“Then the wet windin’ roads / Brown bogs and black water/ And my thoughts on white ships / And the King of Spain’s daughter.” Although we may be accustomed to Dublin’s weather, imagining oneself in a sunnier locale remains undeniably …
Arts & Culture
Art as therapy: a book per day keeps the therapist at bay
Leah Kelly examines the powerful import of art as a coping mechanism amid the tragedy of a new semester
As I head into my final year, I’ve been reading a lot more books this last month than usual. I’ve been listening to music nonstop, and instead of writing my dissertation proposal, I’ve been writing fiction and articles like the …
To bee or not to bee
Jayna Rohslau analyses Trinity alum Paul Murray’s latest novel The Bee Sting
When reading The Bee Sting, I laughed, I cried, and I even winced recalling memories from my first semester of college. Once, like the clueless fresher that I was, I asked a question in a lecture and the professor laughed …
Laughter in the age of AI
Jayna Rohslau interviews Professor Jennifer Edmond on AI’s cultural impact in advance of ‘Who Wants to Write an Email?’ at Dublin Fringe Festival
I don’t garden, but if I did, I can only imagine it would be like emptying my inbox. You might think weeding out emails gets easier over time, but it remains a tedious and remarkably painful task. Unlike actual weeds, …
Recalling the faces of a varying stage
Ciana Meyers reports on the artistic highlights from the 2023 Edinburgh Festival Fringe
With August having jumped into 2023, Scotland submerges us in artistry. The Edinburgh Festival Fringe’s marketing campaign is titled Fill Yer Boots, meaning the gathering of all things cherished and important. The phrase signals the rhythmic fall of shoes on …
Fringing Theatrical Bets
Diana Stokes and JJ Tuite discuss their top picks for the upcoming Dublin Fringe Festival
Since its founding in 1995, the Dublin Fringe Festival has sought to highlight the immense creativity of Dublin’s independent artists through a month-long festival demonstrating their capabilities. From interactive art exhibitions highlighting the best of Dublin’s independent artists through their …
Object Permanence
Bruna Ciulli reviews artist Liz Magor’s Douglas Hyde exhibition
Before seeing Vancouver-based artist Liz Magor’s exhibition The Rise and The Fall in the Douglas Hyde, I had only encountered her work photographed on Pinterest. Flattened into digital images, her All the Names sculpture series (2016) reminds me of paper …
Wealth that whispers… or yawns
Prachi Tailor shares quiet luxury’s troubling implications
In recent times, our fashion-conscious society has embraced “quiet luxury,” an enigmatic blend of casual elegance and opulence without overt displays of wealth. This trend has captured the hearts of fashion enthusiasts, reshaping our perception of dressing with grace and …
Music in its married bliss
Dusk Mac Buideach interviews Cáit Ní Riain on how traditional Irish music and yoga form the ultimate power couple
Irish traditional music and Yoga seem like an unlikely pairing, but for Cáit Ní Riain they are lifelong companions. On an early Wednesday morning, I sat down with Cáit Ní Riain, a traditional Irish singer and musician from County Tipperary. …
100 years in Gdańsk, Poland
Eimear Feeney details how Gdańsk’s history informs the pulsing cultural scene
After spending most of your summer pushing yourself to work busy night shifts, a holiday is necessary before starting a new college year. Let me invite you onto the picturesque streets of Gdańsk, Poland. Yet in your enjoyment of the …