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Movies and TV Pop Culture

Eurovision Song Contest 2018 Live Blog: #WeGotLove

Legacy Article May 13, 2018

Sure, there are other singing contests on TV, but the granddaddy of them all is still the King (or occasionally Drag Queen) of Kitsch. SPOILERS if you’re going to watch the #SBSEurovision prime-time replay…...

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Gaming Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 Steam Time Enough At Last Xbox One

Rayman Legends thoughts: Hardly Out On A Limb

Legacy Article May 10, 2018

It looks pretty, and there’s lots of it, and it works, but it isn’t earth-shattering. Ubisoft’s mascot platformer is free in May 2018 if you’re in PlayStation Plus....

13 Minutes

Travel

A day at Universal Studios Japan

Legacy Article May 4, 2018

Wanted: thrillseekers who can handle a few queues (or are flexible on travel times), and are not too worried about getting wet. Working knowledge of Japanese optional....

6 Minutes

Easily Pleased Movies and TV

Avengers: Infinity War thoughts

Legacy Article April 30, 2018

Caution: HERE BE SPOILERS! You have been warned....

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Flight Reviews Travel

The Cheap Seats: Jetstar 787 Dreamliner, Cairns-Osaka (April 2018)

Derek Nielsen April 30, 2018

When I get e-mails promoting those ultra-cheap fares being advertised for travel to Asia, I’m more than happy to take them up on it. But what are those flights really like? Let’s start with...

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Captive Audience Movies and TV

Captive Audience: Jetstar International, April 2018

Legacy Article April 28, 2018

What better time to catch up on some movies than on long-haul flights? That’s the premise of new occasional series Captive Audience, where I use my time in the air to generate some internet...

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Easily Pleased Movies and TV

Pacific Rim: Uprising: Jaeger Meisters

Legacy Article April 25, 2018

Now I want my Pacific Rim: Evangelion spinoff. (Caution: minor spoilers.)...

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Easily Pleased Movies and TV

Isle of Dogs review: Five-Dog Night

Legacy Article April 16, 2018

They’re very good dogs, Brent....

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Gaming Playstation 4 Steam Xbox One

Mighty No. 9 thoughts: Sins Of The Fathers

Legacy Article March 15, 2018

The Kickstarted platform shooter is free on PlayStation Plus this month, which is about the right price for it....

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Gaming Playstation 4 Steam Xbox One

Superhot review: It’s. About. Time.

Legacy Article March 3, 2018

It’s a freebie for Xbox Live Gold subscribers later this month (and is currently heavily discounted for PlayStation Plus members), so let’s manipulate time… back to 2016....