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  • The ‘Waifu’ Epidemic | When it stops being a joke

    The ‘Waifu’ Epidemic | When it stops being a joke

    If you know people who have watched anime, you’ve most probably heard the phrase “2D>3D”. With no context that phrase might leave you slightly baffled. The phrase is really and truly a meme in the anime community, where fans will say that 2D girls are far superior to 3D girls. It’s a funny meme that…

  • Why You Shouldn’t Spoil It | Avengers: Endgame

    Why You Shouldn’t Spoil It | Avengers: Endgame

    Endgame was the conclusion of an era and the fact that it didn’t have a post-credits scene shows that. This doesn’t mean that the MCU is finished but that it’s the beginning of a new chapter. The future MCU movies will see a shift, showing the impact of Endgame and how it affected the lives…

  • Is Disney+ Going to Take Over Our Screens?

    Is Disney+ Going to Take Over Our Screens?

    A few weeks ago, my colleague wrote about how the future for show business and the silver screen was now mainly in the hands of the internet and its streaming services, mainly Netflix, and quite rightly so. However, who would have thought, that since that article came out, Netflix would have at one point lost…

  • Do All Villains Have To Be Bad? | Joker

    Do All Villains Have To Be Bad? | Joker

    At the beginning of April the official trailer for JOKER starring Joaquin Phoenix was released. The excitement is palpable as we’re marking our calendars to its premiere on October 4th 2019. This film will present the Joker as failed comedian Arthur Fleck, a name never before seen in any Batman media. The film is planned to take a number…

  • What’s With the Prejudice Against Anime?

    What’s With the Prejudice Against Anime?

    There are some interesting divisions in pop-culture. There are those who live following the Kardashians, others who can describe the Avengers as well as their closest friends, etc. The oddity is when the different tribes of pop-culture start to turn on each other but the sub-group which seems to get the most judgement from a large…

  • PC Gaming – All-nighters Aren’t Only for Studying

    PC Gaming – All-nighters Aren’t Only for Studying

    As the colder months at the beginning of the year come to a close we go from playing on the PC all night in a hoodie to playing all night in a t-shirt. Before anyone judges the prioritisation of fun over sleep, there is good reason to do so in 2019. This March we saw…

  • How Netflix Took Down The Channels We Used to Love

    How Netflix Took Down The Channels We Used to Love

    Remember the rush of getting home from school to catch your favourite programme on TV? Well, forget that because on-demand is the new norm. Be it a blessing or a curse, it is what we are used to now because Netflix has changed the broadcast television that we had grown up with. More than ever…

  • Disney Remakes Aren’t Stopping Anytime Soon

    Disney Remakes Aren’t Stopping Anytime Soon

    The trailers of the upcoming Disney live-action remakes have generated a mixed array of reactions. This year we have Dumbo (March 29), Aladdin (May 24) and The Lion King (July 19). There are seventeen Disney live-action remakes in development with big hitters lined up such as Mulan (March 27, 2020). That’s hardly surprising given how much success the recent reimagining of their classic animated movies…

  • Captain Marvel | Marvel’s First Female Lead

    Captain Marvel | Marvel’s First Female Lead

    Yes people, its official, fandom has received a gift from the MCU which goes by the name of Captain Marvel. The MCU’s first female-led film is a big hit. From the beginning the film created too much hype to be contained once the film was shown for the first time to a limited group in…

  • Of Myspace and MSN | The Internet before Facebook

    Of Myspace and MSN | The Internet before Facebook

    The internet is a vast place, ever since its inception, it’s been growing to the eternal “wonderland” it is today. However, as all things, it has changed, drastically. So, unlike the Fortnite kids of today, us that have a little more internet experience can remember some of the old knick-knacks of this miracle of human…