Minimalism; a style or technique (as in music, literature, or design) that is characterized by extreme spareness and simplicity. With the pages of 2014 still shiny, thin and crisp, minimalism reminds me of how the new year can be good. A new year is not always for setting resolutions that […]

Philip Pullman, The Ruby in the Smoke Book Review  A brief synopsis: Sally Lockhart is a sixteen-year-old girl who unwittingly finds herself embroiled in a world of mystery and intrigue. Following the death of her father, who drowned at sea, she receives a cryptic note from an anonymous sender urging […]

By the time this article has been published, I am assuming everyone has seen Rihanna’s ‘Pour It Up’ video. But if by any chance you are not amongst the over 90 million people who have seen it, I recommend you watch it now. It has plenty of bare booty, strippers, […]

Now, I love zombies as much as the next person. The slow, decaying, Walking Dead type, the quick, blood spluttering 28 Days Later strain and even the ethically-torn Warm Bodies ones: but as much as I do enjoy a good zombie film, I can’t help but pick out the plot holes that never […]

“Did you miss me?” Such a simple phrase and yet one that many of us will remember and associate with Sherlock for a very long time. And the answer is yes. We did. Series 3 had been eagerly awaited for two years, many of us searching the web for theories […]

It’s common knowledge that January is one of the most depressing months of the year. Everyone’s strapped for cash, the weather is bleak, you’re sick to death of food and you’ve had to go back to work after a nice break for Christmas and New Year. But it doesn’t all […]