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What's this? As the deep and distant rumbling begins to slowly intensify, so does the excitement. Before long, with our hands shaking as much as the earth around us in anticipation, we catch our first glimpse of the cause of the drama. From over the brow, we begin to see it. 'Would what it be?' people cry! Revealing itself in all its glory, we're presented with another retro movie filled weekend!

SATURDAY 2nd August

Cocoon (1985) Film4 11:00am-1:20pm

The elderly residents of a retirement home treat themselves to an occasional dip in the pool at an abandoned house. It turns out that friendly aliens in human form are using the place to restore dormant members of their species - and energy from their cocoons is giving the old-timers a new lease of life. Ron Howard's sci-fi drama, with Wilford Brimley, Jessica Tandy, Hume Cronyn, Don Ameche and Steve Guttenberg.

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If there is ever one day a year to really think about your sleep, it's World Sleep Day. The clue is in the title. Whether you're a real pro at it, or perhaps you still struggle to get the zzz's you need, one thing we do know about it is that there's never a reason not to be rocking some seriously cool pyjamas for adults!

For a while now, we've been busy designing and hunting down an awesome (if we do say so!) collection of funky pyjamas with some iconic brands. What better day to take a look at some of our very favourite to see you sleeping in style!

What a throwback! Surely THE symbol of the late nineties and early noughties, we're loving getting handfuls of nostalgia every time we're wearing our Purple Groovy Chick Pyjamas and we're sure you will too!

Is sleeping your superpower? You'll sure want it to be when you're in our Marvel Be My Hero Pyjama Set! Brings a whole new meaning to the term power nap!

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Crisps and dip! Another retro weekend is upon us. Better buckle up folks!

Boots on, winter hats nice and snug, we're about ready for another year of Christmas tree hunting! Faced with what seems like a incomprehensible amount of choice and variety, we begin the annual hunt for perfection as we analyse each and every evergreen in sight. This one's too wide, this one too tall and this one has some big gaps but alas, sitting perfectly proud and straight, we'll find THE ONE.

Have a happy retro weekend!

SATURDAY 10th DECEMBER

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If you’re anything like us then you'll be eagerly waiting for the 42nd annual San Diego Comic Con to begin next weekend! For those not in the know, Comic Con is for anyone who's really into comic book, films, TV shows, and anything else nerdy! It's basically a huge gathering (over 120,000 strong so really, really HUGE!) of enthusiasts (generally dressed up as their favourite characters) all coming together to share their stories and trade their wares. The best bit is that you get to meet the creators, artists and stars of some of these amazing productions which is why it's such a mecca!

Originally started by a group of comic book fans in the San Diego Area, the first convention was held in the basement of the U.S. Grant Hotel with an attendance of  just 300 people.The convention has moved about throughout the years, going from the U.S. Grant Hotel to the University Of California At San Diego and finally to the San Diego Convention Center. In that time, it has grown to an attendance of over 100,000 people and has expanded to four days. It has now become the largest comic book convention in the world so it's pretty special!

So are any of you lot going this year and if so - seeing as it's pretty much obligatory to dress up, we figured we'd run down some of our favourite Fancy Dress Costumes to help get you sorted!

First off, you could be flying off to comic con in proper old school style with this amazing official Superman costume. It's all you need to woo your adoring crowd and go about your super hero activities! Proudly show off your ripped torso and world saving capabilities for all to see! And all that for £36 too!

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