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Top 5 True Crime Podcasts For Fans of Serial
Everyone knows about Serial, the critically acclaimed podcast which took the world by storm with its first season, released in 2014, which covered the intriguing case of convicted murderer Adnan Syed. If you love Serial, you are sure to love these five other podcasts that offer the same gripping storytelling and will have you turning into an armchair detective yourself.
By Kat Walcott9 years ago in Geeks
Rewatching... The Avengers: The Living Dead
Friday 24 February 1967 So this man walks into a pub… It’s a boozy old tramp, and he staggers out of the pub again into the adjacent graveyard. He clearly has a brilliant sense of humour as he laughs about absolutely everything, including when he falls over. There was a rather more hollow sounding ‘thud’ than expected at this point for a leafy cemetery. And his voice reverberates oddly for outdoors…and there’s not a hint of a breeze… Perhaps he’s laughing at the absurdity, but the smile is soon wiped off his face when the lid of a stone sarcophagus slides open and a ghostly man rises upright from within.
By Nick Brown9 years ago in Geeks
Rewatching... The Avengers: The See-Through Man
Friday 3 February 1967 Mad inventors and nutty eccentrics seem to have become a staple ingredient of The Avengers. This week’s combines both with an eccentric inventor. He’s called Quilby and is played by Roy Kinnear, who I know from such things as comedy. The series has gone all HG Wells as Quilby claims to have invented an invisibility formula and has sold it to ‘the other side’ (a Russian agent called Major Vazim).
By Nick Brown9 years ago in Geeks
Emma Watson A Winsome Belle In Live Action 'Beauty And The Beast'
It looks like Emma Watson can chalk another one in the Win column for Beauty And The Beast. While there have been a couple of critics that point to a lack of confidence or enthusiasm for her role as Belle, the bookish woman who inevitably falls for the titular Beast, most have described her performance as anywhere from "good" to "perky." Watson, best known for her roles as daring witch Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter series of films and dramatic roles like Perks Of Being A Wallflower, also demonstrates a natural ability to sing, holding her own in such songs as "Belle" and "Something There."
By Christina St-Jean9 years ago in Geeks
15 Twitter Parody Accounts to Keep You Sane in 2017
With all the craziness going on in our lives, sometimes we just need to take a break and lose ourselves in laughter. Thankfully there are plenty of comedians out there on Twitter, parodying everybody from real life people like Chuck Norris and Betty White to fictional folks like Willy Wonka and The Godamn Batman. There are also brands getting the satirical sword and career-types like academics and authors. Here are our picks for the fifteen best Twitter parody accounts out there to follow to make your life better, or at least funnier for a little while.
By Tai Freligh9 years ago in Geeks
Preeminent Among Gay Activists And Actors, Harvey Fierstein Discusses Career At The Harvey School
Last Friday, Harvey Fierstein entertained approximately 100 fans at the Harvey School and detailed his life as an actor, playwright and four-time Tony Award winner. But he admitted to Pat Collins, moderator and theater critic, that it was not by design.
By Rich Monetti9 years ago in Geeks
