TechTalk: Xiaomi Mi2/M2 First Impressions

The background info, yada, yada, yada. Being rather nerdy and being someone who takes massive enjoyment out of this rapidly moving era of technology, I've had my sights on a new phone for quite a while. My old and trusty BlackBerry Torch 9800 [bought after a bit of luck on a bingo game] blinked its last LED notification, and I was forced to use my dad's old phone, a BlackBerry Curve, as my temporary...

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Book Review: The Drought - Steven Scaffardi

First off, I should probably start off by admitting that, in this case, the title "book review" is a misnomer. No, I haven't sunk so low as to ignore the old adage "don't judge a book by its cover," but I did [somewhat reluctantly] manage to struggle through the first chapter of this novel. Having been a member of goodreads for quite a while, I am always happy to receive new recommendations on what...

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Product Review: JML Point'n'Paint

There's one part of painting that particularly resounds with me, and that's "pain". When it comes to decorating a room, I can turn absolutely anything into a Picasso-esque abstract masterpiece. This summer, feeling rather boisterous, and harbouring a massive burst of unspent creativity, I decided to paint my bedroom. Viewers of my YouTube videos will know that, for the past half-a-decade [at...

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Motormouth: Does McLaren’s Maximuscle deal open the door for Coca-Cola McLaren Mercedes in 2013?

In recent weeks, rumours have been flying round the internet of Vodafone quitting their sponsorship deal with McLaren Mercedes next year, due, in part, to the worsening economic climate in Europe. Of course, McLaren would need a new title sponsor to plug the gap, and a reported link has been forged with a rather unlikely brand: Coca-Cola. The drinks manufacturer, which is one of the most popular...

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NUS Elections: Pointless.

It’s the evening of the first of March 2012, and the Student’s Union at Teesside University is at fever pitch. A group of students, with steely glints in their eyes, slogans pasted on every part of their anatomy, and enough leaflets in their hands to run a recycling plant at full capacity, keep look out like hungry vultures eyeballing some prey. From a distance, they seem pleasant and without...

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Lo Reid’s Hypnotist Show: Low indeed

  Hypnotism has always been a rather strange phenomenon to me. Although I usually pride myself on not eating up all the junk that my nearest television set throws at me, I’ve been all over the issue of televised hypnotism like a tramp on chips.  From childhood, I remember shows where hypnotists would conveniently forget to break a spell that they have cast onto unwitting members of...

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