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The festive season is finally upon us, which for many means stoking up the central heating, loading a plate with mince pies and settling down for an evening (or perhaps even a full day) of televisual entertainment. Thankfully, there’s a whole mass of new TV shows and movies coming to streaming services in December, so you won’t have to go back to watching Star Wars for the millionth time. All of the movies and TV shows below are available to stream on streaming services, ranging from tear-jerking family dramas to earth-shattering Korean disaster flicks. And we can’t forget the long-awaited…

When Lego founder Ole Kirk Kristiansen pivoted his business to plastic bricks, we wonder if he had any idea of the global phenomenon Lego would become. Today, there are many themes, for kids and adult collectors alike. It’s hard to keep track. So we’re doing it for you, with the Stuff guide to the best upcoming Lego sets. Read: The best large Lego sets you should buy Note: this list covers officially announced Lego sets. There are no rumours, leaks, nor models the writer ham-fistedly pieced together from a pile of random bricks. March 2026 Lego sets Consider this… Batman Logo ($79.99/£69.99 • 678 pieces): You…

I ditched cable TV years ago, and Netflix was a big reason for that. But between Netflix, Disney+, and Prime Video, I was juggling too many subscriptions. So when Netflix came up for renewal, I figured it was time to cut one loose. To my surprise, I didn’t miss it as much as I thought I would. A few months later, I cancelled Prime Video too, and realized it’s hard to miss something you don’t have to look forward to. I was paying for content I barely watched, and all those choices weren’t making my evenings any better. It made…

Sci-fi movies can really explore a plethora of topics, from advancing technology to dystopian futures. Personally, one of my favorite, more underrated aspects of the genre is when the concept of cloning is injected into a narrative, which is why Mickey 17 checked so many boxes for me. It’s truly an underrated sci-fi gem that a lot of people missed in 2025, which has been a very common theme in science fiction films. But for as good and wacky as Mickey 17 is, it made me seek out some other films that focus on cloning. While I still think it’s…

Lossless audio is a staple of music streaming in 2025, with almost every major streaming platform supporting at least CD-quality tracks. The one exception is YouTube Music, and the others — including Apple Music, Spotify, Tidal, and Amazon Music — all offer lossless-quality streaming and downloads as part of their paid subscriptions. While cheap accessories go a long way in making high-res streaming worth it, there are a few software tweaks that can instantly improve your sound quality. In fact, there are settings and features that’ll improve the quality of your music streaming even without access to lossless quality. Turn…

For almost two decades, VLC Media Player has been one of the first apps I install on a new computer. It is the reliable, orange-coned workhorse that will play anything I throw at it, from corrupted AVI files to modern MKVs. However, I’ve always had one persistent complaint: VLC’s interface looks like it was designed in 2002—I can imagine you muttering, because, well, it largely was. Fair enough. While it is functionally perfect, its interface is a relic of cluttered menus, gray toolbars, and a utilitarian design that sticks out like a sore thumb on Windows 11. For years, I’ve…

Marketers love using tech buzzwords to trick you into spending more money than necessary. And ever since HDMI has become the standard way to connect devices to TVs, companies have offered gold-plated HDMI cables that are supposedly of “superior” quality. In reality, this practice has minimal benefits and isn’t something you should pay extra for. You don’t need an expensive HDMI cable, but you should know what to look out for when buying one since they aren’t all the same. Why gold-plated cables offer no meaningful improvement HDMI doesn’t need the Midas touch Credit: Oluwademilade Afolabi/MakeUseOf Manufacturers try to convince you…

While modern smart TVs are far more advanced than their recent ancestors, when used right out of the box, we are only tapping the surface of their potential. Most require add-ons or accessories to perform at their best, such as digital streaming devices or soundbar/subwoofer setups. However, even within the TV itself, you can install a handful of free apps to unlock features that turn it into a truly “smart” device. After installing these five apps, my TV stopped feeling like a generic appliance and started behaving like a flexible, customized entertainment center. Finally, my TV is worthy of all…

I’ve had a 75″ LG Smart TV for roughly 10 years now, and its picture quality has yet to fail me. Instead, it’s been the smart TV apps that have given more jeers than cheers. A few additions to the living room have made nightly TV watching a much more joyful experience, and I can still savor the goodness of my 4K beauty for many more years. After growing frustrated with laggy apps, outdated software, and spotty internet performance on my LG TV, I decided that it was time to make a change. Rather than dropping hundreds to thousands of…

The fifth and final season of Stranger Things is here. What will become of characters like Eleven, Mike, Will, and Hopper? Can they defeat Vecna, the dark entity trying to invade our reality? After nearly 10 years, how will this generational TV show end? As of this writing, Netflix has released four episodes from the final season, with more to come. In the meantime, fans are trading theories about how the series might end. Some of those theories are nuts, like the idea that the whole story was one long Dungeons & Dragons campaign. I’ll try to focus on the…