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Amazon makes a bunch of streaming children's shows, audiobooks free for everyone amid Covid-19 lockdowns 1
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Amazon makes a bunch of streaming children’s shows, audiobooks free for everyone amid Covid-19 lockdowns

By Kervyn Cloete
March 24, 2020
in :  Entertainment, Lifestyle
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Worried about how you're going to keep your family entertained/distracted for three weeks during the Covid-19 lockdown? Amazon is here to help you out with that for free.

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The 2020 South African convention calendar in a time of COVID-19: March update 2
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The 2020 South African convention calendar in a time of COVID-19: March update

By Noelle Adams
March 23, 2020
in :  Lifestyle
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Remember that 2020 gaming and geek convention calendar we posted? As elsewhere in the world, COVID-19 has hit the South African event landscape hard, resulting in a wave of postponements and cancellations. These are the popular local gaming and pop culture gatherings affected so far.

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Discovery Vitality reward points requirements lowered during this time of social isolation 3
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Discovery Vitality reward points requirements lowered during this time of social isolation

By Craig Risi
March 20, 2020
in :  Lifestyle
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These times of social isolation might make working out that little bit more difficult. Thankfully, Discovery understands this and is lowering its maximum points goal to make it easier for people to still earn their weekly rewards.

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Comic-Con Cape Town has been officially cancelled 4
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Comic-Con Cape Town has been officially cancelled

By Darryn Bonthuys
March 18, 2020
in :  Lifestyle
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It was inevitable! With many an event being postponed or flatout cancelled, it was only a matter of time before Comic Con Cape Town had to make a hard decision in the interest of public health and safety.

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South African JinxKittie is the global Crown Champion of Cosplay 5
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South African JinxKittie is the global Crown Champion of Cosplay

By Noelle Adams
March 2, 2020
in :  Lifestyle
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South Africa may be a country in the doldrums but despite it all, we continually turn out world champions. The latest is JinxKittie Cosplay, who achieved the title of Crown Champion of Cosplay at Chicago convention C2E2 this past weekend.

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The American music industry is bigger than ever thanks to streaming services 6
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The American music industry is bigger than ever thanks to streaming services

By Craig Risi
February 27, 2020
in :  Lifestyle, Technology
3

Many feared the music industry would die out, but the truth is that in the US, its making more money than ever and its all thanks to streaming services.

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The magnificent cosplay of Japan Weekend Madrid 2020 7
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The magnificent cosplay of Japan Weekend Madrid 2020

By Darryn Bonthuys
February 25, 2020
in :  Lifestyle
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It’s a new year (technically), and you know what that means: New conventions with which to strut your cosplay! While the road to San Diego Comic Con, Dragon Con and a whole host of other tentpole events on the cosplay calendar is still a good couple of months away, 2020 has no shortage of events catering to fans who are looking to show off their hard work.

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Relive the glory arcade days of Sega with a new pop-up history book 8
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Relive the glory arcade days of Sega with a new pop-up history book

By Darryn Bonthuys
February 21, 2020
in :  Gaming, Lifestyle
1

A sexy collection of stories detailing the development of Sega’s biggest arcade game sellers, Space Harrier, After Burner, Hang-On, Out Run, Thunder Blade and Power Drift by games writer Keith Stuart, but it’s also presented in format where you can construct paper replicas of those cabinets. Just look at the glorious arcade origami that Helen Friel and Kam Tang came up with.

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