Last weekend I watched Her for the first time. Now if you haven’t seen Spike Jonze’s achingly beautiful film and don’t want it ruined I suggest you look away now. At the end of the film three very clear things struck me, the first of which was that it was incredibly well shot. The second […]

The 56-year-old posted a series of photos to her Instagram to offer support after 12 people were killed in the gun attack on French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo’s Paris offices.

‘LSD is one of the two or three most important things I’ve done in my life,’ the late Apple CEO, Steve Jobs, famously said. Please don’t go looking for some in the hope that it will turn you into a tech genius. Not only will LSD not do that to you but you’d also be looking for a very, […]

This guy approves of Mr Verma’s time off (Picture: AP) A man who pulled the mother of all sickies when he didn’t turn up to work for 24 years has finally been fired. Shri A.K. Verma, an executive engineer, left his job at the India’s Central Public Works Department for a period of paid leave in […]

A promotional clip for an upcoming video game features a real-life free-runner try to out-parkour some zombies in a display of athleticism that is likely to confirm to millions of Britons that a) they over-indulged during the Christmas period and b) they are unlikely to survive a zombie apocalypse. The upcoming video game ‘Dying Light’ will feature […]

Don’t even bother, you can’t beat the poker robot (Picture: Wikicommons) Casinos everywhere will be preparing to count their losses after scientists claimed to have created an unbeatable poker playing robot. The new computer programme, Sepheus, was developed by Canadian scientists, and programmed to play 24trillion simulated poker hands per second over a period of […]

Police are treating the death as suspicious (Picture: Getty Image) A woman’s decomposing corpse has been found in her home – and it’s likely it’s been there for more than a year. The body of Hope Ruller, who was 94 at the time of her death, had rotted so badly in her Gloversville, New York, […]

If you enjoy the feeling of twisting and turning a knob and appreciating its texture (no, not like that), then this blog is for you. Knob Feel is a review blog that provides a weekly review of the knobs on different stereos, hi-fis and radios, alongside a YouTube video showing the twiddling of a new […]

Harry Styles has already topped the music chart on a number of occasions with pop group One Direction, but it now looks like he’s hoping to break into the film industry. SEE MORE: Harry Shocks 1D Fans With Explicit Instagram Joke Who Were 2014’s Most Googled Celebs? Following in the footsteps of singers like Justin […]

Actor Rod Taylor, whose big screen credits include ‘The Birds’ and ‘Inglourious Bastards’, has died at his Los Angeles home, at the age of 84. CNN reports that he was surrounded by his family. No cause of death has been given. Rod Taylor In a statement given to the website, his daughter Felicia Taylor says: […]

Bill Cosby reportedly caused a stir at his stand-up show on Thursday night, joking that a woman “should be careful drinking around him”. The comedian and actor – who currently stands accused of sexually assaulting at least 15 women in the 1970s and 1980s – was performing in London, Ontario when he reportedly made a […]

So, of all the great films on offer this year, and it is unarguably a pedigree feast for cinema-goers, it is Wes Anderson‘s ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’ which has emerged with the most BAFTA Awards nominations, beating off likely frontrunners ‘Birdman’, ‘The Imitation Game’ and ‘The Theory of Everything’. READ ALSO: Full BAFTA Awards Nominations […]

Chris Evans has become a grandfather for the first time at the age of 48. The Radio 2 breakfast show presenter’s daughter Jade gave birth to a baby boy this morning (Thursday 9 January). Chris Evans The 27-year-old, who is the presenter’s eldest child, has named her new arrival Teddy. Taking to Twitter to confirm […]