Tainted press, incompetent policing and the rise of social media hate: The Madeline McCann tragedy shows the best and worst of humanity By Gary Elbert Documentaries offer representations of reality but never can transmit the intrinsic complexity of reality. The Disappearance of Madeline McCann involved objective reality, the removal of a child, and subjective reality, the … [Read more...] about Review: Netflix’s The Disappearance of Madeline McCann
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Opinion: Christchurch, YouTube and the alt-right – all of this could have been avoided
By Daniel Brennan As I’m very sure you’re aware, just a few weeks ago in Christchurch, New Zealand, one of the worst mass shootings in recent memory occurred as a far-right gunman charged into several mosques in the city, murdering 50 Muslims and injuring a further 50. One of the major defining features of this horrible tragedy is the role social media and online culture … [Read more...] about Opinion: Christchurch, YouTube and the alt-right – all of this could have been avoided
Derry Girls’ Nicola Coughlan on life in NUI Galway, acting, and the impact of the hit comedy show
By Connell McHugh It’s difficult to imagine anybody but the current cast of Channel 4’s hit comedy Derry Girls playing all of our favourite characters, but Clare Devlin as we know her may never have seen the light of day if it wasn’t for one tweet, according to the actor who plays her, Oranmore native Nicola Coughlan. “I think I was on a bus home when I saw the Old Vic … [Read more...] about Derry Girls’ Nicola Coughlan on life in NUI Galway, acting, and the impact of the hit comedy show
Looking back at La La Land
By Nithu Krish This was a film that I really wanted to see ever since I saw the first trailer. The reason being that I was a fan of the actors as well as the director. Damien Chazelle’s previous film Whiplash also dealt with music, but in a different way compared to La La Land. I must admit that I am not a very big fan of musicals, so I was a little apprehensive before … [Read more...] about Looking back at La La Land
The rise of K-pop in western society
By Stevie Buckley Nearly everyone in our modern world has heard of K-pop, the South Korean craze taking the world by storm. Be it that you’ve only heard ‘Gangnam Style’ (yes, that’s K-pop), like that ‘Fake Love’ song by BTS, or are a hardcore stan of an obscure group (translation: you like them a lot), you have more than likely had an exposure to K-pop. K-pop has become … [Read more...] about The rise of K-pop in western society
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