Remembering Chadwick Boseman
Following a 4-year long battle with colon cancer, actor Chadwick Boseman has tragically passed away at the age of 43. The news hit social media in the early hours of…
Léirmheas ar ‘Arracht’: Léiriú machnamhach a bhfuil blas na dearóile air
Más sa tóir ar léiriú scannánaíochta faoin Ghorta Mhór atá tú, ní thiocfaidh tú ar a leithéid anseo. Insíonn ‘Arracht’ scéal corraitheach fir aonair agus é ag troid ar son…
The Family: Exploring Politics, Religion And Ireland With Sisterix
“Just keep smiling, whatever you do” reads one of the standout lines from Sisterix’s newest single ‘The Family’, and according to Siomha, one half of the sibling-pairing turned-band, it is…
Student nights out could be postponed until 2021 as restaurants await Phase 4
With the restrictions on lockdown easing up, the government has allowed for pubs and restaurants to re-open with a detailed set of rules outlined by the HSE. Some of them…
Why Music Unites Protesters During BLM Movement
Black Lives Matter remains one of the most prominent news stories at present, as protests and marches continue across the globe. In the aftermath of the death of George Floyd,…
Lights, Camera, Cut? How the Pandemic is Affecting the Film Industry
When we woke up to the announcement of the Bafta TV nominations, it was almost as if, just for a moment, the last few months hadn’t changed life completely. The…
‘Community’ and the Mediation of Honesty
‘Community’ and the Mediation of Honesty ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Cult sitcom Community is a proliferation of parody and pop culture references – the episodes range from paintball filled…
Planning For A World When We Can Shake Hands Again
You know that door-opens-into-a-portal thing they show in Sci-Fi shows, where a person opens a door and steps into a new realm? The day we opened that door was the…
WHAT’S HOT: Great Student Reads During Home Isolation
So uh.. this is all quite awkward, isn’t it? With most of us here in UCD on our third or fourth week in isolation, there is a growing unrest in…
Quarantine Bucket List
We are creatures of habit. We find comfort in routine, in getting a morning coffee, in seeing that same stranger at the bus stop every morning, in looking forward to…
The Frightening Reality of ‘The Stranger’
In a world as connected as ours, with information at our fingertips and an all-encompassing social media sphere, it’s easy to think that we can know everything about a person,…
Netflix Recommendations
Tiger King Limited Series ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The series serves as an exposé on untold drama and crime surrounding the most influential players of the big cat community…