WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
Free, Apple iOS/Android
Last seen in Westeros: Stabbed to death by lover/nephew Jon Snow
Since then: Paul Feig’s festive rom-com Last Christmas
Next up: Voice role in animated fantasy film, The Amazing Maurice
KIT HARRINGTON – JON SNOW
Last seen in Westeros: Leading the Wildlings to life beyond the Wall
Since then: Voice role as a dragon hunter in How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World Next up: Superhero Black Knight in Marvel’s The Eternals with his GoT brother, Richard Madden
PETER DINKLAGE – TYRION LANNISTER
Last seen in Westeros: Presiding over small council as Hand of King to Bran the Broken
Since then: Russian mobster in black comedy I Care a Lot with Rosamund Pike
Next up: Title role in Joe Wright’s Cyrano de Bergerac adaptation
LENA HEADEY – CERSEI LANNISTER Last seen in Westeros: Crushed beneath tons of rubble with her lover/brother Jaime
Since then: Voice role in the puppet fantasy epic The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
Next up: Crime boss Sikes in Twist, a modern retelling of Dickens’ classic tale
MAISIE WILLIAMS – ARYA STARK Last seen in Westeros: Boarding a ship bound for points west after killing the Night King
Since then: Comedy-crime-drama Two Weeks To Live
Next up: Real life punk icon Jordan in former Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones’ biopic, Pistol
SOPHIE TURNER – SANSA STARK Last seen in Westeros: Crowned Queen in the North after declaring independence from the Seven Kingdoms
Since then: Released streaming TV series Survive
Next up: Animated TV sitcom The Prince, playing a fictionalised version of Princess Charlotte
OCTOPUS ESTATE
Octopuses are complicated creatures, and not just because they have three hearts, blue blood, and neurons in their arms. This unique app from the University of South Australia asks players to put themselves in the (many) shoes of these sea creatures, working out when they should flee, when they should feast, and responding to different underwater encounters and challenges, like heatwaves. A fun way to learn about our cephalopod pals.
GOOGLE MAPS Free, Apple iOS/Google Android
The world’s biggest map app is about to get a long list of handy upgrades thanks to artificial intelligence.
Among the enhancements coming to Australia are options to show air quality and weather details, suggestions for ecofriendly routes with the lowest carbon emissions (and similar arrival times), and the ability to compare modes of transport, like cycling and public transport, on the main app screen.
TICKTICK Free, Apple iOS/Google Android
Plenty of apps will save your to-do list but this one takes it further. TickTick will save your tasks by the day they’re due, show them on a calendar, record subtasks, deliver reminders, and keep tasks saved by categories. This app will also work across the web, plus Apple, Google and Microsoft devices, will let you prioritise items in your list, and can even send you a report at the end of the week on how many things you achieved.
DROPLETS Free, iOS/Android
This app is designed to help kids learn a new language using visual cues delivered in five-minute daily sessions. It is compelling enough for adults to try it too. Droplets delivers language lessons by naming objects and making a game out of matching them again, spelling the words, and picking them from a group. It’s surprisingly effective and should have most users picking their ‘breakfast’ from their ‘bread’ within a few sessions.
SWIPP! $1.49, Apple iOS
This is one of those apps that seems simple but rapidly becomes baffling.
The goal in Swipp! is to take the yellow cubes provided and shift them into boxes on the screen, but this straightforward task becomes complicated when holes appear in the grid and roadblocks stand in your path. The app features 50 levels to overcome and more entertainment than its meagre price tag suggests.