Year: 2015

A Festive Fiendishly Tricky Maths Puzzle

By popular demand we have another fiendishly tricky maths puzzle for you, this time with a festive twist. So, today is December 13th, and Annie, our resident fashionista is the office Santa Claus, so she will be making a list, and checking it twice.  This year Christmas will be on

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Sophie’s Shaun Hunt

Bet you thought we’d finished the Shauns, we haven’t… 35. Beach Boy Round, round, I get around, I get around….. Around Bristol that is 36.  Green Poems for a Blue Planet Music and Lyrics are all you need 38. Life Aquatic Who’da thought sheep like to swim?

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Music Review: Ferocious Dog – Live

Review by Samuel Z Jones An eccentric venue for an unusual band; this Friday 13th, Ferocious Dog played the Talking Heads in Southampton. Revolutionary lyrics, punk fury and screaming guitars, drawn into anarchic harmony by an electric violin. It works. I’ve never actually seen crowd-surfing in a local venue before.

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7 Questions

Seven Questions is a section of Newsnibbles where we ask one of our Twitter followers seven questions (duh).  Because we do it via email they are free to answer in more that 140 characters, which is nice. Today we catch up with photographer, pagan and badger fan @WildThing404 to find out a bit more about

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Sophie’s Shaun Hunt

24. BAA-WULF This one has show biz in it’s blood, all glitz and glamour  on Bristol’s on Broadway. 25. King Arthur of Lambelot & Excalibaaar Do this and we’ll be king of all farms 26. From Dusk ’til Shaun Eat your heart out Quentin

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Nibblets

Walking’s Overrated A dog in Seattle has discovered how to use public transport to get herself to the dog park.  Eclipse, a black Labrador occasionally rides the bus with her owner, Jeff, but according to KomoNews if he takes too long finishing a cigarette, for example, she is quite happy to

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7 Questions

Seven Questions is a section of Newsnibbles where we ask one of our Twitter followers seven questions (duh).  Because we do it via email they are free to answer in more that 140 characters, which is nice. This week we are catching up with Lisa Borden, or @spoiledfelinesart as we know her, to find

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Seasonal Sparkle

The word Halloween derives from All Hallows’ Evening, a day traditionally devoted to honouring the dead. As ancient lore dictates, on Halloween, the barrier that separates the realms of the earthly and supernatural is porous and enchantment is in the air. So, As Halloween approaches, I’m thinking about magic. Specifically,

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Sophie’s Shaun Hunt

60. Woolly Wonderland This one is dangerous, hence the fence 61. Honey The bees are coming run! 52. Maisy and Friends You know I think a Shaun has followed me, shhhhh! We might frighten it.

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Thinking Pink for Winter

When you think of pink, what comes to mind? Fluffy cotton candy? Rose bouquets? Gender stereotypes? Love it or hate it, pink is big news this autumn and winter and the good news is anyone can wear it. The key is choosing a shade that complements your skin tone and,

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