United by Music? Eurovision 2024
In the run up to this year’s contest, many were calling for Israel to be barred from participating, particularly as Russia was excluded from
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Luca Melis
Feb 213 min read
Northern Ireland's New First Minister: A permanent crack in the partition
Earlier this month, Michelle O’Neill, a politician from a working-class Republican family whose father served in prison for his I.R.A. membe
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Luca Melis
Jan 299 min read
Israel-Gaza: Ireland's Sympathy Tests Europe's Moral Cowardice
Edited by Madison Challis On a cold, sharp evening in late November, a small independent art gallery in Galway city held a poignant event...
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Holly McPhee
Dec 31, 20236 min read
One Year Gone: Remembering Vivienne Westwood
Its been one year since the passing of Dame Vivienne Westwood, one of the UK’s most notable fashion designers. Westwood's career spanned...
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Luca Melis
Dec 17, 20238 min read
The Dublin Riots: Ireland’s Emboldened Far-right have bared their ugly, violent heads
November 22nd, 2023. All things considered, it had been a relatively quiet year for Ireland in the international news cycle. The majority of
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Katie Coxall
Dec 13, 20233 min read
Female Helpers: What does the feminisation of AI say about modern gender roles?
Then came Amazon’s ‘Alexa’ and Microsoft’s ‘Cortana’. With the swift use of an activation term said aloud by the user (sometimes the program
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Laurence B-M
Nov 28, 20234 min read
Saltburn Review: A mirage of surface-level beauty
Emerald Fennell’s Saltburn is a confused attempt at a The Talented Mr Ripley style story, despite its surface-level beauty.
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Elliot Carpenter
Oct 22, 20233 min read
The Royal Mint's New Coins Are, Indeed, Conversation Starters
Opinion On Friday 13th October, the Royal Mint announced a new set of coins to mark the beginning of King Charles the Third’s reign. A...
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Jessica Hough
Oct 11, 20236 min read
Trans Rights vs. Tory Rhetoric: Analysing Transphobia from the Tory Conference
Opinion piece The annual Conservative Party conference was held from the 1st - 4th of October 2023 in Manchester. It showcased a...
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Morgan Forbes
Jan 2, 20234 min read
Kanye & Kim: Mental Illness or Bigotry?
It can be difficult to find a ‘serious’ article about the Kardashian family on frontline news. Upon googling Kim’s name it seems all the...
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lillieberridge1
Dec 30, 20223 min read
The Grinchification of UK Strikers
The ethos of the strikers is embedded within the victories of the trade union. When people decide to strike, they are putting out the politi
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cameronhillhouse
Nov 29, 20224 min read
Elon Musk’s Takeover or Takedown?
On October 28th, Musk closed the long-awaited deal to purchase Twitter for $44 billion. The takeover itself and the month following the...
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caitlinhoyland
Nov 27, 20223 min read
Why the Fuck Is Matt Hancock On I’m A Celeb?
Undue airtime is being given to a man whose appalling political decisions were causal in the deaths of thousands of people in the UK....
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lillieberridge1
Nov 26, 20225 min read
COP27: Outcomes from Egypt
This month, the 27th annual Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, otherwise known as...
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Isobel Knight
Nov 23, 20223 min read
The Social Class Satire: How the Ultra-Rich Lost Their Allure
Poking fun at those in positions of power or privilege is nothing new; in fact, it’s the very foundation of satire. Yet, the 21st century ha
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Madison Challis
Nov 22, 20225 min read
Hayao Miyazaki’s Anti-War Masterpiece - Howl’s Moving Castle (2004)
After the catastrophic events of September 10th 2001, no one could have predicted how it would shape the political climate of the 21st...
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caitlinhoyland
Nov 13, 20223 min read
The Home Secretary’s Impunity in Disseminating Racism and Xenophobia
Home Secretary Suella Braverman inflamed racism and xenophobia by publicly describing the arrival of refugees as an “invasion”. Such...
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elliehenderson74
Nov 4, 20226 min read
Is it All Over for Kanye West?
The net worth of Kanye West - the hugely influential American musician and fashion designer now known as Ye - has dropped by nearly...
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Emily Bird
Oct 5, 20222 min read
Italian Elections: Has Europe not learned from our mistakes?
The outcomes of Brexit may have deterred further European Referendums' on the subject, however, some of Europe's far-right is singing to...
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caitlinhoyland
Sep 30, 20225 min read
Coloniality and the Criminalisation of Critical Dissent in the UK
Why the insidious erosion of our Human Rights cannot be understood without considering Britain’s imperial history “Who elected him?” At...
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