●●●●● I first became aware of Dietland through the mention of producer Marti Noxon. Over several years on OG girl power series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Noxon wrote some of the show’s most emotionally strong episodes, so I was intrigued … Continue reading Dietland is going to be big Genre-savvy feminist chick-lit meets revenge story in this compulsive comedy
●●●○○ Studio 54 is a place spoken of in mythic tones — a den of sin and extravagance that surely couldn’t ever live up to its legends. It’s a place you’ve definitely heard the name of, even if you know … Continue reading Sex, Drugs and Disco Studio 54 owner Schrager tells the story of the ultimate nightclub.
●●●●● Sex and sexuality can be a minefield at the best of times, and when you’re pushing against non-stop societal ideas of what a good body is, and what sexy is, it can be even harder. Sex positivity and body … Continue reading Curvy Girl Sex: Book Review + Giveaway! A unicorn of a book, combining body positivity, sex positivity + trans-inclusivity.
●●○○○, entirely for the acting. Hereditary is a film that is ostensibly about family and legacy — it’s right there in the title. Annie (Toni Collette) is a recently-bereaved daughter, a sister whose brother died young, a wife, and a … Continue reading Hereditary is Insanity Toni Collette’s incredible performance deserves a better movie.
“You could all be in a pub right now,” Amanda Palmer marveled at the assembled crowd. We were notably a largely female, largely queer-presenting group in one of the smaller rooms at the RDS. It was lined with shelves of … Continue reading No Shame with Palmer & Penny Marking the referendum results with feminist discourse
Second-wave feminism had a slogan: the personal is political. When our personal choices create market incentives to overlook the harm being done to other people, whether we’re talking sexual abuse in Hollywood or human rights abuses in Apple factories, there … Continue reading Consuming Media, Platforming Abuse? As #MeToo continues to gain steam, I find myself with a #NotYou list; maybe you do, too.
●●●●● I read Conor Purcell’s The Magazine Blueprint, a guide to independent publishing from a long-time Irish journalist, for two reasons. Firstly, because of the direction I’m going with TN2 as the incoming editor: I want to cover more independent … Continue reading A Blueprint for Success Print media must evolve or perish. Welcome to the road map for evolution.
In 2003, the Dresden Dolls released a song called “Missed Me” from the point of view of a young girl being abused by ‘Mister,’ an older man, and courting his attention in a naive sort of way. It’s an uncomfortable … Continue reading “Mr. Weinstein will see you now” Amanda Palmer’s #MeToo anthem pulls no punches
Oscar-nominated actress Ruth Negga returns to the Irish stage this autumn to tackle the title role in a gender-bending production of Hamlet for the Gate Theatre as part of the Dublin Theatre Festival. Negga has come a long way from … Continue reading The play’s the thing Trinity alumna Ruth Negga heads to the Gate Theatre in time for Michaelmas Term
Ireland’s rug is a death trap, there’s too much swept under it at this point because we have allowed too many injustices, too much misogyny, too much hurt to continue throughout our history without raising our collective voice against it. … Continue reading Blessed is ‘Fruit of thy Womb’ Upcoming TCD production examines the Catholic context of the 8th Amendment
“Maser’s work is not unusual for Project; rather it exemplifies Project’s artistic programming through its 52 year history…. We believe all art is political, even work that reflects the status quo and is therefore misconstrued as being ‘neutral’. We … Continue reading Painting Over the Issues “If my art has nothing to do with people’s pain and sorrow, what is ‘art’ for?“ (Ai Weiwei)
●●●○○ Vivienne Westwood is a woman of contradictions. She’s the OG punk rocker who dressed the Sex Pistols (not that the movie covers that – “I can’t be bothered,” Westwood complains. “It’s all so boring!”) who received an OBE and … Continue reading Westwood: Grumpy Iconoclast, Contradiction, Bad Documentary Subject “Westwood: Punk, Icon, Activist” fails to highlight two out of three descriptors and by doing so fails to do justice to the third.