Nostalgia Zone: Videodrome
Nostalgia Zone: Videodrome ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Among the category of great filmmakers, we often hear the familiar names of Lynch, Hitchcock or Kubrick. I would dare to say…
Broadcasting From Isolation
It’s the 2nd of April, and Swedish rapper Yung Lean is performing to an audience of thousands from the back of a truck parked in a darkened port. Inside, it’s…
What’s Fresh: Sleepyhead by Cavetown
What’s Fresh: Sleepyhead by Cavetown ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Cavetown’s new eleven-song album Sleepyhead captures the sensation of a good hug, in that it is comfortable, soft and lasts…
Heaven to a Tortured Mind – Yves Tumor
Heaven to a Tortured Mind – Yves Tumor ★ ★ ★ ★ Yves Tumor’s Heaven to a Tortured Mind is a drastic departure from 2018’s Safe in the Hands of…
Melee – Dogleg
Melee – Dogleg ★ ★ ★ ★ Dogleg’s debut album, Melee is a cathartic dosage of destructive riffs and screamed vocals that evoke immediate comparison to Joyce Manor’s brutal self-titled,…
Future Nostalgia – Dua Lipa
Future Nostalgia – Dua Lipa ★ ★ For an artist that hasn’t been around for long, Dua Lipa has enjoyed immense success. She’s dominated the radio and was the most…
Internet Stoicism: Philosophy of Today or Yesterday?
If you’re a frequent YouTube consumer like myself, then you’ve probably stumbled across the productivity, “life-hack” and hustle sphere of the site. These anti-procrastination “sweat-of-the-brow” warriors promote all sorts of…
COVID-19: Cén chuma atá ar an scéal le imeacht míosa?
Tá mí caite ó 12 Márta, nuair a sheas an Taoiseach Leo Varadkar os comhair lucht na meán in Washington agus a d’fhógair go ndruidfear scoileanna, coláistí agus saoráidí cúram…
Printers of the Pandemic: UCD Academic Develops 3D Printed Ventilator
As the COVID-19 pandemic gains momentum, the supply of ventilators is becoming increasingly scarce. According to a report from Imperial College London, 30% of patients hospitalised need mechanical ventilation. Many…
Rumen at Work: How to Make a Climate-Friendly Cow
With fertile soils, a temperate climate and abundant rain water, Ireland is ideal for farming. Our farming output is much higher than our population’s needs, so we are able to…
Cutting Out the B.S. (Bad Sources)
Why did it take so long for the world to tune in to just how detrimental this pandemic could be if not handled properly? Why has it continuously been compared…
Green Lockdown: Staying Sustainable During COVID-19
The novel coronavirus has had a beneficial impact on greenhouse gas emissions. Fewer cars on the road, and fewer businesses running, have caused our collective carbon footprint to drastically drop.…