Like many teenage girls before and after me, I was raised on vampires. In my day it was Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Christopher Pike’s kick-ass Sita and Anne Rice’s Lestat – including the Tom Cruise celluloid version. Now it’s HBO’s True Blood, Tim Burton/Johnny Depp’s latest make-up bonanza and the pouting Twilight couple. Pop culture [...]
When Colorado student Sarah McNaughton planned her four month trip to Ireland, she was prepared for all the clichés. ‘Friendly locals’, ‘green hills’, ‘the craic’ – but ‘home is where the heart is’ she wasn’t expecting. I used to think ‘home’ was easy to define. It didn’t even require thought; every time a new acquaintance [...]
Dublin is shaping up for a real culture shock in the next little while. Visitors and locals alike will be chewing their lips in indecision at how to possibly choose between what can only be described as an entire galaxy of cool events. Here’s what I’m looking at… The Jameson Dublin International Film Festival First [...]
Fact: Dubliners love a good story. A Dubliner can take something as everyday as buying milk into an epic tale of romance and bravery (or a first date on June 16th into one of the most acclaimed novels of all time – take a bow Mr Joyce). Considering the wit in our words and heritage of [...]
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