Category: Arts & Music
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The Walworth Farce
Watching Brendan, Dónal and Brian Gleeson in action in their performance of Enda Walsh’s ‘The Walworth Farce’ is a confusing, funny and disturbing experience. The play is kept alive for the duration of two hours thanks to Dónal’s noteworthy levels of energy and…
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10 movies to get you into the Christmas spirit
It’s that time of year again, when you don’t need an excuse to laze around the sitting room watching TV all day. It’s the middle of December, which means Christmas is just around the corner and the only way to truly get into that…
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IMMA presents Primal Architecture
It might be getting cold outside but in the Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA), things are getting all hot and bothered. Clammy palms and rosy cheeks at the ready. The new exhibition, Primal Architecture, combines works from international and Irish artists exploring…
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A Prescription of Joyce
Sweny’s, at the top of Westland Row, is a pharmacy featured in James Joyce’s Ulysses. Joyce’s main character, Leopold Bloom buys lemon soap in the shop. In recent years a team of volunteers have turned the shop into a shrine of sorts. They…
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The “it” Generation
Winter has finally arrived and with it gender-bending fashion is becoming a style staple for how we wrap up. It liberates gender stereotypes and sexuality. Combining a male and female style aesthetic, androgynous fashion is giving way to a unified gender whose ambiguity…
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The Drop Movie Review
The Drop is a thriller set in Brooklyn, which sees Tom Hardy play the role of Bob the barkeeper alongside his cousin Marv, played by James Gandolfini, who owns the bar. We learn from bitter conversations that the bar has now changed ownership…
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BLOOD AT THE SCIENCE GALLERY
As soon as you walk in through the glass door of the Science Gallery, you are greeted by the large sign that says “Blood: Not for the faint-hearted”. It really isn’t. If you’re prone to getting squeamish at the sight of the…
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Ireland’s writers celebrate the visual arts
The National Gallery of Ireland is currently celebrating 150 years of existence. An impressive feat, I’m sure you’ll agree. So too is the manner in which they are celebrating this milestone. The Gallery asked 56 of Ireland’s most celebrated writers to contribute…
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Halloween MakeUp Madness
We all know that girls love doing their make up on a daily basis, but the Halloween season allows us to get a bit more creative with the makeup brushes to create the perfect look. Makeup artists around the country have…
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’71 Review
’71 is a war film about a British soldier in Belfast during the troubles left behind on a routine mission gone awry. He’s stranded and is trying, for the entire film, to get back to his barracks. ’71 adds a fresh perspective on…
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