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Interview: Little Tents

July 18, 2014 Alan Horgan

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During the week I had the pleasure to sit down with members of the promptly emerging Indie-Rock group Little Tents. Sitting across from me in a dimly-lit cafe in a Limerick side street is drummer Conor Wallace and guitarists Aoife Donellan and Cian McGuirk. Unfortunately, between other commitments and rehearsals  members: Aisling O’Connor, Gill McNamara and Laura […]

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Forgotten Childhood – Space Jam

July 18, 2014 Danny Kelly

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THE INITIAL RELEASE (1996) The 1990s was a lucrative and successful decade in the long history of the legendary Warner Bros studios. The early part of the decade saw them emerging with juggernaut television series like ‘Animaniacs’ and ‘Tiny Toon Adventures’. Their finely crafted sense of comic timing coupled with the timeless sense of wonder […]

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ArcadeCon 2014

July 15, 2014 Declan Doody

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I’ve been awake since a little after 6am, I’m still stuck on the con’s organisation timetable – up at 6am down by 7am work till 3am and sleep by 4am. At this stage the pressure has been lifted from my shoulders and I’m able to actually think about it all, process and just really take […]

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Forgotten Childhood – The Pagemaster

July 5, 2014 Anthony McGlynn

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The Initial Release (1994) At a time when Disney had re-invented themselves, and the youthful audiences of the time had been introduced to both An American Tail and The Land Before Time, any new feature -length animation would have to be pretty special to stand-out. The David Kirschner led The Pagemaster was, unfortunately, something special […]

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Anime/Cartoons

Cosplay and Body Image

July 4, 2014 Tendai Muzwidzwa

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I am an advocate for cosplay equality. Cosplay equality emcompases everything, ability, age, gender, race and size but with the Irish con season in full-swing, I’ve noticed the same problem popping up and it’s not just isolated to Ireland – cosplay and size. The human body is viewed/portrayed as an object – there is no […]

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Cosplay

Lolita: Where do I Start? Part 2: Where to Buy

July 2, 2014 Naomi Bolger

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It’s Sarah again, with a few more tips on starting out in the terrifying world of Lolita. Last week we gave a basic look at the levels of suppliers available, this week we’re looking at using those suppliers wisely.That’s right! You better get in the car loser, we’re going to talk at length about SHOPPING! […]

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Opinion: Pride in London 2014, a Technological Liberation?

July 1, 2014 Jack Dempsey

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"Indeed, the very companies whose logos and slogans made their way along the route, design, develop, manufacture and distribute the very devices that were used to capture the goings on, capturing those very logos and slogans."

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Review: How to Train Your Dragon 2

June 26, 2014 Declan Doody

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Dragons, vikings and snow! We're clearly talking about How to Train Your Dragon 2 and Declan attended a special preview screening to check out the sequel. Does it have the same heart as the original or has the spell those adorable dragons had over us, gone? Find out here!

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Cosplay

Interview: Missyeru

June 25, 2014 Ross Brennan

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Missyeru is internationally-recognized as one of the premiere League of Legends cosplayers in the world,and especially renowned for her ability to build every aspect of a costume herself. Ahead of her appearance at ArcadeCon 2014, we sat down with her to discuss cosplay, League and nomming down on chili peppers. What inspired you to get […]

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Opinion – Comics versus Women

June 23, 2014 Lissa Breen

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How is it that at a time when we should be progressing forward when it comes to equality, the comic book world seems to not only be remaining stagnant but is actually reversing. Lissa asks why comic books have such a big issue with women!

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