A sci-fi treat with plenty of brains October 24, 2013 FILM ENDER’S GAME Cert 12a | By Simon Thomson Four Stars ENDER’S Game is a science fiction adventure about a special boy, sent to a special school, where he is trained to be a ruthless war commander. Basically, it’s Harry Potter. If he’d been sent to a military academy. In space. The internet has been [...]
How to stay awake at work October 23, 2013 WHEN you’re working hard and juggling social engagements throughout the week, often it gets to the point when something has to give. All too often, that thing is sleep. When was the last time you got a solid eight and a half hours? When it comes to staying healthy and performing well, the importance of [...]
Appy dreams with these sleep-inducing apps October 23, 2013 Sleepmaker Rain Free There’s nothing more conducive to a good night’s sleep than being all tucked up and warm in bed while the rain pitter patters outside. Replicate this feeling with Sleepmaker Rain. Perfect for drowning out the worries of the day. Pzizz £3.99 Pzizz is a popular insomnia treatment favoured by many who have [...]
A smaller SUV that can’t compete October 21, 2013 The Chevrolet Trax is uglier, noisier and worse value than its Nissan, Peugeot and Renault equivalents OVER the last few years, SUVs have been shrinking. Small SUV crossovers – which are commonly offered with two-wheel drive, as well as four-wheel drive – have proved a big hit in the UK, particularly with city drivers who [...]
Attention seekers: take note October 21, 2013 With open-plan offices full of nattering colleagues and an ever-increasing array of bleeping machines vying for your attention, the office is more loaded with distractions than ever before. The steady drip feed of emails into inboxes encourages us to do everything at once, but everything at once all too frequently amounts to nothing at all. [...]
Five apps to keep the mind on track October 21, 2013 Focus Time £2.99 Focus Time is simple. Choose a task to complete, start a timer and work until it goes off. Take a short break, then start the process again. With short 25 minute bursts of attention, that To Do list will be ticked off in no time. Clear £2.99 Speaking of To Do lists, [...]
England fans prepare for the pilgrimage to football’s real home October 20, 2013 There is only one place to holiday next summer. Jemima Sissons checks out Brazil’s top tourist spots on the road to the World Cup SO WE got there. England will be travelling to the World Cup, meaning thousands of us will be off to South America’s biggest country to watch our nation crash out in [...]
10 things every football fan needs to know about… BRAZIL October 20, 2013 Now we know the England team are going to be there in 2014, Emily Dicicco presents her top travel tips 1. Tickets – how and when shall I book?Tickets are available on FIFA.com and will be sold in three phases. The first two phases consist of both a random draw period and a first-come-first-served (FCFS) [...]
The best performance from Tom Hanks in over a decade October 17, 2013 FILM CAPTAIN PHILLIPS Cert 12a | By Ben Butcher Four Stars FIRST time collaborators Tom Hanks and Paul Greengrass combine to forge a nerve-shredding film that will surely be among the main contenders in awards season. Captain Phillips is based on the true story of the 2009 hijacking of American freight ship Maersk Alabama by [...]
Paul Rudd can’t save bore-fest in the forest October 17, 2013 FILM PRINCE AVALANCHE Cert 15 | By Simon Thomson Two Stars PRINCE Avalanche is the meandering tale of two men painting road-markings in a Texas forest. It’s exactly like watching paint dry. A loose remake of a 2011 Icelandic comedy called Á Annan Veg (Either Way), Prince Avalanche’s plot is slight. Alvin (Paul Rudd, pictured) [...]