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Top 10 Dissertation Procrastinations

Photo: Deathroy - The Lincoln Goose via Facebook.Deathroy the goose blending in with his surroundings and swimming with the swans.

If you’re anything like us busy bees at L&T, you’ll be in the height of your dissertation writing at the moment (oh the pains).

And if you’re also an avid follower, you’ll know L&T is due to take a bit of a holiday from this week so we can write ours (yay).

So as a special treat, here are ten other things you could find yourself doing instead of that dastardly d word..

1. Facebook and Twitter. When you might come across posts like this, do I need to say more?!

A photo of a Facebook Status.

Photo: Via Facebook.

A photo of a Facebook Status.

Photo: Via Facebook.

A photo of a Facebook Status

Photo: Via Facebook.

2. Watch Location, Location, Location. There’s nothing more annoying than Kirsty Allsopp, but you’ve just got to love her and Phil on what has to be one of the best shows in the universe.

3. Hide in one of Lincoln’s best cafés. We at L&T love a good brew and slice of cake. So go to Coffee Aroma, or Churchills or maybe even Bells’. Cake is ALWAYS more important than dissertation! We’ve heard cronuts are also rather nice.

Freshly baked 'cro-nutz' on a tray, topped with butterscotch and maple syrup with pecan.

4. Make your own Krabby Patty. They look amazing, I’ve always wanted to try one!

5. YouTube is always a wonderful place to go when your diss drives you to despair. Here are some of the oddest and funniest videos you’ll ever see:

6. Go on Buzzfeed. Because who doesn’t want to know which of Harry Styles’ ex’s they are or what haircut you should actually have?!

7. Pretend you’re Beyonce and have a little sing a-long, unless you’re on the third floor of the library. That would just be awkward. No, of course I’ve never done it….

8. Wander up Steep Hill. Our very own Richard Morris “genuinely goes for walks up Steep Hill when I reach the end of my tether with this fucking work”. And so do many of us. We feel for you Richard.

9. Pretend you’re Davina McCall and write letters to long lost family members. You never know, they might pay your tuition fees for you.

10. Randomly throw bread in the air at the Brayford and see how many ducks/seagulls/swans catch it mid-flight. It’s like the Brayford’s answer to football and is very fun (just don’t drop your phone into the water like our writer Alice did…)

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The Grand Budapest Hotel Review

The poster for the film The Grand Budapest Hotel

I’ll be honest. I’m a massive Wes Anderson nerd. So when I first heard about The Grand Budapest Hotel coming out and saw the actors and actresses who would be in it I actually did a squeal. Yes, I am that sad.

Anyway, I’ll stop myself before I go into a huge Wes Anderson film discussion here. You may be here for hours and I’m sure you wouldn’t want that.

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What To Expect From The Ritz

Photo: The Ritz via Facebook The Ritz is located above the Weatherspoons and is located off the High Street. The Ritz light up in neon pink and blue lights.

Is Odeon putting a dent in your pocket? Do you still want to go and watch films and not pay extortionate prices? Is that a yes? Well looky here we have the best suggestion for you:

*Drum roll*

The Ritz.

The Ritz is located above the Weatherspoons and is located off the High Street. The Ritz light up in neon pink and blue lights.

Look at that beautiful building.

Located on the High Street, the art deco inspired building was built in the 1930s. (I know. It’s very old but it is pretty swag). It has only re-opened it’s doors two years ago.  The Ritz team are trying to restore the old cinema back to it’s original beauty. (If you want to learn more about the Ritz go to the Facebook page. We weren’t going to type it all out for you).

So, what have they done in the two years that have caught our attention?
– Epic film marathons.
Example: Studio Ghibili films , Batman trilogy, all eight Harry Potter films, Lord of the Rings.
– Musicals, where the audience can dress up.
Example: the Rocky Horror picture, Grease. 
– Live events to meet actors.
Example: the sixth Doctor Colin Baker from Doctor Who, the boys from Red Dwarf and the cast of This Is England. (Come on, it seems pretty sweet).
–They have a mini shop where you can buy film memorabilia and prints.

So you get the message they have awesome events but what about the cost of all this?

Okay prepare yourself for the moment. Take a seat.

To see one film it costs £5, for a marathon it would roughly be £15 and events to meet actors could range from £15-£25 for an all day event.  So you can meet some of your favourite actors in Lincoln and not having to travel to London for Comic Con. (Also just to add they do, do offers on tickets where it can be buy one get one free).

What about food prices? Well it doesn’t cost £8. It will most likely be less than a £5 depending on what you eating, but they have a bar! An alcoholic bar!  (And we’re still waiting to try the Breaking Bad cocktail…please remember to drink responsibly….and in no way we are promoting alcohol).

So there you have it. Go on the Ritz’s Facebook, check out their events and donate to help restore the old cinema. If any more enquiries contact them, they are a pretty friendly people.

 

 

 

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LEGO Movie Review

Emmet proudly buys an overpriced coffee in The LEGO Movie

As promised, we’re bringing you a short but sweet review of The LEGO Movie which we went to go and see at the Lincoln ODEON.

Basically, it’s great as we thought it was going to be. It isn’t quite as spectacular as all the critics are making it out to be, but in all seriousness it is a great family film.

Even when we say ‘family’ we mean that lightly. There are so many jokes which are suitable for grown-ups in this film that really you should have no shame as a young student or young person in general without children in going and seeing this film.

Only issue is that people seem to be labouring under the impression that it is a film just for kids, so parents are taking their children to see it. This is annoying.

There’s a point in the film where the main character, Emmet, really does hit a jeopardy point and this young child next to us started to cry. It was rather irritating. We wanted to tell the parents to shut it up but then the situation is rather quickly resolved so fortunately the little shit only ruined about 180 seconds of the movie for us.

It does end with the stereotypical American ending which is everyone looking ‘bleary-eyed’ and ‘proud’ as some characters save the day, but it is great. The end is also begging for a sequel, which it looks as though Warner Brothers may have already confirmed. We’re pleased about this.

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Never Be Alone (With Paris Hilton, Her Voice May Cause Illness)

A picture of Paris Hilton looking away from the camera in a pink wall against a brick wall and blue carpet.

Paris Hilton unveiled a snippet of her new music video on Valentine’s Day (how romantic and thoughtful of her, it’s just what I always wanted).

It’s called Never Be Alone.

We already knew prior to this tune that Paris is never alone, she’s always got that little dog in her handbag, hasn’t she?

Anyway, one YouTube user summed up the sound of the song pretty well, saying:

Kylie Minogue with much autotune.

This is sort of true, because a) it does sound a bit like Kylie with a cold and b) there is without a doubt ‘much autotune’. Sorry Kylie.

She claims during the song that she’ll take us to “new dimensions”. Does she even know what dimensions are? Well, I hope this means a 4-dimensional cinema, as I’ve never been to one of those. The video is a bit sexual. Dirty Paris.

The video also features random appearances from Marilyn Monroe, who of course isn’t actually there – cut scenes of her have just randomly been blended in. This would be quite nice, but as Paris has literally nothing in common with her except hair colour and hopefully only hair colour, we’re quite baffled as to why she’s included Something to do with fashion, apparently.

Throughout the preview, Paris sits on a delightful pink chair that she was perhaps gifted with during a Poundland (or Dollar Tree) Secret Santa. It looks like the sort of thing you might find in a chav‘s back garden in summer.

Oh and the kaleidoscope effects used are a *wonderful* touch.

The lyrics are very repetitive and probably a bit catchy. Whilst it doesn’t appear to have an official release date yet, you might see us raving to it in “da club” fairly soon. Who knows. We can’t wait to see the full video. Hurry up Paris, you tease.

 

 

 

 

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Take Me Out

A stage with two stands with women's names on which is empty. A massive sign is on a purple and pink screen saying "St Barnabas Lincolnshire Hospice" and "Take Me Out"

Sooo, you know what Take Me Out is right? That programme with all those cheesy one-liners like “let the apple see the crumble”, “no likey, no lightey” and all that jazz. If you haven’t heard these ultimate corny sayings from good old Paddy McGuiness then there is a wonderful selection for you.

Anyway, last year St Barnabas Lincolnshire Hospice set up their own Take Me Out event to raise money. The event starred 8 hopefully men and 20 girls on the stage, hoping to win a free meal and date at Nandos. I mean come on who doesn’t love free chicken right?

This year the event came back for a second time. It saw mental dancing, guys strutting their stuff, women doing the splits and backflips; and oh, a guy put a glass eye in his mouth (yes, that DID happen and ew).

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What Is Inside No 9?

A picture of Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton, the creators of Inside No 9 are staring at each other.

It’s been almost 24 hours since this bizarre comedy graced our screens.

If you missed Inside No 9, then seriously, stop whatever you’re currently doing. Cancel any plans for the next 30 minutes.

Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith have brought us yet another amazing programme, but in the usual weird style. After Psychoville, we’d expect nothing less than creepy characters and shocking storylines.

Episode 1 is appropriately named ‘Sardines’. The hiding game, which you’ve probably never played (unlucky). If you’re still confused, Yahoo has the answer to everything. No really, it does.

If all this talk of sardines has made you a bit peckish, here’s a load of recipes you might want to try.

So, the entire episode is more or less set in a wardrobe, the best part being when Ben Willbond, (the attractive one from Horrible Histories), joins the fun. Who wouldn’t want to be trapped in a wardrobe with Ben though? Really.

If you’re on the edge of your seat, click this wonderful link to visit BBC iPlayer. If you’ve already seen it, episode 2 will be opening its door next Wednesday at 10pm on BBC2.

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Have You Played… The LEGO Franchise Games?

A PlayStation controller made of LEGO.

What I mean by this is the LEGO Harry Potter, LEGO Star Wars, Batman, Lord of the Rings etc. games.

I am actually blown away by how good these games are.

I’ll put my hands up and admit something, I am not a gamer at all. I have a Wii and a PS3, but the former is only for parties and friends coming round, and the latter is mostly used for Netflix and iPlayer, and occasional playing of the SSX franchise, with a few blu-rays thrown in.

I recently had the joy of playing around with a friend’s Xbox One for a few hours (it’s a nice piece of kit), I tried a few different games, Forza Sport (racing, unbelievable graphics), Assassin’s Creed (I discovered I’m not very good at this), and LEGO Marvel Superheroes.

The last of those three had me playing for two and a half hours before I even realised any time had passed.

Despite being a kids game, the whole format is basically a 3D platform game in which you become different Marvel characters in order to solve puzzles in the form of LEGO bricks, and while it is a kids game, it is unbelievably addictive.

It’s also rather amusing, and has some wry comments towards the real movies, such as when Spiderman says to Iron Man, “Wait a second, the Hulk can’t go through small spaces? That’s a plot hole from the films”.

The games are only around £15 in GAME, the same price on Amazon. They’re well worth a look at if you fancy a few hours killing in between essay work.

Here’s a video of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone as told through LEGO Game cutscenes, I love the humour.

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Who Is Loop Cycle?

A picture of Loop Cycle performing

If you’re a regular here at Lincoln & That, you’ll know that a couple of months back we reviewed Liquor. If you’re an even bigger fan, you’ll have read about their open mic night, (every Monday if you missed it).

Recently two fifths of L&T went along to see what was on offer. We received the usual entertainment from local musicians showcasing their acoustic talents.

The organiser came to the stage to let us know that there would be a slight delay before the next act. In true student style, most of the room saw this as the perfect opportunity to replenish their drinks.

What we heard next was definitely unexpected. And unlike anything we’d heard before.

A man on the stage, with a guitar and a computer set up on the floor. Singing into a microphone whilst playing the guitar. Bet you’re wondering why this is so fantastic?

It was then all played back live, on a loop. Impressive right?

Still baffled? Look. Look now.

Loop Cycle plays regularly in the Lincoln area, so if you’re free, pop down and give this unusual genre a listen.