Fast fashion, slow fashion and everything in between. I am beginning to wonder if this is a race of the Tortoise and the Hare; and who will win? If those terms didn’t baffle you already, then welcome Gen-Z, or Generation Z. This demographic cohort succeeds the problematic Millennials yet precedes the younger Generation Alpha. Gen-Z…
By Selina Dufner Kenzo Takada and Sergio Rossi – two incredibly talented designers that sadly departed this life after catching Covid-19 this year. Let’s look back at their iconic lives and celebrate their amazing achievements. Kenzo Takada “Kenzo was the first competition Yves [Saint Laurent] had in years. They greatly admired each other. Kenzo really…
The humble 2D platformer, perhaps the genre most synonymous with gaming. Ask anyone to imagine a video game, and the first thing they will likely come up with will be some variant of this tried and tested formula. Take Super Mario Bros as an example. As many will know, this veritable shining jewel in the…
Writes Elle Kelleher In light of recent discourse around women’s place in the Irish music scene, I sat down with two of my favourite artists, Elaine Malone and Abbey Blake of Pretty Happy, to chat about women and music in Cork. University Express: Do you feel as though being a woman in the scene is…
Writes Fionn Kelleher If you’re interested in producing electronic music but don’t know where to start, here’s the lowdown. I’m going to focus on setting up an environment for you to start experimenting, as well as providing some essential resources and pointers. The only prerequisites are a laptop, a pair of headphones, and a bedroom….
Writes Beth Doyle Renowned writer David Chase initially conceived The Sopranos as a feature film about “a mobster in therapy having problems with his mother”. After some deliberation, Chase decided to turn it into a television series drawing heavily from his personal life, specifically his relationship with his mother and his experience growing up in…
He returned when the world needed him most. Borat Sagdiyev, a Kazakhstani journalist brought to life by the mind of comedian Sacha Baron Cohen, has made his comeback after a fourteen-year-long exile in the Kazakhstan gulags with his latest documentary Borat: Subsequent Moviefilm (the actual title would take up a lot of the word count…
We all know we’re supposed to eat five portions of fruit and veg daily. It’s a message that has been drummed into us from youth, in the form of the universally traumatic Food Dudes initiative in primary school, reiterated by parents over soggy, overcooked root vegetables at dinnertime. Many of us may have long-since abandoned…
Le fada an lá, úsáidtear bean amháin in argóintí faoin nGaeilge agus faoi mhúineadh na Gaeilge. Gach cúpla mí, fiú anois, bíonn láithreoir radió soiniciúla ag gearán faoin nGaeilge agus an taithí uafásach a bhí acu léi agus iad ar scoil, cé go bhfuil sí imithe ón tsiollabas Ardteiste le breis is fiche bliain anuas….
I want to start this piece off with a few points. I’m not here to preach to anyone about not taking drugs. I do not care what people do in their spare time. This isn’t an anti-drug column, it’s a sex column. This article isn’t to preach one way or another, but to shed light…