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Holiday Gift Guide: Celebrity & Entertainment
Are you adrift on a sea of Blu-rays, books and tablets during this most hectic of shopping seasons? No worries. We’ve got the details on the home entertainment purchases that’ll elevate you from garden-variety giftgiver to Christmas morning MVP.
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If there’s a fan of Iron Man and the gang on your list, there’s no better way to blow their mind than with this brand-new collection. It features all six of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s “Phase 2” films: Iron Man 3, Thor: The Dark World, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Guardians of the Galaxy, Avengers: Age of Ultron, and the most recent Ant-Man. The set also boasts over 166 minutes of never-before-seen bonus features. It’s all packaged in a life-sized replica of the mystery orb from Guardians along with some mementos from each film (like Paul Rudd’s Baskin Robbins name tag!) and a top-secret dossier sporting a few clues about what to expect from the first Phase 3 film, Captain America: Civil War, hitting theatres this May.
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If there’s one irrefutable edge that hard copies continue to have over the almighty eBook, it’s autographs! Instead of standing in line when your favourite author comes to town, browse Indigo’s collection of pre-signed works from the likes of Margaret Atwood and CBC’s Ron MacLean to UFC juggernaut Ronda Rousey and more. If you’re looking for specific suggestions, might we recommend The Golden Son, the recently released second novel from Shilpi Somaya Gowda (The Secret Daughter)? It's a nuanced, romantic and tragic tale of one aspiring young doctor’s journey from rural India to Texas.
Moto 360 Smartwatch, $329.99 CDN
The Apple Watch may have more hype, but if you’re shopping for Android aficionados—or anyone who prefers their apparel chic rather than geek—the updated Moto 360 is a can’t-miss. Sporting an “edge-to-edge” glass face, a polished steel bezel and a choice of a black, silver or rose gold case with a steel or leather band, it looks the part for a classically styled timepiece. But the watch also features all the smart functionality of its competitors, including smartphone syncing, built-in Wi-Fi, 4 GB storage, downloadable apps, email, texting and music streaming.
LG EG9600 Smart Curved 4K OLED TV, $6,999 US
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LG’s flagship TV is far from your cheapest option, but you’ll most definitely get plenty of bang for all those bucks. The 65", 4K OLED screen offers crisp, vibrant, best-in-class visuals. Smart functionality allows you to download apps, surf the web and stream video. What’s more, the razor-thin, gorgeously curved design elevates the EG9600 from a mere TV set to a work of art.
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Lara Croft returns with a heart-pounding new adventure that finds the pistol-sporting archaeologist racing across snow-swept Siberia to find the key to immortality before a shadowy cabal can lay claim to it. The collector’s edition includes a 12" statue of Lara plus replicas of her in-game journal and jade necklace.
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Wow! The music lover in your life needs one of these eclectically styled analogue record players. But the chic design is just a bonus. Initially funded by a Kickstarter campaign that pledged to deliver top-shelf sonic detail, bass and all-around performance without the exorbitant price tag, the Boston-based upstart U-Turn Audio has, by virtually all accounts, delivered beyond the industry’s wildest expectations. This turntable offers audiophile-quality sound for the price of an entry-level turntable.
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Among the more buzzed-about computing gadgets of 2015, this lightweight tablet—featuring a detachable keyboard—has gotten praise for hitting the sweet spot between performance and price. It sports a luminous display and improving on the buggy OS of previous Surface iterations. The key appeal here is that, unlike many devices in this category, it functions equally well in both its laptop and tablet forms.
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Matthew Currie
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A long-standing entertainment journalist, Currie is a graduate of the Professional Writing program at Toronto’s York University. He has spent the past number of years working as a freelancer for ANOKHI and for diverse publications such as Sharp, TV Week, CAA’s Westworld and BC Business. Currie ...
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