Author: CVArts
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Kero Kero Bonito make their Irish debut at Whelan’s
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KKB as a band prioritised fun and enjoyment over the mystique of performing and this fits their style…
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The universal and timeless appeal of Sherlock Holmes
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There is a very simple reason why the brilliant detective consistently returns to our screens, particularly in the…
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Thy Name is Woman, Ruth Negga stars as Hamlet in The Gate Theatre
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“it is vital for Hamlet’s character to be vulnerable and therefore the actor who plays him must be…
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“We’ll Go to a Hidden Place” – A Bjӧrk Retrospective
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It’s follow-up Post, released in 1995, built upon the sound of Debut, embellishing the dance-pop production with harsher…
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Will Black Mirror’s choose-your-own-adventure episode create a trend?
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The concept of ‘choose your own adventure’ has been tried and tested for years in video games and…
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Lady Gaga soars in A Star is Born
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What truly elevates ASIB compared to its modern rivals is surprisingly simple. They casted people who could actually…
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Sierra Burgess is a Loser vs Insatiable – who does body positivity better?
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Insatiable’s message is that even if you outwardly ‘fix’ your problems, in this case, by becoming skinny, everything…
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South Park’s season premiere critique’s artificially “woke”
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Cartman is a parody of the typical ‘Woke’ individual. He engages in insincere virtue signalling to prove that…
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Lil Wayne returns with Tha Carter V
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The redemption from this is undeniable though as Wayne drops Uproar, a diss track fuelled with a fiery…
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A visit to Roderic O’Conor and The Moderns
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Similarly, one can see how O’Conor begins to discard the styles of Impressionism. Instead, he focuses on the…
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Matt Haig’s Reasons to Stay Alive inspires hope
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(He) hammers home the point that depression and anxiety do not pick and choose who to affect. Being…
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The podcast according to Blindboy
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As part of the Dublin Podcast Festival 2018, Blindboy Boatclub from the Rubberbandits performed at Vicar’s Street. The…
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Shows like Bojack Horsemen depict the truth about depression
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With shows depicting mental illness it can oftentimes be a double-edged sword of sorts, it seems that these…
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What reality shows have the X Factor?
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There is one tanned and collagen filled outlier known as Love Island, which dominated the last couple of…
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Black 47 is the Irish action movie we’ve been waiting for
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We root for our murderous hero throughout the movie as his actions are on the side of justice.
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When two worlds collide: art and commercial fashion
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If done right, collaborations such as the Vans x Van Gogh Museu can provide a new level of…
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The problem with authors meddling with their finished works
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The beauty of the arts is that it allows its audience to interpret concepts in whatever manner they…
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Atelier des Lumières lights up the art scene
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When the light flashes and suddenly all paintings have diminished, the audience is met with the stark reminder…
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The rise and fall and rise again of musical film
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Modern Western musical theatre emerged during the 19th century, but ground breaking works such as Oklahoma! didn’t appear…
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Exploring the world of Instagram poetry
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This generations ‘instapoets’ are a breath of fresh air for an artform that seemed to be dying. Many…
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Tebi Rex’s Max Zanga talks about songwriting, the Irish hip-hop scene and more
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“There’s a juxtaposition to our work, we have an idea, go off on our own and come back…
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Arctic Monkeys storm the 3 Arena
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Each song was intertwined brilliantly with the one that came before it, carrying a smooth transition from either…
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Ross from Friends takes a break at the Button Factory
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The style of music he creates can be compared to that of other artists such as DJ Seinfield…