A high octane, low budget mock trailer, complete with deliberately fluffed insertions of stock footage and rubbish props, this is a feast of schlock that any aficionado of exploitation movies will appreciate. Continue reading Videodrome: Beastie Boys’s Sabotage
A trend that began with Steam, the cheap nature of digitally distributed titles means that new games can be drop by anything from 50 to 90 percent in sales, generating hype on forums and exciting players into making gratuitous purchases. Continue reading Discount Culture
For an alternative Christmas movie, look no further than cult director Ken Russell’s short film, A Kitten for Hitler. Continue reading Notes on a Scandal: A Kitten for Hitler
Charles Dickens may have written about ghosts in A Christmas Carol, but he later founded a club based on debunking of paranormal hoaxes. Continue reading Literary Milestones: The Ghost Club
The video may be black and white, but the spectrum of human sexuality is anything but. Continue reading Videodrome: Madonna’s Justify My Love
Born on 12 November 1931, Gregory Hancock Hemingway was the third and final child of Ernest Hemingway, with whom Gregory or “Gigi” would have a difficult relationship. Continue reading Literary Milestones: Gregory Hancock Hemingway
It’s been said that videogame developer Ubisoft and controversy go hand in hand, and in light of recent events, it’s difficult to argue with this assertion. Continue reading In the Game: Parity Priorities
Blatant misogyny, borderline child pornography, date rape, copious drug use and remorseless violence form the basis of Larry Clark’s directorial debut Kids (1995). Continue reading Notes on a Scandal: Kids
This month’s Front Square Fashion pick is JS English Studies student Deirdre McAteer. Continue reading Front Square Fashion: November 2014
Think twice before passing judgement on this building next time you glance it from the steps of the Pav while nursing your can of Pražský. Continue reading Public Space: Moyne Institute
Check out Fashion Editor Olen Bajarias’s street style picks of students and stylish people around college. Continue reading Front Square Fashion: October 2014
This month, indie developer Markus “Notch” Persson sold his company Mojang and his iconic game Minecraft to Microsoft for $2.5 bn. Citing the extreme pressure and public scrutiny the game had put him under, Persson claimed that “It’s not about … Continue reading In the Game: Mined-Out