The Nintendo Classic Mini: Super Nintendo Edition had its long awaited release on Friday, with fans who missed out on pre-orders getting the chance to buy it. The pint-sized console is set to be hugely popular as there’s been a massive rush to get SNES Classic Mini pre-orders ever since […]
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The zebra was the last straw. When I asked Paul where on earth he thought he was going to put it, he said, “In the lounge.” I said, “It’s a bungalow, not the Natural History Museum, and what with the marmoset, the fox and all your owls, there’s no more […]
A Column Of Fire by Ken Follett (Macmillan, £20) Ned returns to Kingsbridge from the continent in 1558 to find the girl he loves is betrothed to the son of the cruel Earl of Shiring and the town is under his control. But when Ned becomes Elizabeth I’s most trusted […]
Manhattan Beach by Jennifer Egan (Corsair, £16.99) In a shape-shifting array of styles, the lives of interconnected characters played out to a cacophonous soundtrack of punk. But in her eagerly awaited new novel, the narrative structure is conventional and the pace sedate, a slow, measured unfurling that takes us from […]
Sugar Money by Jane Harris (Faber & Faber, £14.99)\ The brothers are slaves. Lucien is 12, hot-headed, hormonal and impetuous, while 28-year-old Emile is cooler and wiser. He is also full of dread for what lies ahead. Their master Father Cleophas has commanded them to take “a motley gang of […]
It would be bad enough forgetting a co-star’s name if they weren’t actually right there with you. The two Hollywood icons were being interviewed on the Graham Norton show last night when the hilarious gaffe occurred. Ford and Gosling star together in the hugely-anticipated Blade Runner 2049, which takes places […]
It has already been a dismal season for Hollywood, with major flops and underperforming blockbusters across the board. Pennywise may have scared some much-needed bums onto seats but not even the IT movie can save the summer single-handed. Just when fans thought it was safe to come out from the […]
Fans are totally focussed on the upcoming final Last Jedi trailer, which is expected to drop in just a few days. There was also a torrent of new information revealed on Force Friday 2 last month, but eagle-eyed fans keep spotting potential leaks and spoilers online. A new book advertised […]