By Jack Wrixon, Sexpress Editor Without sugar-coating it, the climate crisis we’re currently facing is awful. Watching the world around you slowly decay as a direct result of human activity is nothing if not both an existential crisis and also, a turn off. But what can be done? It’s easy to shift a lot of…
By Imasha Costa, Arts & Literature Editor It’s ironic how a few lyrics from one of my favourite musicals define the past year, and how time cannot be measured, especially for those who have been silenced by the shutdown of theatres all across the world (well, except Australia). Rent, an award-winning musical by Jonathan Larson…
By Julie Landers During the first lockdown, I made a zine about toast. It was something small, nothing that would cause a seismic shift in bread-eating discourse. But it was the act of concentrating on something that I liked, slowly cutting and glueing together a small handbook of sorts, that provided a sense of profound…
By Selina Dufner Whether you saw Harry Styles’ Vogue cover or watched the Burberry menswear AW21 presentation, one thing is clear: gender fluid fashion is a hot topic at the moment, and it doesn’t look like it’s going anywhere. Filmmaker Mark Isaacs produced a short film for Burberry titled ‘Thoughts on Masculinity’ in which a…
By Maeve O’Sullivan, Fashion Editor With every world altering event, the fashion industry adapts accordingly. Following World War I, women’s fashion swapped out long skirts for trousers suitable for the workplace. The Great Depression and crashing of the stock market in 1929 gave way for conservative trends. World War II meant resources were at a…
By Hugo Blair, Gaming Editor For the past two decades, the competitive scene surrounding tactical team-based shooters has effectively been dominated by Valve’s Counter Strike series. Tournaments have been held featuring games in the series since the original game released way back at the turn of the millennium, and the release of Counter Strike: Global…
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By Elle Kelleher, Contributor University Express sat down with three-quarters of Belfast-based psych-tinged Krautrockers Junk Drawer to talk about new releases, the state of the live music scene and accidentally prophesying the pandemic. University Express: So, can you talk me through how guys know each other? How did all this start? Brian Coney [bass]: Well,…
By Mairéad McCarthy New Year’s Day saw a total of 5.5 million people tune into BBC One to watch the first episode of The Serpent. This eight-episode mini-series racked up a total of 31 million views across TV and the BBC iPlayer, making it the most streamed show across all genres since our very own…
By Kyran Leahy, Film & TV Editor TV shows come and go. When one is gone, another replaces it. It is just the way the television world works. The sad thing about most television shows is that they do not even reach their natural ending, being cancelled before they can wrap up their run. The…