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Something for the Weekend: The Rose Petal Beach by Dorothy Koomson

‘Every love story has a dangerous twist. Tamia Challey is horrified when her husband, Scott, is accused of something terrible - but when she discovers who his accuser is, everything goes into freefall. Backed into a corner and unsure what to think, Tamia is forced to choose who she instinctively believes. But this choice has […]

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Something for the Weekend: Images from Kapow! Comic Con 2012

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Kapow! Comic Convention hosted a perfect atmosphere, bursting with laughter, smiles and people striking superhero stances at every corner. Joe Quesada, an audience with Warren Ellis, exclusive footage from Storage 24, Nick Frost, comics, merchandise, more comics… imagine if Willy Wonka did comics, yes, that! I walked around, I sat outside, I asked one guy […]

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Something for the Weekend: All about Kapow!

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This year’s KAPOW! Comic Convention takes place on the weekend of May 19 and 20 at the Business Design Centre, Islington, London. I’m considering an exciting project at the moment, one that would involve me jumping into the comic book world and that’s a perfect excuse to nip down to London next Saturday. Kapow! looks […]

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Something for the Weekend. Batman: Arkham City (Xbox) - I am The Batman

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Batman: Arkham City is one of those games that takes over your life… I need to get something straight before we start. I am huge Batman fan. Though I love camp Batman, my heart lies with Dark Knight. So I approached this game with some trepidation. I knew it was pretty close to the Dark […]

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Something for the Weekend: uDraw GameTablet

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It’s not often that I get overly excited about (non-singing) gaming, but this tablet is a bit special. But before I get too carried away here’s a video thingy that shows just why the uDraw is so fabulous… Udraw is not a game as such, but more of a controller, it’s a GameTablet. uDraw Studio: […]

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Something for the Weekend: Francesca Simon and Liz Kessler

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Oh, we do have a love of all things Horrid in this house. And the beauty with Horrid Henry books are that you know exactly what you’re going to get with each and every story - high quality writing, fun story lines and never a moment of disappointment. And, yet again, Francesca Simon has delivered […]

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Something for the Weekend: Loving Pop-Up Books

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One year, I was little, my aunt bought me a pop-up ‘Hansel and Gretel’ book. It twisted around to a carousel shape and tied together with a pink ribbon. It was my most treasured possession and still is, being one of the few things I have from my childhood. I know that it was responsible […]

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Something for the Weekend: Why Warhammer 40K: Space Marine Xbox Is A Bit Like X Factor

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You know that sometimes you come across an Xbox game that you know has flaws, that you know you really should hate - but it pulls you in and before you know it you just can’t stop playing? Well that’s Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine. In fact, it’s a bit like Xfactor. You know what’s coming. […]

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Something for the Weekend: PictureBox Halloween

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So, thanks to Digital Outlook I’m still enjoying PictureBox Player (for those who don’t know, PictureBox Player is the brand new subscription service which is available on Samsung Internet-connected smart TVs, iPads and PCs). This month PictureBox ran two themes but ‘Halloween’ is the one that appealed most. So, on this, the scariest night of […]

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Something for the Weekend: We Dance

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It’s fair to say that we rarely use our Wii these days, but as long as the genius that is Nordic Games continue to make such amazing singing and dancing games, then, clearly, we’ll keep playing on our Wii. We Dance is a spot on piece of family fun. It utilises three different styles of […]

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