Posted in Anti-heroes, Technology on Oct 6th, 2011
I woke up at 4am on Wednesday night, and couldn’t go back to sleep. I picked up my phone and looked at Twitter. It took roughly five seconds to realise Steve Jobs was dead. #iSad was already trending. Most of Europe wasn’t awake yet, but America was in full mourning for the man who has [...]
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Posted in Anti-heroes, Anti-Heroines, Body image, Education, Feminism, Ireland, LGBTQ Issues, Media, Personal, Politics, Sport, Women on Aug 12th, 2011
“I DON’T KNOW which of us is worse off,” said my aunt. She felt growing up that she had no choice but to marry and have children. “But I look at you and my girls and you have so many choices that it must be difficult to make one and not feel you are missing [...]
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Posted in Anti-heroes, Music on May 4th, 2011
1. Because MCA has survived the cancer that put the band on hiatus and the Beasties are back, with their long-awaited new album Hot Sauce Committee Part Two (the album’s original release was put on hold after his diagnosis). And after the disappointment of To The Five Boroughs, it’s brilliant to have them not just [...]
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