Some wise man once said that politics is ‘showbusiness for ugly people’. Never a truer word was spoken, especially if you apply it to ‘inner ugliness’. Granted, on a purely superficial level, neither Cameron OR Clegg (PM and Deputy PM respectively) are particularly physically repulsive, unless they have portaits of their […]

The Quantum Thief is the debut novel from Finnish author, Hannu Rajaniemi. A shining example of ‘hard science fiction’, The Quantum Thief is a crime caper, set in the far future of our solar system, which is now populated with a host of bizarre, post-human entities. The hero, Jean Le […]

Prague’s central position makes it easily accessible from almost everywhere in Europe and more than 5 million tourists a year take advantage of this fact. Founded in the Medieval times, gathering influences from the Holy Roman Empire, Habsburg Empire and Communism, its architecture and history allow for a unique and […]

Man v Food is a television show that first aired in America at the end of 2008. It’s a food reality series that follows Adam Richman, a guy with a self-professed “serious appetite” around the United States as he gorges on some of the most calorific and ridiculously-portioned food in […]

I read an interesting article about what Amazon are up to with their publishing program and the way the wider publishing industry views it (surprise, surprise – they don’t like it much). This article points out that in today’s climate the only irreplaceable elements in the publishing process are the writer […]

The Hidden Web, also know as Deep Web, is a part of the World Wide Web that isn’t accessible alongside sites like Google, Yahoo or Facebook. It exists below the surface of the Internet we access daily and the reality is darker, more dangerous and more depraved than you can […]

Everyone thinks they are a movie critic. In all honesty, I’m guiltier than most. But every now and again, people jump on a poor movie and rip so many holes in it, that the good points about that film get lost. Below, I shall defend three movies that, in my opinion, have […]

I read an article recently about the Queen’s English Society having closed. (Hands up, I co-opted the clever title from that article for this blog post, and therefore the copyright remains with the author; however, as no one actually cared enough to read the source material, I should be fine.) Whoa-whoa-WHOA! Closed?  Now […]