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Scarlet Recap #5 | Louis CK, Lena Dunham, & Blake Shelton
Before we delve into the murky lands of powerful men, let’s never forget that while all this is happening, Rita Ora is in public wearing a bathrobe and a towel, showing the wonders that lie ahead when we truly stop giving a fuck. I aspire…
News-By-Crisis Obesities on 280 Character Twitter
The upsurge in news-by-crisis has caused Twitter, the primary weapon in the digital news-by-crisis armoury, to explode from 140 characters per tweet to a massive 280 characters per tweet. This doubling in size is caused by the over…
‘Challenging Misandry’, MRAs, & Empty Vessels That Make The Most Noise
On November 18th, Men's Voices Ireland are hosting a unique conference where disgruntled and marginalised Irish men will have the opportunity to vent their frustrations with life in general, the feminist indoctrination that is plaguing…
Real Estate’s Sacking of Matt Mondanile Should Be The Rule, Not The Exception
In May of 2016, the breezy, indie rock troupe Real Estate announced that one of their founding members, Matt Mondanile, would be departing from the band. At the time, an official statement had implied the somewhat surprising departure was…
Scarlet Recap #2 | Hunger Strikes, Rosary Beads, & Abortion Rights
It’s really hard to pick out all the scarlet things that happen ‘cause there is SO many but I go on what causes me to have stage five scarlet fever.
Otherwise known as a full body redner.
Goop vs Reality
In proof that literally…
Why The Alt-Right’s Rise Will Ultimately Be Its Demise
If you’re lost somewhere in the wilderness, there are some clues you’ll want to look for just to be sure you’re not walking in circles.
When US President Donald Trump and the many Republicans in the US House and Senate were elected, many…
Scarlet Recap #1 | George Hook, Kerry Bat, & Renting in Dublin
“I feel it in my fingers
I feel it in my toes
That scarlet is all around me
So I watch the morto grow
It's written on the wind
It's everywhere I go
So if you’re really scarlet
Come on and let it show.”
It’s 2017 and it’s…
Charlottesville, and How To Support Marginalised Communities Wherever You Are In The World
In the aftermath of such ugly events as those which unfolded in Charlottesville last week, it can be difficult to find meaningful ways to express our solidarity with marginalised communities. But it's not impossible.
As white…
Theresa May Dreamed It Would Come to This
Theresa May dreamed it would come to this. With the foresight of the truly fretful politician, she invoked the mythic links between Toryism and Unionism in her speech on the day she became leader of her party and the unelected prime…
Why Have The Nazis Stopped Wanking?
The reactionary right wing has had a massive resurgence recently. Figures like Milo Yiannopoulos, Richard Spencer, and Katie Hopkins are finding fame by spouting ‘Un-PC’ rhetoric and ‘triggering’ the left. At the same time a generation of…