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Posted in Art & Culture, Nightlife, Reviews, Theatre on Sep 27th, 2011
Back in 1997 actor Charlotte Jones, tired of sitting by a silent phone and frustrated by the lack of decent roles for women, took matters into her own hands and wrote her first play. The result was Airswimming, a dark yet heart-warming two-hander drama based on an historical snippet that she had once stumbled upon; “A Miss Kitson and [...]
Thanks to an excellent idea by Megan McGurk, we’re pleased to announce the launch of our Anti Room film club, which will take place on Wednesday July 6th at The Workman’s Club. Every month, we’ll knock heads, select a classic film and invite you all to watch it with us over a drink (sadly, the [...]
Posted in Feminism, Guest Posters, Nightlife, Personal, Rants, Sex, Society, Theatre, Women, Work on Apr 1st, 2011
Feminism and the art of burlesque have traditionally had a complex relationship. It is empowering? Degrading? Subversive? Creative? Clichéd? Pandering to the male gaze? Subverting that gaze? Here feminist and burlesque fan and performer Ciara O’Connor gives her view. The word “burlesque” has cropped up in polite conversation quite a lot recently. Christina and Cher’s [...]
Lemme start off by saying that I’m no fan of girl groups. Nor boy bands. Nor any homogenised battalion with their own colour scheme and dance moves. Though I’m going to rant about a sneering take on Irish popstrel Una Healy, I must admit that haven’t heard a single song from her band, The Saturdays. [...]
Posted in Humour, Ireland, Music, Nightlife, Random Wonderfulness on Dec 16th, 2010
Living overseas, as I did for most of this decade, has all sorts of random benefits. My favourite? From time to time, you get to experience the kind of thing that seems like it must have been made up for tourists, except that no tourists are within a 15-mile radius. At a trade fair in [...]
Posted in Beauty, Fashion, Feminism, Nightlife, Rants, Sex, Women on Nov 1st, 2010
Hurrah! We’ve just had another annual tits ‘n ass fest previously known as Halloween, and it was like Kentucky Fried Chicken out there, with all those breasts and thighs. French maids, slutty vampires, busty pirates, micro-minied milkmaids, pussy in boots, all available on a street near you, probably goosebumped but bobbing merrily, and not for [...]
Posted in Family, International, Nightlife, Parenting, Women on Aug 22nd, 2010
Modern life is tough for teenage girls. Early and inappropriate sexualisation combined with a culture of binge drinking can lead to some fairly risky behaviour and very unpleasant outcomes. Pubescent girls are under intense pressure to conform to various idealised and unhealthy body stereotypes. No wonder mothers, older sisters and concerned females who have reached [...]
Last night I went to see Rachel Unthank and the Winterset at the Douglas Hyde Gallery in Trinity, and it was one of the best gigs I’ve experienced in a long time. The music was astonishing, the band themselves were both charming and hilarious, there was synchronised clog-dancing (aw yeah) and the airy gallery setting [...]
Can we talk about hangovers, just for a second? I know, the ‘waa-waa-I’m-hungover’ spiel is tantamount to looking at other folk’s holiday snaps for sheer boredom value, but please bear with me. As you know, currying sympathy from everyone is the only fun part of this situation. Fuck me, but my head is in a [...]
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