Author: John

Mascots are ubiquitous to sports teams and are a firm favourite with fans. Cartoonish and weird but always entertaining, the best mascots uplift and engage with the crowd. Although there are many mascot costumes out there ranging from creepy to cute, one thing is true for all: the wearers draw in our sympathy. It’s a tough, sweat-inducing job donning a heavy conspicuous costume with little breathing space (not to mention toilet trip issues). There’s no better way to motivate a team and its fans than including custom mascot costumes in the game. As a tip of the hat to the best in…

As one of the biggest video games of all time, League of Legends is clearly doing something right. However, let’s forget about the intense gameplay and its addictive eSports scene for a minute – where the game really excels is the very pleasing aesthetics of some of its sexy female champions. 10. Janna Taking the role of a support champion in the bottom lane, Janna is one of the subtly sexier characters. Not as in-your-face as other champions in the game, Janna sports a tasteful minimalistic outfit which shows all the right curves in all the right places. Her long…

Nudity and sex have always been weird stigmas when it comes to video games. There are countless games which let you maim, dismember and obliterate waves of faceless enemies (and even innocent good guys) in over-the-top or realistic gory fashion, but far fewer games dare to feature even the briefest hints of a nipple or, god forbid, genetalia. It’s rather ironic seeing as video games have been sexualising female characters for years, but the industry has only really recently managed to shake away the misconception that games are mostly enjoyed by children. Nevertheless, there are a few games which have…

Conspiracy theories do not have to be right to be good. However, some conspiracy theories are so believable that they might be true. There are many conspiracy theories out there, many of which are propagated through the internet. However, not all of them are equal. Here are the top 10 conspiracies that are a lot of fun to buy into that necessitate a bit of discussion. 10. The Facebook Hot Mic If you are using Facebook, you might have come across it on your timeline from a shocked friend. You might also have experienced it yourself at one time. The…

Countless horror movies feature at least one scene of a hapless female victim being pursued by the hulking male killer, and it’s fair to say that the sight is a staple of the genre. However, there are also those special few movies which are happy to perform a gender-swap on the deadly killer and give the fairer sex an opportunity to raise the body count. 10. Baby Firefly – The Devil’s Rejects (2005) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3EF63p3v-I Rob Zombie angered his fair share of horror fans with his ‘reimagining’ of the Halloween franchise, but his unique brand of hillbilly horror always manages to…

From the Wild West of America to the criminal underground of London, bank robbing has always been one of the riskiest – but most rewarding – crimes to appeal to ballsy criminals. Whether they did it with elaborate planning or simply went in all guns blazing, the following bank robbers have earned enough notoriety and fame (as well as cold hard cash) to land themselves in the history books 10. Allen Pace – Dunbar Armored robbery https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZYc1IiOdU8 Allen Pace was only involved in one robbery, but he came oh so close to not being caught. In 1997, Pace worked as…

Hollywood has always been at the centre of scandal and controversy, but nothing quite grabs the headlines like the death of a celebrity. While some beloved actors, filmmakers and other contributors to the entertainment industry live long lives with illustrious careers, others are tragically cut down in their prime. Even though some of these celebrity deaths have been seemingly solved, they were still met by calls of foul play and suspicion when they were first announced and many are still fuelling conspiracy theories to this day. 10. Heath Ledger (1979 – 2008) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vp0SMJ0YLn8 Promising young Australian actor Heath Ledger became…

It’s hard to beat a good scary movie. The scares, the thrills, the excitement, the adrenaline rushes, the shocks, the awes, the fears, the anxieties, the surprises, the jump-out-of-your-seat moments, and, of course, the relief when the credits start to roll combine to deliver a film experience like no other. This top 10 list will look at the 10 scariest movies of all time. 10. Rosemary’s Baby (1968) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjpA6IH_Skc&t=7s Polish director Roman Polanski is no stranger to controversy. Throughout his career, his filmography and personal life have both been subjected to criticism from film lovers and critics alike. In 1968,…

Nothing says ‘epic’ like a Greek mythology movie. From modern CGI-fests to classic big-budget extravaganzas, Hollywood knows how to bring the ancient tales and heroes to life on the big screen. 10. Helen of Troy (1956) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHi7Kcf42TQ This 1956 blockbuster is inspired by the Iliad; an ancient poem which tells the story of the Trojan War. Paris of Troy sails to Sparta to secure a peace treaty between the two powerful cities. On his way there he is swept overboard and found by Helen, Queen of Sparta, and the two fall in love. Helen’s husband, King Menelaus, knows what is…

Some musical collaborations seem made for each other; others beggar belief and give us pause to reflect on the bizarre circumstances that must have led to some of them. Below we take a look at 10 of the most strange and unlikely. 10. Kesha Feat. Iggy Pop – “Dirty Love” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZE6rKgoS2lg Successful musicians often delight in finally collaborating with their influences and this is one of those. Kesha has claimed that Iggy Pop’s album The Idiot was a major influence on her Warrior album. The subject matter of the song, in which Kesha sings “You’re not my daddy” is perhaps…

When you think of a pirate, you probably think of Captain Jack Sparrow the star in the Pirates of the Caribbean movies. In this list we don’t look at fantasy pirates, but pirates that really lived and ruled the seas. 10. William Kidd Jean Leon Gerome Ferris William Kidd was certainly tried for piracy and is either a black-hearted villain or an unjustly maligned privateer! Initially, Kidd worked with the Navy, defending against the French with whom the English were at war. He got into trouble, through no real fault of his own, when an American colonial governor asked him…

Organised crime is a dangerous threat in our society. Although it is a relatively new phenomenon, modern history has already seen countless criminal groups terrorise countries around the globe (piracy, looting and banditry have been going on for centuries, but the organisation of such gangs are incomparable to those of today). While some are concerned with the enterprises you would generally expect from a criminal organisation – murder, prostitution, drugs, racketeering – others have considerable ‘legitimate’ powers and have even influenced politics and economies. From low-level street and slum groups to global crime networks and cartels, some of these gangs…

The term serial killer conjures up all sorts of gruesome images from popular fiction, but the truth is that they are a very much a reality, and just as terrifying as the ones portrayed in films. The term ‘serial killer’ or ‘serienmorder’ was first used in Germany in 1931, to describe Peter Kurten, also known as the Vampire of Dusseldorf, who failed to make this list. So, here in reverse order, are the top 10 serial killers according to their numbers of victims. 10. Wang Qiang Confirmed victims 45, probable 45+ Qiang lived in China’s Llaoning province and was convicted…

Murders and violence carried out in the name of the occult are often some of the most grisly and disturbing cases in crime history. True crime writer Michael Newton has estimated that around 8 percent of serial killers in America were motivated by a fascination with the occult or Satan and this obsession typically manifested in ritualistic acts of violence. While some of the following killers acted alone, others were part of a sect or group who were drawn together by the occult or supposed allegiances with the devil. 10. The Murder of Troy LaFerrara Miranda Barbour and her husband…

There’s no denying that the werewolf has been one of the defining creatures of the horror genre. Although the release of Werewolf of London in 1935 is widely credited as being the first movie to feature the lycanthrope legend, a short silent film called The Werewolf was actually produced in 1913. However, all prints were lost in a fire at Universal Studios in 1924. Like all horror premises, the popularity (and quality) of werewolf movies has seen its fair share of highs and lows since they first appeared more than a century ago. However, when the mythology is in the…

Hacking may be serious business but Hollywood doesn’t exactly have a great track record of bringing it to the silver screen. In an effort to make the process of gaining entry to secure computer systems sexy and cinematic, many movies have reduced hacker characters to fast-talking techno geeks who are capable of doing the impossible with a few strokes on their keyboard. While some of the following movies do actually have a fairly grounded take on hacking or use the concept to explore some big themes and issues, others offer a more absurd – but undeniably entertaining – approach to…

Thousands of films are released each week. Some go on to be remembered as cinematic masterpieces that showcase the art of film making at its best, while others are doomed to be remembered as cinematic failures that few people should see. This top 10 will list the top 10 worst movies of the 00s. 10 – The Room – 2003 Tommy Wiseau, writer, director, producer, and lead actor of The Room, is a strange man. Born in the Eastern Bloc of communist Europe in the 50s, Wiseau travelled the world, eventually landing in Los Angeles where he decided to follow…