Upcoming Gigs
Alice Phoebe Lou October 11th @ 8pm Whelan’s, Wexford Street South African artist Alice Phoebe Lou has been busking in Berlin for years and lives to play live for people-…
Why Me? Why Not. – Liam Gallagher
★ ★ ★ ‘You only get to do it once’ is the bridge to the best song on Liam Gallagher’s second solo album, and it’s the perfect representation of Gallagher…
Norman Fucking Rockwell! – Lana Del Rey
★ ★ ★ Lana Del Rey’s sixth studio album sees the return of her signature dreamy sound while the lyrics cut closer to the bone than ever before. Over 14…
All My Heroes Are Cornballs – JPEGMAFIA
★ ★ ★ ★ JPEGMAFIA’s third studio album, All My Heroes Are Cornballs is a mixture of punk rap, experimental hip hop, lo-fi and trap beats which, in theory, feels…
Facial Recognition & The Self: The Philosophy of Recognition
I found myself in the Dublin Airport arrivals terminal recently being funneled into the bright wall of facial recognition machines, eagerly waiting to scan your mug against their database of…
6 Ways to Reduce Your Plastic Waste
Plastic is both amazing and destructive! It is an extremely versatile material which is used in everything from airplanes to smartphones. The problem is that most plastic items are designed…
Brewed Awakening: The Science of Espresso
Espresso is the pinnacle of all coffee drinks and is the basis for almost every recipe. In all third-wave coffee shops (shops which use only the highest quality beans), espresso…
How to Exploit the Sick: Price-Hikes in Medicine
In 2015, Martin Shkreli (AKA ‘pharma bro’) garnered widespread criticism for his role in the price hike of an anti-parasitic medication called Daraprim. With the patent for Daraprim expiring in…
Your Friendly Neighbourhood Spiders… Man: Clearing the Name of the World’s Creepiest Crawly
Of all the animals on Earth, the spider probably has the worst reputation, with about 5% of the global population suffering from arachnophobia. Those who are particularly affected, or the…
One Cute Killer: The Impact of Cats on Wildlife
Domestic cats are highly motivated and skilled predators. They possess very strong hunting instincts, and will actively hunt and kill prey regardless of how well they are fed. The role…
Election 2020: A Strategic Look Ahead
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said recently that he hopes the next general election would be in May 2020. This will bring an end to a Dáil that over the course of…
The Political Green Wave: What exactly happened, and what now?
In her address to the UN climate action summit in New York the 16-year-old activist Greta Thunberg said, ‘the politics and solutions needed are still nowhere in sight.’ In her…