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  • Is Spiderman actually getting cancelled?

    Is Spiderman actually getting cancelled?

    No more Spiderman? What’s that about? Recently I had the pleasure of taking a trip down memory lane as I exposed my younger brother to the wonder that is Epic Rap Battles of History. One of the rap battles we ended up watching was Stan Lee VS Jim Hansen. While I’m sure that Stan Lee…

  • 1960s music is most memorable | NYU study finds

    1960s music is most memorable | NYU study finds

    Taste in music is anything but scientific, but a survey proved that the 1960s has the most memorable music. When it comes to music we’re all willing to defend our favourites with all that we’ve got because this was the music that was there for us in our lowest moments and gave us solace, was there to…

  • The world needs Mr Rogers

    The world needs Mr Rogers

    I have never met anyone in my entire life who doesn’t like Tom Hanks. We all swoon at the idea of another Hanks film. So naturally, any film he stars in makes the rounds in the headlines and social media. Tom’s newest film is “A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood” where he takes on the…

  • Has the Sporting Culture taken over?

    Has the Sporting Culture taken over?

    When 1-Up Club was at its inception as the members of the executive were debating how the club should operate, who would be our target audience, what are our priorities, etc. It was a huge to-do list by any stretch of the imagination. As an executive we are a pretty diverse group with different preferences…

  • Bond. Just not James | a look into the new 007

    Bond. Just not James | a look into the new 007

    I assume that everyone noted that the time tested series, James Bond, recently made the rounds in the news headlines with its alleged “popcorn dropping moment”. So first lets get back to basics. The James Bond series focuses on a fictional British Secret Service agent as created in 1953 by Ian Fleming. Since Fleming’s death…

  • From movies to conspiracies: 50 years from the moon landing

    From movies to conspiracies: 50 years from the moon landing

    Apollo 11 launched to the moon with 3 astronauts on 16th July 1969 and made its return launch exactly 50 years ago today! It was indeed “one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind” – and what a leap that was. It not only changed our definition of what we could accomplish but…

  • Musicals – what’s so gay about them?

    Musicals – what’s so gay about them?

    Most people around the world like at least one type of music, yet the weird thing is that then musicals are seen as something you either love or hate. In reality most people fall somewhere in the middle where they like some types of musicals and not others. On the other hand, some hide their…

  • Do you ever think about the Stunt Doubles?

    Do you ever think about the Stunt Doubles?

    Most movies of different fandoms such as the Marvel Universe, Star Trek, Star Wars, the DC Cinematic Universe, etc. are fast paced and filled with action which often makes one wonder what poor sod had to let himself get punched by Captain Marvel, shot by a laser blaster or punched through a wall. Well its…

  • Know Your Pride – 50 Years Since Stonewall Riots

    Know Your Pride – 50 Years Since Stonewall Riots

    Not even halfway into world pride month and there is no avoiding rainbow flags. Make no mistake, it is not to celebrate the Tarxien Rainbows football team. However, Malta is of course a different case since as a country we celebrate pride week between the 6th and 15th of September with the long awaited pride march scheduled for the 14th.…

  • A Meh Ending to 7 Great Seasons | Game of Thrones

    A Meh Ending to 7 Great Seasons | Game of Thrones

    This year marks the last season of arguably the world’s most currently beloved TV series and with tears in our eyes 1-Up Club would like to say – “Thanks HBO”. It’s hard to believe nowadays but it was a risk to build the series around a mythical world, like a cracked-mirror reflection of medieval Europe,…