Film in Review: Crazy Rich Asians
Having grossed $159.4 million in the United States and Canada, just 5 weeks since being released in these territories, Crazy Rich Asians has now become an accurate description of its…
The Groupchat: BROCKHAMPTON
The first instalment in a new regular column sees our contributors tackle the issue’s hottest topic. This week, we brave the stans of BROCKHAMPTON and try to unpack the hype.…
In The Loop: Dublin Events
BP Fallon: The Camera & I, a solo exhibition Venue: Hen’s Teeth, Fade Street Date: 11th to 18th October, 2018 Music legend BP Fallon’s first ever solo exhibition of photography…
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fresher’s Week: A Musical Survival Guide
Why is Freshers Week in the second week of college and not the first? Is music just wiggly air? Who tailored that ridiculously oversized suit David Byrne wore in Stop…
Fandom as a Character Trait: The Hidden Genius of Sharp Objects
The first image in the opening credits for Sharp Objects, the recent HBO miniseries starring Amy Adams, is a needle on an LP. Anyone who has seen the show would…
The Importance of The Ordinary Female Story
As with everyone else in the world, I was in love with the Netflix original movie To all the boys I loved before. The sweet storyline, the wonderful and likeable…
How Watching The Kardashians Makes You A Worse Person
The Kardashian-Jenner’s are a cultural phenomenon of our time, right? The obvious Instagram enviable selfies, the luxury Ferrari’s and G Wagon’s alongside those endless vacations to Mexico and Bora-Bora have…
Film in Review: Dude
Shortly after its release on the 20th of April this year (420, get it?), the Netflix original film Dude had accumulated numerous review headlines claiming it was the worst film…
LGBTQ+ Cinema and The Rarity of a Happy Ending
Love, Simon is breaking ground in Hollywood in the most simplistic way: it is the first major studio film about a gay teenager. It follows the closeted Simon (Nick Robinson)…
The Therapeutic Power of Music
We all know that dopamine rush we get when listening to our favourite song. While music often evokes emotions, it can also stimulate multiple parts of the brain. This has…
Abortion & Art: What We Can Learn from Paula Rego
In the weeks leading up to the 8th amendment referendum in Ireland, I have started to think of representatives, icons and movements that we have had before this when a…
Album In Review: Little Dark Age – MGMT
MGMT’s latest record Little Dark Age has been received almost universally well, signalling a return to pop music after two albums that passed well under the radar. This new record…