifer Lawrence Attacks Hollywood Wage Gap In New Essay

October 14, 2015 Jack Dempsey

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Yesterday saw the publication of an essay by actor Jennifer Lawrence (The Hunger Games, American Hustle, X-Men) on the wage gap in the film industry. Titled ‘Why Do I Make Less Than My Male Co‑Stars?’, the piece was featured in Lenny Letter (or Lenny), an online newsletter headed by fellow actor Lena Dunham (Girls). The piece is striking. […]

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Art

Goldblum, Cranston, Norton To Star In Wes Anderson’s New Stop-Motion Project

October 14, 2015 Jack Dempsey

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Recently news broke of Wes Anderson starting a new stop-motion animation project. Not much was known about the project, although it was reported that the movie in question will centre on a dog. However, details of the cast came to light following an announcement made by Jeff Goldblum, an actor with a history of working with Anderson. […]

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Press Start: What Makes A Great Game?

October 12, 2015 Shane-James Purcell

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Hey everybody, welcome to this week’s Press Start! For those who haven’t read this column before, I talk about anything to do with gaming. Each week I look at different aspects of the gaming world and give my opinion on them. That leads me up to this week’s topic of what exactly makes a good game? There […]

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F. Gary Gray A Contender To Direct Black Panther

October 7, 2015 Jack Dempsey

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F. Gary Gray is being tipped as a potential director of Black Panther for Marvel. Variety‘s Justin Kroll writes that Straight Outta Compton was a “massive hit that has kept the director in demand since its release. Gray is said to also be a contender to direct Black Panther for Marvel”. Yesterday Collider‘s Dave Trumbore wrote that Gray was […]

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Life In Japan: Eat Cheap!

October 4, 2015 Andy Kavanagh

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Japan is not, contrary to what you may have heard, a particularly expensive country. Sure, it’s got its high-end areas and an obsession with brand names that both rivals and completely outdoes anything America’s most self-absorbed millennials could offer, but generally speaking, the cost of living in Japan, even in places like Tokyo, is pretty […]

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Comics/Books

Daniel Craig Will Continue As James Bond For At Least One More Film

October 1, 2015 Jack Dempsey

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Over the past month there has been much conjecture as to who will take up the 007 mantel after Daniel Craig. Indeed this very site covered the possibility of changing the race of the character and reported the odds of different actors landing the part – according to The Guardian, “Damian Lewis is currently the bookie’s […]

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