[dropcap]W[/dropcap]hat makes a city? Some may argue that if a larger town has a cathedral, it’s a city. In the modern day, there are many elements to a city, not just a larger church – Read more…
[dropcap]D[/dropcap]o the public forgive celebrities for the crimes they have committed, or do they simply forget?
[dropcap]D[/dropcap]on Lemon, a celebrated news anchor from CNN, has called for a halt of the demonization of people while simultaneously vilifying white men. The logical inconsistency here could not be more obvious, yet Lemon has Read more…
Halloween reminds audiences what a ruthless killer Myers really is, slaughtering anything that comes across his path. He is completely void of emotion, an unstoppable killing machine. This is the true terror of Michael Myers. Read more…
The appeal of a horror movie is being afraid, and nothing is more frightening than the ‘monsters’ not actually being monsters, but rather, people. Read more…
The famous quote by Oscar Wilde, saying,“life imitates art far more than art imitates life” rings true in the sense that we aspire more imitate the idealised aspects of art as we consider them to be more beautiful than real life and its trials and tribulations.
In her most recent exhibition, ‘Zone In’ that ran from September 27th- 29th, a creative process and journey is evident as Ifediora draws on her own personal experiences with mental illness and how she overcame them. Read more…
Perhaps he intended no deeper meaning to the performance and was simply pulling a long-con, a practical joke, knowing the world would take it and run with it. Maybe Banksy knew that everyone else would do the work for him, if his goal really was to make society take a long, hard look at itself. Read more…
What separates Bukowski from the ranks of other famous poets is that his language is comprehensible and sadly simple. There is no room for rhyme, alliteration or onomatopoeia in his 1500 collected poems, so how can he even be considered a poet? What makes this cynical alcoholic a poet is that he evokes genuine feelings from the reader. Read more…
The genius of the series The Haunting of Hill House, written and directed by Mike Flanagan, is to draw a line between supernatural terror and the unresolved traumas of childhood – the closest the majority of us will come in real life to being spooked by our past. Read more…
The publicity that accompanies the drama of a feud increases the public’s and media’s interest in artists. Read more…
BROCKHAMPTON is known for jaunting instrumentals and whiplash musically, which can be seen with the song right after WHERE THE CASH AT. Although WEIGHT is completely different to its predecessor, beginning with a slow violin pervading the entire track, it transitions seamlessly. Read more…
There is a stark difference between her experience and her daughter’s Read more…
The entire gig was painted with flashes of dazzling colour, with band-members emerging from backstage in shiny, sequined cloaks. The background projector lit up with intense visuals, splattered with animations of various animals and objects. Read more…
[dropcap]H[/dropcap]alloween is the scariest time of year not just for people afraid of goblins and ghouls, but also for emergency services all across the country.
We should be wary of the May-December romance. Read more…
With some of the best loved venues in the city closed down and replaced with hotels, where do we go from here? Read more…
Other companies such as EA have faced similar accusations during periods where they are expected to be behind or failing to meet their schedule otherwise known as crunch time. Crunch time has become a defining characteristic for the video game industry due to the pressure of meeting consumer demands for release dates and competition from other gaming companies. Read more…
The Thirteenth Doctor has the charming, somewhat dashing characteristics of Tennant while maintaining the alien, almost childlike characteristics of Smith. As of yet, it’s hard to exactly pinpoint the finer details of her character. The staple trait of immense compassion is still obvious. Read more…
Allan Stevenson or ‘Allan from Nubar’ is one of the university’s best-known faces Read more…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he consensus about whether or not the Catholic Church in Ireland has had a good year depends very much on who you ask.
A wealthy man making cheap shots at a minority group and reigniting hatred from the past does nothing for the people of Ireland. Read more…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he incidents that occurred at the Accounting and Finance AGM at the beginning of this semester disappointed students and staff at DCU, but can anyone really say they were surprised?
Some children are forced to live under tremendous pressure. Read more…
The literary ladies have their own share of representation issues.
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