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    • In Review: An Iliad

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The food bill at the Oscars after-party was more expensive than buying a private island

The Speakeasy
March 3, 2016
Entertainment, Food, Lifestyle, Night Life
The 2016 Oscars (heavy-handed haranguing aside) were great, and for the most part the people we thought should win - did. After the 88th Academy Award...
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Fergburger – The Hot Little Number in Cool Queenstown

Nancy Yang
March 3, 2016
Food, Lifestyle
I'm a little embarrassed to admit this. Hopefully, you won't judge. Whilst I pride myself on being a foodie, I was taken by surprise when I only re...

Netflix wants to pay you to travel and take Instagram photos

Shawn Moodie
March 3, 2016
Entertainment, Geek and Web, Lifestyle, Travel, TV
Netflix has a cool new job opening—the only catch is you have to apply on Instagram. That’s because the job is to Instagram. So if you're constantl...

DotABluff – Learn DotA 2 Jargon Fast!

Monica Kenney
March 2, 2016
Entertainment, Gaming, Geek and Web
Have you ever seen that episode of the IT Crowd where Roy and Moss decide to quote football things from a website? Yeah, you probably have, and it was...

Stardew Valley: How I Became The Sole Savior Of Pelican Town

Mihajlo Pavlovic
March 1, 2016
Entertainment, Gaming, Geek and Web
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Comfy - Extreme levels of Comfy. That’s all that comes to mind when I think of Stardew Valley, an RPG/Farm Simulator. It’s developed by ConcernedAp...

An Interview With Christina Noble – ‘Mother Teresa With Balls’

Shawn Moodie
March 1, 2016
Entertainment, Film, Listen, Spotlight, Watch, Watch and Listen
“In Ireland they like to call me ‘Mother Teresa with balls’, but you can take that out if you think the expression is too crude.” That was one of the...

It’s Business Time – Flight of the Conchords Officially Announce Tour

Shawn Moodie
February 29, 2016
Comedy, Entertainment, Main, Music
It's business time! A Flight Of The Conchords reunion has been teased for years, but now it’s finally happening. It was announced a couple of weeks...
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SUPERHOT, SUPERHOT, SUPERHOT

Mihajlo Pavlovic
February 29, 2016
Entertainment, Gaming, Geek and Web
SuperHot (get used to hearing that a lot), is a first-person shooter developed by SUPERHOT Team. There’s a single object to the game, kill the Red Guy...

Academy Awards 2016: Live Winners

Shawn Moodie
February 29, 2016
Entertainment, Film, TV
1
Will Leo take out best actor? Will Mad Max sweep best picture? Here are all the winners from the 88th Annual Academy Awards as they come to hand. B...
7

Pot Sticker Dumpling Bar – The New Kid on the Christchurch Block

Nancy Yang
February 28, 2016
Food, Lifestyle
Photo from Stuff.co.nz Asian food has been in vogue for the last decade in New Zealand but has recently seen an explosion in both types and tastes...

Vic Mensa Heading Down-Under In April

Craig Moodie
February 27, 2016
Electronic, Music
Chicago based hip hop artist Vic Mensa is heading down-under for one off shows in Auckland and Sydney in April. Fans will remember him from his dynami...

Daredevil’s New Season 2 Trailer Goes Full-On Elektra

Bill Hames
February 26, 2016
Entertainment, Geek and Web, TV
The second full trailer for Season 2 of Marvel and Netflix’s Daredevil has been just been unleashed, and it’s an undeniable thing of beauty (check it ...

2016 Oscars Countdown: Picking The Academy Award Winners

Shawn Moodie
February 26, 2016
Entertainment, Film, Spotlight, TV
Who will win, who will walk away empty-handed, and who could cause an upset at the Academy Awards? The biggest night in Hollywood is almost upon us a...

Cities: Skylines – A Love Affair With Traffic

Mihajlo Pavlovic
February 26, 2016
Entertainment, Gaming, Geek and Web
As I sat in traffic looking out into the sea of cars waiting to get onto the motorway, I thought to myself “Mihajlo, you can do a better job! No one w...

Watch Eric Prydz’s Insane EPIC 4.0 Live Tour

Craig Moodie
February 25, 2016
Electronic, Music
Eric Prydz continues to make his impact across America with his ‘EPIC 4.0’ tour that has many talking. This weekend the tour comes to an end as it hit...

Darkest Dungeon : A Lovecraft Stress Simulator

Mihajlo Pavlovic
February 23, 2016
Entertainment, Gaming
Darkest Dungeon, never has a game invoked such fear into every decision I’ve made. The unholy combination of Eldritch horrors, undead creatures and cl...

MCU Supercut Charts The Road To Civil War

Craig Moodie
February 22, 2016
Entertainment, Film, Geek and Web
The Marvel Cinematic Universe has taught Hollywood the value of having a multi-tiered franchise that reconvenes every few years for a big Avengers-siz...

Kanye West Promises To ‘Destroy’ The Pirate Bay, Gets Mocked In Return

Shawn Moodie
February 20, 2016
Entertainment, Geek and Web, Main, Music
It's been a pretty rough week for Kanye West. While he was still trying to convince people that he was broke, likely to drum up publicity for his new ...
8.8

In Review: Mr Holmes

Shawn Moodie
February 20, 2016
Entertainment, Film
It would be fair to ask the question, “Is there a version of Sherlock Holmes that we haven’t seen on the screen?” Incarnations of Arthur Conan Doyl...

The Trippiest Beatles Songs

Shawn Moodie
February 5, 2016
Listen, Main, Music, Uncharted
Ahhh Psychedelia. Though it’s debatable as to which artists invented the musical form, The Beatles and Psychedelia certainly go hand in hand. Wheth...

The Suicide Squad Characters Just Got Their Own Posters

Craig Moodie
January 20, 2016
Entertainment, Film, Geek and Web
In order to achieve longevity, comic book movies need to continually look to expand with a wide variety of different genres, tones and characters, and...
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