Ages ago I decided I’d had enough of bedtime compromise: The sofabed in my flat presented certain problems rather than space-saving convenience, so I sold it on eBay — and even made a little profit replacing it with a proper bed. What was interesting was the random story of the mystery eBay purchaser… More »

It’s amazing how a good thing can pass you by completely unnoticed. On my Sunday hangover grocery shopping just now I couldn’t help but notice a lady I’d never heard of adorning the October issue of lad’s mag FHM. As the cover puts it, “You heard the tune everywhere! Now meet the girl… Alexandra Stan, Miss Saxobeat”. Ah yes… you mean this tune? More »

You probably already know that Sony’s LittleBigPlanet and its sequel allow players to let their imaginations run wild and create everything from silly catapults to actual working calculators.

But one gamer – London-based games journalist-turned music producer Chandra Nair – has used LittleBigPlanet 2 to create the music video to his latest song – with Sony’s blessing. More »