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‘A Campaign Of Shock And Awe’ – Evelyn Evelyn – Track Of The Day

July 25, 2016 Luka Costello

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“Behold, the eighth wonder of the natural world! Come one and come all, see the two-headed girl.” Today’s Track of the Day comes from the band Evelyn Evelyn, a musical duo formed by the artists Amanda Palmer and Jason Webley. The fictional backstory given to the band by Palmer and Webley consists of conjoined twin sisters, […]

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Pokémon Goes Home – Life In Japan

July 24, 2016 Andy Kavanagh

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Japanese people have a strong nationalistic streak. It’s inherent, often unspoken and occasionally unnerving. The commonly held belief among the culture is that anything made in Japan is instantly great and anything not made in Japan has the potential to be not great. Although this occasionally seems ugly, as hardcore patriotism always does, it’s pretty easy […]

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Anime/Cartoons

Top Ten Tyrannical Tropes

July 24, 2016 Luka Costello

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Villains.They come in all shapes, sizes and tropes. Without them there would be no conflict and thus no story. So today, we’re looking at our favourite villain tropes and the wonderful executors of them. The Mandatory Villain’s Song Disney pretty much owns this trope. They provide countless examples such as the iconic bad guy anthem ‘Be […]

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F.T. Island Special – Kpop Weekly Recommendations

July 24, 2016 KpopIreland

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Good evening Kpoppers! This week we’ve decided to focus on one group for our weekly recommendations. They have fifteen full-length albums, eight mini-albums, many singles in different languages and soundtrack productions for different drama theme songs and anime openings. Have you heard these guys? F.T. Island are a 5 member rock band. They debuted in Korea in […]

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‘One-Winged Angel’- Shirō Hamaguchi – ToTD

July 24, 2016 Julie Hassett

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There is nothing like listening to the epic theme song of one of the most badass villains to get you through your Sunday! ‘One-Winged Angel’ is the anthem for villains everywhere! If you’re as excited as I am for the remake of Final Fantasy VII then you’ll know all about Sephiroth and one of the best […]

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Anime

Inspiration in Art: Just Keep Drawing

July 24, 2016 Eilís Nolan

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As artists, we gain inspiration from a variety of different sources. Some can gain inspiration at home from their families and friends. Nature inspires some while sprawling cityscapes inspire others. Though, as the prevalence of fanart would imply, many artists simply get inspiration from pre-existing works. Influence in Existing Work Even artists on existing shows, […]

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The Spirit – Screen Savers

July 23, 2016 Brandon Collins

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Somewhere along the way, Frank Miller lost his mind. Falling from one of the greatest comic book writers of all time to foaming mad man. You can actually pinpoint his brain rot to the start of the new millennium. It’s here he began writing stuff like not-Batman beating up Osama Bin Laden and actual-Batman calling Robin “retarded or […]

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Preacher S1EP8 Review ‘El Valero’

July 23, 2016 Abel G.C.

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Last week it looked like we were heading for a major confrontation, and we got that. And it was great, and some gaps we were missing were filled. And while the confrontation didn’t solve things exactly, I’m fine with it. However, as a Spaniard I’ve no idea why they titled this episode this way. I’m […]

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Geeks on Tour – Gallivanting in Galway

July 22, 2016 Abel G.C.

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Galway… Where do I even start? I wasn’t born here, but in a way the city has adopted me. This year it’ll be 6 years since I first came here and 4 years since I came back for (presumably) good. In these years I’ve wandered around the city quite a while and I know several places […]

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Cops Hunting Snotty Girls – Comicphiles

July 22, 2016 NickF

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Looking for new comics to read? We’re here to help! For this week’s Comicphiles I decided to go with another scattershot approach. Judging only by the covers, I picked three comics I’d never heard of before at all. The feeling of picking up something totally unfamiliar and being sucked in – that was my goal. I […]

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