So, for this article I thought I would try something a little different. Stop me if I am going off on a tangent. I’ve just finished a semester at University studying postmodernist literature, which, in a nutshell, is a genre of fiction that thinks outside the box, experimenting with the […]

This post is in response to an agent who recently replied to me asking what exactly is it that I want him to do for me. It’s like a surgeon asking you to tell him what you think is wrong and where the best place to start the incision would […]

Although The Hunt is set during the Christmas period in an idyllic Danish village, where men swim in frozen lakes before going off to hunt, only to finish it off with a drinking binge and good-natured machismo, you wouldn’t be advised to pack up all your belongings and join this […]

Frank Turner has made a name for himself by playing small venues around the clock and around the globe. His solo tour lands him at Dublin’s Whelan’s, but this time he’s come with more baggage than before. He’s now played at the Olympic opening ceremony in London, headlined the Wembley […]

Often in films we are given characters that the writers make out to be ‘cool’. They are often given a typical ‘cool’ career (cop, ninja) and we are left expecting them to evolve into a tough hero or villain. Sometimes, they never do. Here are three examples of characters who […]

My housemate hates the Resident Evil films. He thinks the storylines are lazy, the characters two-dimensional and the zombies not scary in the slightest. However, personally, I enjoy them, despite acknowledging them as films that will probably never win an Oscar. So I’ve dedicated my article this week to defending […]

Recently I traveled up to the north of England to meet my boyfriend’s family for the first time—a nerve-racking and terrifying experience for anyone. However, I have to say, the experience turned out to be an eye opener; a real catalyst for self-evaluation. I was consistently asked, What do you do?, […]

I remember being back in school where MSN and MySpace were the be all and end all of social networking sites… Instant message, webcam chat and catch up on the latest news all at the same time just at the touch of your fingertips. Then in July 2006 came Twitter, […]