‘Game of Friends’

If there’s one thing slightly disappointing about gorily epic fantasy saga Game of Thrones, it’s that the inhabitants of Westeros show a woeful lack of interest in coffee, slouching around being witty, or whether or not Cersi and the Kingslayer were ever ‘on a break’. Happily, some intrepid YouTuber has braved ice and fire to … >

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Daenerys Targaryen: Wrong for dragons, wrong for the realm

Although many people watch Game of Thrones for its compelling blend of fantasy, action and bloody violence, a similar number enjoy it for the Machiavellian political subterfuge that runs through it like a mainline injection of Francis Urquhart’s blood. It’s not quite The West Wing of the Seven Kingdoms, but it’s not far off – … >

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‘My week beats your year.’

The guy who plays music on his floppy disk drives – this is not a euphemism, CultBoxed newcomers – has been at it again. This time, he’s turned his mechanical musical madness to Game of Thrones, turning the stately sound of Ramin Djawadi’s opening theme into something from Lou Reed’s Metal Machine Music – and … >

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