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The Grand Tour: Eurocrash Review – Is It The Best Grand Tour So Far?

Tuesday, 20th June, 2023

The boys are back yet again for some summer fun with The Grand Tour: Eurocrash.

It’s been a while since we’ve seen Clarkson, Hammond and May, but the latest episode of The Grand Tour has finally landed on Amazon.

Is it good? Yep! In fact you could ask the question is this the best Grand Tour Special yet? I think it could be, and here’s why.

Here’s my review of the show and what to expect, all without spoilers…I don’t want to spoil it for you.

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Fashion & Lifestyle Monthly Roundup – May 2023

Sunday, 4th June, 2023

We’re into June already! I can’t believe that 5 months of the year have gone by, they’ve flown.

It’s been a reasonably busy time on the blog too. I’ve posted some fashion guides along with showcasing a few new pieces of clothing I’ve bought too.

If you’ve missed anything you can see everything from the last month right here.

Here’s my fashion & lifestyle monthly roundup for May on the blog.

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Things That Make You Look Immature: 9 Things To Avoid When You Want To Be Taken Seriously

Friday, 26th May, 2023

Today I want to talk about maturity, or to put it better, immaturity.

It kind of makes me cringe when people talk about guys being immature. Why?

Whenever I hear the phrase I immediately think of teenagers. It’s the kind of thing people said back when we were growing up, but I don’t think the word has a place for fully grown adults.

Can men be immature?

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Fashion & Lifestyle Monthly Roundup – April 2023

Monday, 8th May, 2023

It’s been a pretty quiet month on Michael 84, April 2023 has possibly been one of the quietest since I have started this blog.

It’s been a while since I last posted, but don’t worry, there’s still plenty more to come. I’ve been planning out content for the blog going into the summer, so there should be a lot more frequent posting over the coming weeks.

If you’ve missed anything, here’s a roundup for what’s happened on the blog in April.

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Fashion & Lifestyle Monthly Roundup – March 2023

Tuesday, 11th April, 2023

Better late than never, it’s my monthly fashion and lifestyle blog update for March 2023!

OK so yes, it is pretty late, we’re into the 11th April right now. But this is a new feature and I have to say I did actually forget.

But now I have remembered it’s time to look back on what went on for the month of March 2023 right here on the blog.

If you missed anything, here’s a recap of the best of Michael 84 in the past month.

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EA Sports FC First Details & Logo Released After Leaving FIFA Behind

Friday, 7th April, 2023

Yesterday EA Sports released the first details and logo into their newest venture, leaving the FIFA brand behind to bring EA Sports FC.

This isn’t a surprise, as this was announced back in 2021 that FIFA 23 would be the last FIFA game made by EA, after FIFA were asking for $1 Billion for the license, as reported by the New York Times.

What will change? Here’s what we know so far from the announcement.

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The Mad House Cocktail Bar Newcastle Review – Quirky Bar With Tasty Cocktails

Friday, 24th March, 2023

The Mad House Cocktail Bar Review In Newcatle By Michael 84

One of the newest cocktail bars in Newcastle is The Mad House. I went a few months back for the first time, and it was pretty good.

It’s certainly a bar with a difference in Newcastle, and the only one where you can sit with your mates at a bath on a neon toilet seat while you drink.

Sound interesting? Here’s what you need to know!

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Wearing My MR Happy T Shirt For Comic Relief

Friday, 17th March, 2023

MR Men MR Happy T Shirt For Comic Relief

Happy Friday guys!

Today is such a busy day with lots of things going on.

First of all it’s 17th March which means it’s St. Patrick’s Day. Second, Newcastle are playing later on tonight, on a Friday night?! And finally, it’s Comic Relief, so I had to get a Comic Relief T Shirt in the way of MR Happy from the Mr. Men.

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Northern Monk Beer Review: Uprising, Faith & Eternal IPA – Here’s How They Taste

Wednesday, 15th March, 2023

Northern Monk Beer Review - Eternal, Faith And Uprising

Testing new beer and ale has been something I’ve been doing over the past couple of years. I discovered Northern Monk, tried one of them out and liked it, so bought a few more.

The cans I got were Northern Monk Uprising, Faith and Eternal.

Here’s what I thought of each of them.

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Clarkson’s Farm 2 On Amazon Prime Video – It’s Brilliant And Must Watch TV

Sunday, 5th March, 2023

Clarkson's Farm Amazon Prime

Image: Clarkson’s Farm/Amazon

I finished watching Clarkson’s Farm 2 the other week, and it’s brilliant!

Just as I expected, but I think it was even better than I thought it was going to be.

It’s something I can highly recommend watching, so here’s what you’re missing if you haven’t seen it yet (with minimal or no spoilers!).

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