Category: Fun
Funny Twitter account of the day: Medieval Reactions
If you've seen your friends posting pictures of Medieval artwork lately, the Medieval Reactions Twitter account is more than likely why. Run by 19-year old Cathal Berragan, @MedievalReacts is an irresistible combination of millennial phrasing ("When bae is looking fine...") and classical Medieval illustrations. It's incongruous, it's hilarious, and it's the first time we've done a proper…
3 of the best massage candles: scented candles that double as massage oil
We love the idea of massage candles: luxuriously-scented candles made with massage oil, so that as the wax melts, the warm oil can be poured onto skin. (The wax is designed to have a very low melting point so it doesn't burn your skin – A&E trips are not good for romantic atmosphere). They come…
Funny Twitter account of the day: Facebook Name Lyrics
The @FBNameLyrics Twitter account is going to be your new favourite. Here's why: Yep, they take a song lyric and find someone with that name on Facebook. It's a simple formula (though we imagine the searches are a bit of a 'mare) with brilliant results: There are Christmassy ones, too: But this is our favourite:…
Win a box of scrummy chocolates for Easter with Givvit and ShinyShiny
As we approach the long-awaited Weekend of Chocolate, we've teamed up with social treating app Givvit to give 10 lucky ShinyShiny readers an insanely yummy chocolate selection box worth £6. Nom If you'd like a free box of chocs, all you have to do is follow us and retweet this tweet on Twitter.…
Cards Against Humanity’s new science pack will fund a scholarship for women in STEM
It might be ‘a party game for horrible people’, but the team behind Cards Against Humanity is actually pretty nice. They’ve just released a new science-themed expansion pack, and the profits will go to the Science Ambassador Scholarship, a new initiative to encourage more women into STEM careers. Women who are picked will get full…
Cinderella’s Richard Madden perfectly sums up what to look for in a partner
Main image: Disney's Cinderella There's been a whole lot of flap recently about whether the new Cinderella film is outdated, showing a heroine with an allegedly CGI waistline being 'rescued' by a royal. In response, Game of Thrones star (and haver of ridiculously blue eyes) Richard Madden gave the BBC the perfect answer: "My job…
Review: Amazon Prime’s Outlander is epic but amazingly unrealistic
Amazon Prime Instant Video will be releasing the first eight episodes of its brand new series Outlander this Thursday, and, last night, we got a sneak preview of the first episode, complete with whisky cocktails, haggis and men in kilts. Not a bad Monday night out! Admittedly, I’d never heard of Outlander, and wasn’t aware…
12 TV shows to watch on Netflix UK that aren’t Breaking Bad
[nextpage title="Next"] We found you the best films to watch on Netflix UK last week, but now we're giving you the best of what the streaming website is really good for - TV shows. While, obviously, Netflix is best known for the amazing series that was Breaking Bad, these are the others that get lost…
Now Kylie and Kendall Jenner are making an app of their own
Kim Kardashian’s younger (half-) sisters Kylie and Kendall Jenner have announced that they’re working on an app of their own. Yesterday afternoon, Kylie tweeted: ‘Kendall and I are excited to announce that we are working on our own mobile game! #KendallKylieGame #staytuned’ She attached a cartoon image herself and her sister that looks like it's…
12 films to watch on Amazon Prime right now
[nextpage title="Next"] For £79 for the year, Amazon Prime Instant Video has so many films and TV shows on offer, with a much wider range of newer movies than Netflix, as well as exclusive to Amazon TV shows, like Transparent and Vikings. Yes, it's annoying to have to pay the £79 upfront, rather than paying monthly,…
