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Digital Fashion for Dummies: A guide to style in the metaverse

Victoria G.L. Brunton breaks down the meaning of the metaverse and style in the cyber world so you don't have to.
living • 13 Apr 23

Metaverse: Has reality already become stranger than fiction?

"In the world we now live, it goes first horror, then tragedy, then a six-part series with Netflix."
living • 11 Apr 23

Psychologist Niamh Delmar on 'almond moms' and disordered eating

living • 29 Mar 23

Digital wardrobe: How the metaverse became a thriving fashion hub

Journalist Sarah Magliocco on how the metaverse has become a fashion hotspot.
Fashion • 27 Mar 23

It's a man's world: The many ways the world is not made for women

"So much of the world around us has been built for this hypothetical man, from the phones we hold in our hands to the cars we drive home in."
living • 06 Mar 23

Kate Demolder: In praise of the loud, messy woman

"You get the wig on, you put the lipstick on, you get the big eyelashes on and that's the GC."
living • 06 Mar 23

What is the female gaze, and what does it look like today?

Sarah Gill explores the gendered perspectives of literature, media and pop culture
living • 08 Mar 23

Corn, seggs, panini: How "algospeak" became Gen Zers go-to slang

Sarah Magliocco explores the rise of "algospeak", a form of online language that is thriving on content filter-restricted social media platforms, and how it might affect how we speak day to day.
living • 21 Mar 23

What does pop culture teach us about the single woman?

Journalist Sarah Gill reflects on the complicated legacy of Carrie Bradshaw and Bridget Jones, and how single women of a certain age are represented on-screen.
living • 20 Apr 23

Why are we seeing the rise of the vulnerable celebrity?

Kate Demolder reflects on the rise of the vulnerable celebrity.
living • 18 Jan 23

Does the media's depiction of food feed into diet culture?

"Our relationship with food is a tumultuous affair, and is constantly being informed by the media we consume."
Food • 28 Dec 22

An ode to the digital camera, which is making its Gen Z comeback

The internet today is starting to look more and more like the internet back in the day – the internet of illicit Bebo profiles on and downloadeding songs to our iPod Nanos.
living • 14 Dec 22

Just some of the reasons women are choosing to be child-free

Journalist Áine Kenny looks at just some of the reasons Irish women are choosing to be child-free.
living • 28 Dec 22

Why do most digital voice assistants have female voices & names?

Sarah Magliocco explores why nearly all digital voice assistants have female voices and names, and what this says about gender bias.
living • 09 Oct 24

Image-based sexual abuse and the evolution of celebrity sex tapes

Dr. Caroline West writes about the evolution of celebrity sex tapes, from often leaked violations into a person's life, to in recent years becoming recognised as image-based violence.
living • 23 Nov 22

Áine Kenny on our complicated history with the contraceptive pill

Journalist Áine Kenny reflects on women's complicated and long-running relationship with the contraceptive pill.
living • 19 Nov 22

Ireland to offer eco-friendly water cremation in first for Europe

Water cremation, or resomation, will officially become an end-of-life option for Irish people when Elizabeth Oakes opens her facility in Navan, Co Meath next January
News Lens • 18 Nov 22

Why are women's body types still being treated as trends?

Journalist Sarah Gill reacts to the New York Post's claim that "heroin chic is back".
living • 07 Nov 22

"Is this a joke?" Meet the 'Unhinged Fashion Girls' of TikTok

Is this satire? 'Unhinged Fashion Girlies' are the antidote to a decade of neutrals.
Fashion • 31 Oct 22

Irish designers and creators on what's hot in fashion this season

Sarah Magliocco breaks down the leading trends from this season's Fashion Month and speaks to Irish designers and creators about their thoughts on the bleeding edge of fashion today.
Fashion • 18 Oct 22

Imaginary friends: Why do we feel bonded to certain celebrities?

A parasocial relationship is one that exists solely to service one's social needs without the direct emotional contribution of the other party involved.
living • 21 Mar 23

Is friendship a good basis for starting a business?

Is building a business with friends ever a good idea?
living • 21 Sep 22

Rashhiiid: Meet the Irish designer endorsed by "muse" Doja Cat

When Doja Cat posted a series of mirror selfies wearing a denim and faux fur two-piece on Instagram, not many followers would have been aware of the boon she'd just given to one of Ireland's most exciting designers.
Fashion • 30 Nov 22

Kate Demolder on why slagging is an Irish love language

One of the more grotesque cosmic ironies of the age we live in is that persistent social abuse is the key to a well-rounded relationship, Kate Demolder writes.
living • 14 Oct 22

How I went from a non-runner to doing a half marathon in 8 weeks

When you can't even manage three miles, how on earth can you tackle 13? Imy Brighty-Potts finds out.
living • 16 Oct 22

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