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Anime

GaymerX Does Pokémon With Chaka Corn

February 11, 2016 Declan Doody

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We love Pokémon! We love Conventions! We love shows! So when drag performer Chaka Corn combined it all at GaymerX we lost it! Things are going to get sickening! No stranger to geek themed performances Chaka organises regular shows combining her fierce performance skills with video game and geek inspired routines, she’s even showed off […]

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Art

Gallery: 67th Annual Sapporo Snow Festival

February 9, 2016 Andy Kavanagh

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Sapporo is the biggest city on Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido and being so close to Russia, Sapporo is famous for being subjected to an annual hammering of snow in the Winter. Never a nation to waste an opportunity to make everyone else feel talentless, the citizens of Sapporo have, for the last 67 years, […]

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Culture

Gif Essay: Dating Someone Less Geeky Than You

February 9, 2016 Declan Doody

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Fine! It has been some time since I’ve dipped my toe into the dating pool! Fine it’s been a hell of a long time! That doesn’t mean I don’t remember exactly what it’s like though, those awkward first dates, empty silences, flurries of text messages, checking their profile to see if they’re online so you […]

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Culture

Life In Japan: Life, Lies and Live Music

February 7, 2016 Andy Kavanagh

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I’m usually hesitant to rely on cultural tropes or stereotypes, partially because they’re reductive and potentially offensive, but mostly because as an Irishman, I tend to live up to a lot my own. As the old saying goes, men in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones. I don’t however, having lived in Japan for just over […]

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Cosplay

Cosplay Closet: Surviving Conventions

January 28, 2016 Lauren Murphy

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Cosplaying allows us to dress ourselves up, get into character and embody that spirit we’ve worked so hard at, but it also means we get to have fun with our friends, compete and even pose! With all that action though, how do you ensure you and your cosplay stays in one piece? Having just been at AkumaKon down […]

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Anime

Cowboy Bebop Figure Skater

January 27, 2016 Declan Doody

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We know little to nothing of ice skating other than the figure skaters make the sport look so easy! So easy in fact we dare try it every Christmas at the local ice rink and end up with more bruises and swollen ankles than something with a lot of bruises…and multiple sore ankles! Okay bad […]

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Culture

Amsterdam Hotel ‘The Arcade’ Becomes Europe’s First Gamer Hotel

January 27, 2016 Declan Doody

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“Thelonious Monk meets the Eames couple meets Marty McFly and they all have a drink with Captain Sparrow.Gaming, mid-century design and a lot of heart & soul under one roof.” If that sounds like your kind of place then you need to stop what you’re doing (okay no wait finish reading this article) then grab a […]

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Art

Gallery: The Art Of Triona Farrell

January 26, 2016 Declan Doody

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I’ve decided that whenever I get a chance to do a gallery for the Arcade I’ve decided that I’m going to use it to show you deadly readers the amazing work coming from the artists in our country! First up is the work of Triona Farrell. I actually stumbled on Triona’s work when a friend […]

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Buzz

Tina Fey Reprises Palin Role

January 25, 2016 Declan Doody

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Just when Sarah Palin thought it was safe her to return to the spotlight of the US Presidential campaigns comedian, actor, writer and producer Tina Fey outshines her again. Fey is known for lots of things since her time on Saturday Night Live and her career after it but perhaps her best known role would be […]

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Culture

Irish Director’s Success Story

January 24, 2016 Timmy Cullinan

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Irish-Mexican director Kevin de la Isla O’Neill recently came to our attention when we heard about his recent film showing in Ominplex, Limerick. He also made time to speak to the film students at Limerick College of Further Education. O’Neill has found success both in Ireland and abroad, and after a failed attempt to fund his latest independent film The […]

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