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Icons of Inspiration: Noelle Stevenson

December 6, 2015 Meg Grehan

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If you’re ever in need of a little motivation, Noelle Stevenson is who to turn to. Her whirlwind career started on tumblr with her ‘hipster Lord of the Rings’ fanart and has gone from strength to strength since, starting with Nimona. Nimona started life as a webcomic, an incredibly popular webcomic. Following the story of […]

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Buzz

Tokyo’s Plus-Size Maid Cafe Is Very Much Still A Work In Progress

December 6, 2015 Andy Kavanagh

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Maid Cafe’s are, as I’ve written about before, a cultural institution in Japan. So much so that over the years, the conceptual offshoots that have opened in Akihabara’s back alleys range from cute and quirky to batshit bonkers. It’s difficult then to believe that the recently opened Shangrila is Tokyo’s first maid cafe staffed by […]

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Featured

Screen Savers: Grumpy Cat’s Worst Christmas Ever

December 5, 2015 Lauren Murphy

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Well, it’s Christmas and when it’s Christmas… we get the usual Christmas Holiday movies! Usually I love a good Christmas feel good movie, even the made-for-TV ones because while a lot of them are absolutely terrible, you sometimes get some really great gems. Grumpy Cat’s Worst Christmas Ever is not one of those fantastic Christmas […]

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Games

Replay: Def Jam: Fight For NY

December 4, 2015 Dave McEvoy

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“A beaten dog may fear you, but the second you turn your back he’s gonna strike. Real power comes from respect. That’s what our code is all about.” -Chris Judge as D-Mob A particular Music Monday from a few week’s back inspired me to play Def Jam: Fight for NY again. I remember getting it […]

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Cosplay

Cosplay Closet: All The Con’s A Stage

December 3, 2015 Laura Kelly

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One thing that I think often gets overlooked in cosplay is representation of the character not only through the overall look and style that makes them iconic, but also their attitude. After all, it’s called cos-play not costuming, so there should be at least a little effort made to play your part, whoever or whatever […]

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Featured

Forgotten Childhood: The Santa Clause

December 3, 2015 Céire Ní Dalaigh

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There is always a film tradition in every home during the Christmas season whether it be a family favourite, that one film that is on every year you cannot help but watch and then there is the festive favourites that just give off those festive feels you need. There is an abundance of festive themed […]

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Featured

YesFlix/NoFlix: Scrooged Vs. Jingle All The Way

December 1, 2015 Marcus Deehan

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Kicking off the Christmas season straight away with these two. Christmas movies are inevitable this time of year and picking the wrong one can really mess up that Christmassy feeling (Have I said Christmas enough?). Never fear though if you are worried about picking the right Christmas movie. Hopefully I’ll be able to help your decision-making […]

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Anime/Cartoons

Forgotten Childhood: Codename: Kids Next Door

November 26, 2015 Ian Lynam

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Like all children my age, I hoped to someday get my letter of acceptance to Hogwarts. Failing that, I wanted to join the Kids Next Door before I turned thirteen. Created by Tom Warburton (Doug, Pepper Ann) for Cartoon Network Codename: Kids Next Door ran from 2002-2008 and its concept is as memorable as it was […]

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Opinion

Opinion: Jessica Jones – The Power Of Words

November 26, 2015 Declan Doody

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[May contain spoilers for Marvel’s Jessica Jones] ‘Sticks and stones will break my bones but words will never hurt me…’ That mantra was repeated in my head for most of my formative years. Every school year brought a fresh set of words, names and slurs to be called, to be pelted with and the solution […]

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Games

Boss Rush: Zinyak (Saints Row 4)

November 25, 2015 Laura Kelly

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If you’re in the market for a series of games that doesn’t take itself too seriously, and throws logic out the window in favor of explosions and carnage, then you don’t have to look much further than Saints Row. Originally a GTA clone, the series embraced the idea of balls to the wall fun and took the series […]

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