I like to think over my four years of being a college student (four years?!? When did that happen?!) I've picked up a few tips and tricks on how to cook healthy, cheap, (and most importantly because I really am not a domestic goddess and cannot stand spending any longer in the kitchen cooking than necessary), quick meals. Below are my go-to staples for breakfast, lunch, and … [Read more...] about Healthy, Cheap & Quick College Meals
Galway, April 2021 – Creative Corner
Flowers bloom and burst, petals of pink and hues of spring scatter on westerly winds. Salthill blooming: sunhats and glasses that shimmer like sun on a still ocean. Buntings bud and sprout down Quay street. Tendrils looping and twisting as flags the colour of fresh flowers dance in a summer breeze. … [Read more...] about Galway, April 2021 – Creative Corner
The gaping gap in the film industry – the issue of age difference between romantic leads
In 2015, Maggie Gyllenhaal revealed that she was told that she was “too old” to play the romantic lead opposite a man who was 55 years old. She was 37. Yes, you read that right. Apparently an 18-year age difference wasn’t quite enough for Hollywood. And if only this was a once-off, it would be bad enough. But the film industry has a deeply rooted habit of casting female … [Read more...] about The gaping gap in the film industry – the issue of age difference between romantic leads
Amy Winehouse’s Black to Black album
I have not listened to Amy Winehouse for a tragically long period of time. After her death in 2011, my family did what most people seemed to do and bought her final album, the result of a strange morbid curiosity mixed with macabre-like guilt. As with all promising stars who dwindle away from drugs, the public always seems to bear an unspoken sense of responsibility – a … [Read more...] about Amy Winehouse’s Black to Black album
Three films to sit back and relax to
I don’t know about you guys, but suddenly there seems to be 101 things to get done every day (it probably doesn’t help that I sleep in until eleven and then have to stay awake until midnight trying to catch up, but hey let’s not delve too much into that bag of snakes). Yesterday my flatmate suggested we watch a movie together and order takeout. My first reaction was that of the … [Read more...] about Three films to sit back and relax to