Formula 1: Malaysia GP Overview

Alonso was the surprise victor in MalaysiaFernando Alonso and Ferrari put a torrid pre-season behind them to claim victory at Sunday's rain-hit Malaysia Grand Prix.Three weeks ago, if anyone had told Fernando Alonso that two races into the new season he would have a win under his belt and the lead in the championship, he surely would have laughed and dismissed the idea. How quickly things change. A flawless drive from the determined Spaniard through...

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Film Review: The Hunger Games

Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger GamesThe latest teen-reading series to hit the big screen, The Hunger Games brings the futuristic dystopia of Suzanne Collins' Panem to life in edgy and gripping fashion. Adapting any novel is hard enough but director Gary Ross has triumphed in crafting a film that should please both the legions of die-hard fans as well as newcomers to the books. Jennifer Lawrence, of Winter's...

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Formula 1: Australian GP Overview

Jenson Button got his 2012 season off to an almost flawless start by winning last Sunday's Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park. After qualifying on the front row behind pole-sitter, Lewis Hamilton, Jenson took full advantage of his team-mates slow start to dive ahead into the first corner. From there Jenson was relatively untroubled for the majority of the race, as he put in a cool, collected and calm drive to rack up his 13th career victory...

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Voice of Reason #3: Online Gaming Outrage

Infinity Ward's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3With our media landscape being increasingly dominated by social media and the compulsion to share with sites such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube growing with each passing week, the gaming industry has also been acknowledging the importance of on-line social content in recent years. Multiplayer has gone from being an entertaining and pleasing add-on to being considered a necessity....

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Top 5: The Simpsons Episodes

No explanation needed, it's The Simpsons.When a TV show hits has been going as long as The Simpsons has, you know it is something special. As clichéd as it sounds, The Simpsons has been one of the defining shows of the last two decades, completely altering and owning the Zeitgeist and pop culture in the process. When the show's 500th episode, "At Long Last Leave" airs in Australia on Wednesday, the show will have reached a very...

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Formula 1 2012 Season Preview #2

Nico Hulkenberg's Force India - Sutton ImagesWelcome to Part 2 of my Formula One 2012 Season preview. If you missed it, you can find Part 1 here. Part 2 covers the remaining seven teams; Force India, Sauber, SRT, Williams, Caterham, HRT and Marussia. How have they fared in testing and what can we expect from them this season?Sahara Force India F1 Team (Paul di Resta/Nico Hulkenberg) If pre-season testing is anything to go by, Force India should...

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Formula 1 2012 Season Preview #1

Fernando Alonso and Sebastian Vettel - Sutton ImagesThe start of the Formula 1 season is only a few weeks away, with the first race taking place in Australia on March 18th. All of the teams have been working day in day out at the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona to prepare their cars and drivers for the first race in just two weeks time.So who can we expect to be competitive when the racing starts in Melbourne? Which teams or drivers have the upper-hand?...

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Verdict: Sherlock - The Reichenbach Fall

"I may be on the side of angels, but don't for one second think I am one of them"This review contains spoilersCompleting a trilogy of ninety-minute episodes, The Reichenbach Fall began with a ominous flash-forward to an emotional Watson (Martin Freeman) recovering with the fallout of past events. Before rewinding to three months previous, he manages to choke out the words "My friend, Sherlock Holmes, is dead".This scene pretty much sets the scene...

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