Claiming that “The Simpsons predicted this” is one of the internet’s favourite things at the moment Most famously, the show ‘predicted’ that Donald Trump would become president of the United States of America. But then there was the closure of Toys R Us. And the Winter Olympics. And even celebrity deaths. It’s almost as if, that […]

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You’re standing on my neck… MTV have announced they are launching a new production unit – entitled ‘MTV Studios’ – which will work on both new shows, and reboots of old MTV shows. Some of the names looking to be revived include The Real World, the show considered the originator of everything we consider reality […]

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WARNING: You may not be super happy with the results. One of the great thing about the World Cup is that we get exposed to a load of players we’ve never seen before. Sure, you’ve got that one mate that reads everything Tim Vickery does and knows everything about Costa Rica’s defensive formation. But for […]

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Absolutely tragic news Former Love Island star Sophie Gradon has died aged just 32, her boyfriend has confirmed on Facebook. Aaron Armstrong, along with Gradon’s family and friends, posted the news on her personal Facebook page. She appeared on the 2016 series of the ITV2 reality show. Alongside a photo of Gradon, Armstrong wrote: “I will never forget […]

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Ok, it’s been a pretty good World Cup so far It’s only been three days, and we’ve had an absolute classic between Spain and Portugal, Messi missing a penalty, and a lot of controversy in the France game. And we’ve still got a lot more to come. But one of our favourite things to happen […]

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He made the gesture in front of the press box in Moscow. Diego Maradona is widely regareded as one of the greatest – if not the greatest – footballer to ever kick a ball, but to say that he is a controversial figure would be an understatement, with his drug and financial problems well documented. […]

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Could Ewan McGregor possibly match Jack Nicholson? If you had to name the greatest horror film all time, you wouldn’t get many complaints by saying Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining. There are other big names people would throw into the hat – Dawn of the Dead, Halloween, The Exorcist – but Kubrick’s masterpiece is effortlessly rewatchable […]

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We have a new hero… Remember the Parisian Spider-Man that scaled an apartment building a few weeks back, in order to save a stranded four year old? Well, if he ever needs a cute animal sidekick, we’ve got him covered. On Tuesday, a daredevil racoon found itself stuck on a ledge beneath the UBS building […]

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A fake Facebook post has gone viral. Not to get too niche on you guys, but there’s this film called Back To The Future, and it stars Michael J Fox (Teen Wolf) as a teenager in the 1980s who accidentally gets sent back in time to the 1950s, and has to make sure his parents […]

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It really is quite spectacular. The G7 summit took place this weekend, in La Malbaie, Quebec, Canada. The annual summit sees leaders of seven of the world’s most powerful nations – the UK, the USA, France, Germany, Japan, Italy and Canada – come together for discussion. This meant there were some pretty big characters in […]

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Now you have our attention.

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He’s come a long way from Star Trek: Nemesis. The Queen’s Birthday Honours list has been announced, and there are some big names on it, including Bournemouth striker Jermaine Defoe and Liverpool legend Kenny Dalglish. One name has really stood out to us though. Over the last 15 years or so, Tom Hardy has established […]

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He has been at the newspaper for 26 years

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What a cast. We would be excited about John Wick: Chapter 3, regardless of who was in it. The first two John Wicks are just about the best action movies of this century. Plus, Chapter 2 ended on a brilliant cliffhanger. But the cast for Chapter 3 is stacked. Not so much with superstars, but […]

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Toxic fandom is just the worst.

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The cast of It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia always seem to have so much fun on set.

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The comedian was robbed while waiting to pick his children up from school.

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Previous Pro Evolution promo images had shown them in the game Earlier this year, it was revealed that Konami’s Pro Evolution Soccer had lost the licence to feature the Champions League in the game. Despite this, the 2019 version of the game was still excitedly revealed last month, featuring improved visuals, an overhauled myClub mode, […]

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This is a big victory Korean phone giant Samsung is to pay competitor Apple a massive $539 million, after the US company accused them of copying their devices. Apple had sued Samsung, claiming that their handsets copied several patented features of the iPhone – in particular, the rounded rectangle shape of the device, the layout […]

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Mexican director Guillermo del Toro has already made the greatest film of all time. Blade 2. Seriously. Aside from that brilliant sequel, he also made Pan’s Labyrinth, Pacific Rim, The Devil’s Backbone, Cronos and the Hellboy movies. In more recent months, he won the award for Best Director at this year’s Academy Awards for The […]

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Cannot un-see… Super Mario is gaming’s biggest icon. He first appeared in the original 1981 arcade version of Donkey Kong, where he first went under the name of Jumpman. He then got his own game, alongside his brother Luigi, in 1983’s Mario Bros. But it was with then with 1985’s Super Mario Bros on the […]

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A delightful, hilarious feel-good movie. Little Miss Sunshine, which is on Freeview channel True Movies (Virgin Media Ireland‎: ‎Channel 329) Sunday evening at 9pm, is about a small group of underdogs that made a big splash. Which is not unlike the journey the film itself had. Despite having name stars like Steve Carrell, Greg Kinnear, Toni […]

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You’ll get your chance to make up your own mind soon The long awaited Han Solo spin-off movie, Solo: A Star Wars Story is almost upon us. Fans were concerned about how the finished film would come out, after its very troubled production. The Lego Movie duo Phil Lord and Christopher Miller were replaced by […]

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The show’s cancellation was announced yesterday. We don’t appreciate sitcoms. In this supposed ‘Golden age of TV’, the shows that get the acclaim are hour long dramas, about gruff white dudes who do bad things. Shows that unfold “like a novel”. Shows that don’t actually get interesting until half way through the second season. Sitcoms, […]

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Whatcha gonna do? Bad Boys 2 is the best movie of all time. No, seriously. Try and name a film better than it. You can’t. Clip via Movieclips It has been fifteen long years since that cinematic masterpiece was released. You can understand that they might have been worried that they could never top it. But […]

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This looks incredibly slick. Cats and Dogs. Marvel and DC. Coke and Pepsi. There are some battles that will always be fought. Like FIFA vs PES. Every Autumn, a new version is released to go into battle with its arch rival. Many fans will argue FIFA has had the lead in recent years, but Pro […]

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There are many, many different screen versions of Sherlock Homes. Benedict Cumberbatch of course made his name starring in Sherlock. And on American TV, Johnny Lee Miller has appeared in six seasons and counting of Elementary. On the big screen though, the most notable version of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s classc stories have been the […]

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Deadpool (the film) gave superhero movies a much needed shake-up. Ryan Reynolds’ wise-cracking mercenary had a self-awareness that allowed the filmmakers to skewer the genre. He breaks the fourth wall to complain about plot developments, or the lack of budget, or even to call out Hugh Jackman And then there’s the marketing, which has seen […]

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It is probably just temporary, but fans had strong opinions about it. Chris Jericho is an absolute legend of the wrestling world. In his 25+ year career, he’s wrestled in his native Canada, the USA, Japan, Mexico, Europe and all over the world. He was an integral part of the Attitude Era in the late […]

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It’s going to feel like a very long wait for Avengers 4.

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“Crikey!” Australian daredevil naturist Steve Irwin was beloved the world over. His show The Crocodile Hunter mixed up wildlife education with a sense of danger and excitement. He wasn’t afraid to get up close and personal with dangerous animals, and it was definitely a different show to what Sir David Attenborough and the BBC do. […]

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His comments have been widely condemned.

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Prepare to spend a lot more time with Kratos.

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Another reason to get excited about the World Cup.

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Whatever you think of the Marvel movies, they are an incredible achievement. Nineteen movies – and counting – that all come to together to tell a massive, interlinking story, produced over the course of a decade. And it all comes together for the third Avengers movie, Infinity War, which is finally out in cinemas this […]

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Nine people have been killed and 16 injured after a van mounted a kerb in Canada’s largest city Toronto, according to police. The incident happened in the north of the city, at a busy crossing on Yonge Street and Finch Avenue, at 13:30 local time. After mounting the kerb, the driver fled the scene. He […]

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The the star of the 00s was reportedly a “key recruiter” for a sex cult

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It’s gonna be a busy June for Ye. A week ago, Kanye West reactivated his Twitter. Which meant he probably had something to announce. So far, he’d mostly been tweeting life lessons and designs for his neck tattoo, but on Thursday night, he dropped the big news. He’s got two new albums coming very soon. […]

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DAMN. is the first non-classical or jazz work to pick up the prize. Kendrick Lamar has just won the Pulitzer Prize for music, for his 2017 album DAMN. The prestigious award is handed every year to “a distinguished musical composition of significant dimension by an American that has had its first performance in the United States […]

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Rousey’s first pro-wrestling match did not disappoint. After some stilted in-ring segments on WWE Raw – as well as awkward interviews on the press tour – both wrestling and MMA fans were worried that Ronda Rousey’s wrestling debut might be a bit of a clusterf*ck. But it turned out they had nothing to worry about. […]

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It’s fair to say that this series of Saturday Night Takeaway has been emotional for Declan Donnelly. Last month, Ant McPartlin was charged with drink driving, following a road traffic accident in London. He subsequently stepped away from his TV commitments, leaving Dec to host the show alone. The current series came to an end […]

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Brought to you by Gfinity Elite Series What is it actually like to commentate on pro-level FIFA 18 games? How do you become the Martin Tyler or Jamie Redknapp of the digital world? How is it different to real football? To find out, we spoke to Brandon Smith and Richard Buckley, the men in the […]

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Essential for fans who can’t wait for the next season.

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Pro wrestlers have a habit of disappointing you. On one hand, they are essentially the closest we have to real life super heroes – larger than life characters that perform impossible feats. Yet in actuality, they are fallible, mortal human beings, who destroy their bodies for entertainment, and die young. They get arrested for domestic […]

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She’ll take part in a tag match at Wrestlemania. At the WWE Royal Rumble in January, former UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion Ronda Rousey made a shock appearance (well, it was only a shock if you hadn’t been following the rumours), and subsequently announced that she had signed on as a full-time WWE superstar. She put […]

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Bradley Walsh is believed to be the producers’ ideal choice as host.

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Think you know your tunes? Ok, this quiz is simple – we will give you three hit songs that all came out in the same year between the year 2000 and the present day. All you have to do is name that year. Simple, right? It’s harder than it sounds, though, and some of these […]

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Over 287 episodes and counting, Trey Parker and Matt Stone has built a sprawling world filled with wild and insane characters. South Park has been offending audiences for over two decades. The show has gone from its humble beginnings featuring anal probes and Jesus fighting Santa, to up-to-the-second social satire, and then to the multi-episode […]

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He’s come a long way since. In 2018, Tom Hardy is a megastar. He’s blown us away in movies like The Dark Knight Rises, Bronson, Legend and Dunkirk and the trailer for his first superhero starring role Venom dropped on Thursday. Two decades ago, things were very different. Back in 1998, Hardy appeared on Channel […]

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Once again, the quiz is here. Your regular quizmaster Rich is sadly ill at this moment in time, so I’m taking the reigns again. Before we continue, let’s take a moment to send him some positive vibes. *pauses* Ok, back to the matter at hand. This week, we’ve got a current affairs round, and then […]

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