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  • 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.…

  • Lightsaber Duelling is Now an OFFICIAL Sport

    Lightsaber Duelling is Now an OFFICIAL Sport

    When combing through the news cycle one generally pays attention to the big news of the day and mainly to their top interests. Nonetheless, I couldn’t believe that I had let this piece of news slip by – LIGHTSABER DUELLING WAS OFFICIALLY RECOGNISED AS A SPORT! In February the French Fencing Federation (Fédération Française d’Escrime)…

  • NEW Pokémon, Call of Duty and Star Wars Games In The Works

    NEW Pokémon, Call of Duty and Star Wars Games In The Works

    Recently, it feels as if the cinema industry and movies have been getting all the spotlight, mostly thanks to Avengers: Endgame. So we thought we’d take a bit of an aside and take a little twirl in the world of Gaming and find out what’s on the news menu. We start with EA, a company that seems…

  • 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…