When I was little, I remember there being a craze for scratch and sniff cards to go along with TV programmes. A very short one, admittedly, but a craze nonetheless. It was exciting (for a seven year old), but I have to say, I didn't expect to see it come back... especially not with a show like … [Read more...]
Famous & Fearless, Derren Brown Night and Penn & Teller: What We’ve Been Watching
When Famous and Fearless - the new show that brought Chris Evans back to live television on Channel 4 - first aired last Sunday, Twitter was abuzz with how slow it was, bemoaning its terrible 'action to filler' ratio. And I completely agreed, and yet somehow I ended up watching right until the … [Read more...]
Dork Review: Sleep on your problems with Pzizz for iPhone
Before we get into what Pzizz is, let’s say the name a few times. Pzizz. Puh-zizz. Puh-ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZIZZZZZZZZZZZ. Isn’t that brilliant? I sound like a blender. So what is Pzizz? Well, it’s basically power napping software – it’s been around for a while but now it’s available for your iPhone and … [Read more...]
Derren Brown: The Science of Scams ep1
Last night, for the first time ever, Derren Brown made a bit of a pig's ear of his grand finale, finally proving that he *is* human after all and not a bearded devil beast. In fact, The Events hasn't been quite as much fun as the usual Derren stuff. The number of times he seemed to pander to … [Read more...]