For the past three years, I’ve been writing about my excitement leading up to annual Electronic Entertainment Expo and then followed it up with my subsequent disappointment in what I saw.   From 2010 to 2013, E3 has rolled out the red carpet for the Nintendo 3DS, the Playstation Vita and the Nintendo Wii U.  All three consoles have had ...

Mother of God, it looks amazing. Day One.

Over the long weekend Jen and I built the Palace Cinema, Lego’s modular building for 2013 in its Creator series.  Clocking in at 2196 pieces, its actually a tad smaller than some of its counterparts like the Grand Emporium.  Clearly influenced in design by Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, I thought the set was aesthetically quite pleasing and a lot ...

Next week is E3, the video gaming equivalent of Christmas!  This year is shaping up to be one of the most exciting E3s in recent memory with both the Xbox One and Playstation4 expected to have a big showing.  What does the PS4 look like?  What will Microsoft’s DRM policy be?  What are the actual games like on these consoles?  ...

There are a number of Hitchcock films that follow a format whereby a case of mistaken identity forces a reluctant hero on a cross country search for justice.  It’s a good template and one of my favourite set ups for a Hitchcock film.  He employs it to good use in The 39 Steps, The Man Who Knew Too Much and ...

We visited three 3-star Michelin restaurants in New York.  Le Bernardin was a clinical business-lunch affair where we were surrounded by suits in a no-nonsense atmosphere.  Per Se had wonderful service and offered French-American cuisine prepared with impeccable finesse.  We had plenty of expectations with both restaurants but took a bit of a chance on the third big dining experience ...

There’s something a little bit soul destroying about Time Square in Manhattan, a colourful and cheery hell hole that is famous for its gigantic advertising billboards and exists nowadays as a Mecca for tourists from around the world.  I was one of them!  I couldn’t resist the allure of standing there and having my photo taken beneath those bright lights.  ...

The successor to the Xbox 360 was unveiled this week from Microsoft.  Microsoft’s Dom Mattrick announced the Xbox One, which is expected to be released later this year.  In a slightly unexpected move, the conference focused less on games and more on the system’s ability to multitask and switch from gaming to tv without changing the channel.  This tv-watching capability ...

For New York’s finest hot dogs, you must go to Crif Dogs in the East Village. We found out about the Crif Dogs when Anthony Bourdain talked them up on his travel show The Layover.  You might well wonder just how good you can get a hot dog to taste?  Well, Crif Dogs pushes that envelope pretty damn far.  These ...