Arriving at work last Friday I was expecting to check my emails, write about airport parking and have a natter with my colleagues. I was not, however, expecting to lie down and get paid for it.
I'm used to the odd barbecue at my place of work and had even taken part in a little volleyball, but when I found myself lying face down on the lawn I thought I had finally gone mad.
It turns out...
Not so long ago it was unimaginable that a video game would allow your kids and a small band of friends to become rock gods in the comfort of the living room with nothing more than a plastic drum kit and guitar and a few hours of practice. But now, thanks to Harmonix they can.
Rock Band is currently rated at number six in the world Xbox 360 games chart despite fierce competition and a price...
With the most widely read British poet alive today being named Poet Laureate, can Carol Ann Duffy rejuvenate the art for the 21st century?
Carol Ann Duffy has been part of the secondary school syllabus for 15 years. A favourite among students and teachers alike, Duffy\'s light and passionate verse manages to be both accessible and thought-provoking.
Awarded the CBE in 2002 for her...
There has been a lot of coverage of a certain Planet X (also known as Nibiru) in the press lately. The planet apparently passes through our solar system every 3,600 years leaving death and destruction in its wake.
Planet X was first spotted by astronomers in the early 1980s and has been tracked by infrared observatories ever since. It is a planet which takes 3,600 years to complete one full...
There has been a lot of coverage of a certain Planet X (also known as Nibiru) in the press lately. The planet apparently passes through our solar system every 3,600 years leaving death and destruction in its wake.
Planet X was first spotted by astronomers in the early 1980s and has been tracked by infrared observatories ever since. It is a planet which takes 3,600 years to complete one full...
FHM, the acceptable face of highstreet smut, have published their annual run down of the top 100 sexiest women in the world. As usual the vast majority of their countdown consists of high-profile, well-airbrushed celebrity \'babes\'. What else could be expected? After all, how else would FHM peddle their rag to the pubescent boys and leering lowbrows who thoroughly read it before shuffling...
Some animals are photogenic and easily loveable, from camera-hogging dolphins to the primping, preening big cats, the animals that people love are usually the pretty ones. This leaves the slimy, the ugly and the weird as the unloved denizens of the animal kingdom. However, on closer inspection, the animals you\'d think twice about inviting into your home or garden are often the most...
Valentine\'s Day is a somewhat contentious holiday, the annual celebration of lovers traditionally held on February 14th is considered by many to be an invention of greetings card companies. Although the actual origins of the holiday are shrouded in mystery, one thing is certain - Hallmark most certainly did not invent it.
One suspect for the origin of Valentine\'s Day is the ancient Roman...
From the moment news of Heath Ledger\'s death first began to spread across the globe, people have talked up his performance as The Joker in The Dark Knight. Even though the film was still in post-production people were exalting him as the celluloid messiah; an actor of such magnificence no one would ever come close to him. The Academy never stood a chance.
Let\'s be clear. It\'s a good...
Former KGB agent Alexander Lebedev has made a bid to take over the London daily newspaper the Evening Standard.
The former spook has already admitted using the paper to dig out information when he was a young spy based in Britain. Now he is reported to have made an offer for a 76 per cent share in the paper.
Its owner, the hereditary peer the 4th Viscount Rothermere, chairman of the Daily...
