A spectre is haunting the four corners of our phones- the spectre of the ideal self. It is no breaking news to say that people tend to portray an amped-up version of themselves online. On social media, there is an … Continue reading Our Want to be Watched in the Epoch of Fitzroy Garage Sesh Living for the camera
Youth throws us into the lives of four teenagers for a brief but tumultuous couple months as they try to navigate their way through adolescence. Angel and Princess are both nearing the end of their secondary school days; Angel must … Continue reading Alright Our; A Review of Youth by Kevin Curran An engrossing depiction of contemporary Balbriggan and a new generation of Irish young people.
Originally appeared in print, April 2020. Illustrations by Emily Stevenson. Late one Tuesday night my flatmate comes running into the kitchen, barely holding in her excitement. “It’s BeReal time!” Before I can give her the very embarrassing news that … Continue reading Can we really BeReal?
Valentine’s Day to me, always just seemed like a good way for shops to rebrand unsold chocolate from the Christmas period following the healthy month of January. There’s so much pressure around it: “What will I get my valentine? What … Continue reading A Perspective on Valentine’s Day Is it a load of sh*t?
You can’t talk about Trinity romantic confessional pages without paying homage to the OG, Trinder. This year, Trinder has come back to grace us all with its tantalisingly spicy presence. But who are the elusive figures behind the platform’s new, … Continue reading Talking to Trinder
Originally published in the Summer Issue 2020. Thomas Jefferson, the former president and Founding Father of the United States, viewed newspapers as so fundamental to the success of democracy that they were the only alternative to social upheaval. Terming newspapers … Continue reading The Death of Mainstream Media
Fashion has always been an avant-garde industry, chasing modernity and new ways of expressions. In the era of social networks and online magazines, fashion not only conforms to a system of global diffusion and marketing, but it also incentivizes self – promotion and personal brand–building as … Continue reading Fashion in the Social Era In the era of social media, fashion is becoming more diffuse and embracing viral marketing and personal branding like never before.
“I was in Paris recently […] a cooky, interesting girl suggests at about three in the morning that we all run up the Champs-Élysées to the Arc de Triomphe – and I guess telling you about that now sounds all … Continue reading The Anxiety Inducing Culture of ‘Skins’
Social media has undoubtedly changed the way that we think about food and drink. It has become a culture of “If you didn’t take a picture of it, did you really eat it?” This has become the norm across the … Continue reading Sharpen Your Focus
The DUFF tries to take on cyberbullying, but the message is unfortunately overwhelmed by the film’s ceaseless attempts to satirise social media. (●●●○○) Continue reading The DUFF – review
John Tierney analyses Jeremy’s Scott’s Barbie-inspired sophomore collection for Moschino and how it bypasses traditional media in favour of the Instagrammer. Continue reading Life in Plastic
It seems that these days an author needs to have a 2.5 million Twitter following to connect with their readers, whereas it used to be enough just to write a good book. Continue reading The Fault in Our Teenagers: the secret to John Green’s success