By Maeve O’Keeffe, Food & Health Editor Have you ever felt that crippling sense of hunger, when your insides feel like they have been hollowed out with an ice cream scoop? Your roommate has tucked into your leftover pizza, or stir-fry that you had kept in a Tupperware lunchbox in the fridge. The nice cheese…
By Sarah O’Connor Gut health, or the health of your intestines, affects both physical and mental health. Here in UCC, research into the interaction of the brain and gut is leaping forward thanks to the work of UCC Professors like John Cryan and Ted Dinan, co-authors of The Psychobiotic Revolution, a book that has been…
A Scríobhann Édith de Faoite, Eagarthóir Gaeilge Is minic a deirtear gur ‘teanga mharbh’ í an Ghaeilge. Níos minicí fós, deirtear go bhfuil an Ghaeilge ina hiarsma ó ré atá thart agus is teanga a sheasann do thír choimeádach agus do chreidiúintí a bhaineann leis an gcéad seo caite í. Dar le roinnt daoine, tá…
By Fergal Smiddy, Byline Editor One of the many unexpected consequences of working in retail is the intimate workplace relationship that develops between you and whatever soundtrack – if any – which serves as your on-the-clock companion. The bone-chilling melodies of royalty-free Christmas songs, for example, still haunt my dreams from past holiday seasons spent…
By Jack Wrixon, Sexpress Editor Taking nudes is an art form. Never has a picture of someone’s body or their genitals ever been so controversial, so coveted, so sexual. Nude pictures of people have been found throughout history and throughout cultures, with a very famous example being of Agnès Sorel, mistress to King Charles VIII…
By Imasha Costa, Arts & Literature Editor Art has always been placed as a male-centred form of expression where the male gaze is represented, and the pieces that are famous are usually those of men. With the surge of social media outlets like Instagram and Twitter, visual art has evolved itself, which has further allowed …
By Selina Dufner Due to the current pandemic and the fact that our social life is basically non-existent, fashion is the last thing on the mind of many people. Consequently, even major fashion brands are suffering financially and have been forced to get creative and find new ways to attract customers. Taking into account that…
By Claudia Schwarz In February 2010, Burberry revolutionized the way guests could experience a fashion show. Their 2010 Fall/Winter show in London was streamed live to New York, LA, Paris, Tokyo, and Dubai using 3D technology. In part due to the pandemic, technology is starting to play an even bigger part in our lives and…
By Hugo Blair, Gaming Editor Videogame developers come in all shapes and sizes. On one side there are behemoth studios such as Nintendo, Blizzard Activation, or EA, who consistently pump out gigantic titles each year like clockwork. On the other you’ll find the small one-person passion projects like Eric Barone – AKA ConcernedApe – the…
