Gather your mates and strike up the barbie! It’s that time again and what a start to the summer we’ve had already, with two blistering bank holiday weekends my barbecue has seen more action in the last few weeks than it had in the whole of last year! Long may it continue. This issue is packed full of sunshine, solstice, sundowners, and spice, as well as summer...

We Won’t Go Until We Race Some! The Christmas pudding is undoubtedly a festive institution, deserving of its place at the table alongside crackers, turkey, mulled wine and naff chart-fillers. But before you settle down to scoff one of these lovely wintry orbs, why not give it a sporting send-off as well as raising funds for cancer research? The 7th...

Santa Obscura As you’re waiting for Santa to come down the chimney, glugging the sherry you left him and somehow stumbling close enough to your tree to leave the presents under it in perfect harmony, why not let your mind wander to the other corners of the world the jolliest fat man in history’s been to on his rounds? After all, festive cheer...

The Art of Saying Thank You That’s it folks, the end of another year! And an eventful one it has been – an awful lot can happen in 365 days. That is why January is National Thank You Month, the perfect opportunity to look back and be thankful. What’s it about? Nowadays, people always seem to be in a rush and under constant pressure to get things...

After a few terms of hanging around the same bars, clubs and pubs – even the same old library, it’s easy to become bored with the same old crowd and surroundings, day after day. So, if time and course permits, or if you’re looking for a post-grad challenge, why not spread those wings while you can and grab your passport for a spell studying abroad – and by that...

It’s clear that we are a species of primordial hunter gatherers, in need of food, drink and sex. Simples. Think of a night out, when the doors open circa 3am and you stumble onto the street, what are the two things, the two desires that take control? Food and Sex. Usually, if you’ve played your cards right, you’ve pretty much sorted the latter – now for...

Didn’t think you needed an iPad? Think again! This cool contraption allows you to slide your iPad into a desktop-sized arcade cabinet and rock it old school with some Atrai classics such as Asteriods, Battlezone or Tempest! The iCade uses Bluetooth to connect to the iPad so there’s nothing else you need to do. You’re ready to ‘insert coin’ and game on! This is...

Inspector Gadget eat your heart out! Weighing in at 2lbs, 11oz (nearly 1kg) this is no ordinary pocketknife. This is, in fact, the largest Swiss Army Knife in the world. Consisting of 85 gadgets and 109 features, whatever this bad boy doesn’t have, you do not need it! Need a laser pointer? No problem. Descale a fish? Sure. Golf divot repair tool? Absoultely....

If you have been putting off (and putting off) trying a new sport or any type of physical exercise for that matter, until after the New Year, take time to consider exactly what Britain is like in January. Icy winds, frost, blizzards and below zero temperatures are sure to derail all of your best intentions and, before you know it, it’ll be spring and that will...

What The Web Needs Now Is Love, Sweet Love… With Valentine’s Day on the horizon you might be wondering if anyone can find you somebody to love, to paraphrase Queen. Help is it hand should the old-fashioned ways have failed to find you your Mr or Mrs Right! And its sitting right on your desk, so why not allow Cupid to send his e-arrow right into the...