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Burlesque is an often overlooked art form, frequently dismissed as ‘stripping’ (which, if we’re being honest is also an art form in itself, so...
Written by Little Sofi It is not surprising that the Harry Potter movie series is often associated with the festive period by many. Maybe...
As a lover of dress up, styling and fashion, lingerie and fetish wear, corsets very definitely have a place in my heart. An expansive,...
Photos by Mark Burke Every film and comic book convention is different. Even conventions hosted by the same organisations usually have different guests and...
Living in what is basically the real world equivalent of Winterfell, I basically only ever experience two seasons here in Manchester up in the...
I recently did some work for a hair salon, who are a bunch of really creative girls with a talent for the avant-garde and...
Making outfits, props, accessories, and costumes to wear for yourself is one thing; it’s time consuming, difficult and frustrating at times. But there is...
WARNING CONTAINS SPOILERS: Plot references up to Season 5 Episode 1. I’m sure more episodes will have aired by the time this goes up,...
Kids costumes always seem to be the easiest ones to throw together. They’re small, so buying a costume or parts for a costume will...
Before you jump on the “New Year, New Me!” bandwagon and hit the gym for a solid month prior to getting bored of your...
The expression “best thing since sliced bread” comes from the notion that very few things in this world are actually better than sliced bread....
Winter in my hometown Manchester UK is dark, cold and very, very wet. But in a city that has so much fun stuff to...
I have a small confession to make. It appears that I might not be the gamer geek that perhaps you hoped I’d be. And...
So far, 2014 has been a very bad year for childhood heroes. We have lost such wonderful human beings as Rik Mayall, Roger Lloyd-Pack...
I know in previous columns I have already skimmed over ‘Rule 63’ (for every male character there is a female counterpart, and vice versa,...
When considering superheroes, traditionally, the United Kingdom is not the first country to come up in discussion. The birthplace of the notion of ‘super’...
This month, the talented and underappreciated (by his peers), Hans Ruedi Giger passed away following injuries from an accident. His work as we know...
Wigs have somewhat of a bad reputation amongst those who don’t wear them. Fake hair is often associated with people who are trying to...
Cosplay isn’t always for everyone. It’s usually an outlandish way of dressing, by normal day-to-day standards, and not all of us are happy with...
In previous columns I’ve alluded to many different materials that can potentially make an amazing cosplay outfit. Every situation calls for something different, but...
Everyone loves a hero. Everyone wants to be a hero, at least in some small way. We all watched the “Star Wars Kid” video...
Armor, being present throughout history because us humans just can’t stop trying to kill each other, is pretty much universally recognisable even in its...
In our modern lives, which in part, are founded on hours of web-based procrastination; cosplay is a term we read more and more. But...