Entertainment Archives - My Need To Live

Self Care TV: 5 Shows to Watch When You’re Feeling Like Crap

I struggle with self care. There’s a number of reasons why that is – finding the time is definitely the main one. I often feel guilty when it comes to taking some time out for myself. Mainly because I know there’s so many other things that I ought to be doing. One half of my […]

14 December 2019

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Amy Jackson

Entertainment

Are you on TikTok?

Packed with creativity, TikTok, is easily the the most fun you can have on your smart phone right now. Experiencing the lives of others through social media isn’t anything new, but the rawness and authenticity of short personal vlogs makes for compelling viewing. Whether you watch, are an avid poster or just dabble now and […]

14 May 2020

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Louise Daniel

Entertainment

Are Reality Shows Real?

Are reality shows real, scripted, heavily edited or a bit of all of the above? Does it matter as long as they still entertain us?

18 August 2020

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Lisa Alioto

Enterprise

#TellYourStory: The television of my childhood

When Mark’s email first came through about the #TellYourStory campaign it instantly struck a chord with me. Especially the suggestion of revisiting my favourite childhood television shows! Unlike many of you, I grew up in the 80’s and 90’s. Of course, everybody thinks that their own particular era of children’s telly was the best. But […]

05 October 2020

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Chris Hack

Enterprise

Reality Television: The Ever-Expanding Genre

Reality television has been around for years. Recently though its expanded it’s reach, coming at us on a variety of topics that we can’t seem to stop watching. What is our fascination with these shows?

24 October 2020

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Lisa Alioto

Enterprise

Winter gaming recommendations

Winter can be tough. Limited daylight, freezing temperatures and of course this year, the ongoing threat of Coronavirus. As important as it is to keep up to date with current events, sometimes it’s nice to grab a controller, fire up your console and escape into another world. Here then are my top five gaming recommendations […]

03 November 2020

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Chris Hack

Enterprise

#TellYourStory: The lists of Christmas past

Remember Christmas morning as a kid? I used to be so excited that I would always wake up at 2.00am and be unable to drift off back to sleep again. Christmas day seemed to take forever to roll around back then. Even as early as September I would be eagerly scanning the hallowed pages of […]

19 November 2020

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Chris Hack

Enterprise

I’ve started Christmas early. Here’s why.

When I was a kid we were never allowed to put the Christmas tree up before the 23rd December. I didn’t understand the reasoning for it then and I’m still baffled by it now. It always had to come down by January 1st too. The magic of Christmas only allowed a minimal stay in our […]

26 November 2020

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Chris Hack

Entertainment

#TellYourStory: The power of Twitter

I can remember a time before we had Twitter and other social media. It used to be that we all communicated via email or through one of the many online messaging services like MSN or AIM. Then there were chat rooms of course, something that has all but died out these days. A/S/L anyone? These […]

09 February 2021

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Chris Hack

Enterprise