The best Amazon Prime series (November 2024): Prime Video
Oct 12, 2024 · The beauty of Amazon Prime - and Netflix - is that these platforms breathe life into previously dead shows, like The Expanse. It's a show about what happens when humans colonise the solar system (spoiler: it ain’t great).
The 45 most powerful literary quotes of all time - Shortlist
Sep 11, 2023 · The most powerful literary quotes from famous books, poems and plays have the ability to stop you in your tracks. Whether you're hunting for the perfect sentiment to use in a speech or hoping to discover a bit of inspiration to get you through a difficult time, we highly recommend leafing through some of the greatest creative works of art.
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Best Spotify playlists: from easy-listening to celebrity curations
Feb 22, 2023 · There's much more to Spotify playlists than Discover Weekly and your annual listening round-up. Spotify makes some great genre playlists, handy if you want to try out something you might not normally listen to.
Coolest characters in literature: 40 greatest book characters
Jun 18, 2022 · Author: Stephen King. A gunslingin’ renegade is obviously going to be irredeemably cool. And so it is with Roland Deschain. Arguably Stephen King’s greatest creation, Deschain is cut from the rugged rock that gives forth strong, silent types.
The 10 longest novels ever written - Shortlist
Jun 6, 2018 · 7. Clarissa, or, the History of a Young Lady Author: Samuel Richardson. 984,870 words/1,534 pages. An example of an epistolary novel - one written as a series of documents such as letters or diary entries - this huge book was published in 1748, telling a tragic story of a heroine constantly set back by her family.
The 20 greatest martial arts stars of all time, ranked - Shortlist
Jul 21, 2022 · Hong Kong heart-throb and multi-talented mixed martial artist, Yen’s most influential and well-known work is 2008’s instant classic Ip Man, the biopic of Bruce Lee’s master.It popularised wing chun, the snake-meets-crane close-up combat style that’s all deflections, blocks and short-arm blows.
World Records to break while you are at home that are easy to try
Oct 11, 2024 · Can you put 28 socks on one foot in just 30 seconds? You can! Wow, well then do 29 and you will be a record breaker. Pavol Durdik from Slovakia currently holds the record for this, with the only rule being that you have to put them on one at a time.
Best crime dramas on Netflix: great detective series to watch
Sep 11, 2024 · If Gangs of New York had a sequel and that sequel was set in Birmingham, this is what it would be. An absolute British triumph of television starring Cillian Murphy as crime boss Tommy Shelby as he runs rackets post World War I with …
The greatest villains of literature: best literary villains revealed
Apr 4, 2022 · Author: Cormac McCarthy Year: 1985. Judge Holden is, apparently, a real, historical figure, though evidence is minimal. After reading Blood Meridian, we'd suggest that we hope he was entirely made-up, seeing as Holden is the devil incarnate, leading a pack of criminals into robbery, rape and murder, throwing in a touch of paedophilia along the way.