Ellen Desmond is a UCC BA English and Psychology graduate, and former Editor-in-Chief of (the award-winning) Motley Magazine. After completing a publishing masters in Edinburgh Napier University, she started a publishing collective called ‘Monstrous Regiment’ with fellow publishing student, Lauren Nickodemus. Their first project is an anthology of essays & personal stories about bisexuality called…
It was announced last Thursday that Girls star Lena Dunham’s crucifixion date has been set for the 24th of March. This announcement was met by roars of cheers from lynch mobs, people with pitchforks, those who “just like being part of a gang,” and active Twitter users alike, who screamed insults at the star as…
Local man and UCC student Diarmuid Lyons, 20, has been busy explaining the concept of ‘mansplaining’ to his female classmates this week. Nicole O’Leary, 19, a sociology student who has first-hand experience of mansplaining, described the phenomenon in a statement to the press. “Mansplaining is basically when a man explains something to a woman in…