History Youtuber and author John D. Ruddy interview
Interview with history youtuber and author John D. Ruddy after the release of his latest book ‘Manny Man does revolutionary Ireland, 1916 to 1923’.
J-Con Ireland gives cosplayers time to shine in Croke Park
Last week I jumped into the unknown and attended J-Con Dublin, a conference dedicated to Japanese culture taking place in Croke Park. Even though I hate exhausting the metaphor of Alice in Wonderland, I’ll follow through with it. While we have arguably firmer connections with Japanese culture in Lafcadio Hearn as you can hear in…
Why Netflix has made me love regular television again
The advent of Netflix has brought about a new style of binge-watching television. People were afraid of this new ‘thing’ taking over, as has always happened: TV was to kill radio; the internet was to kill print. But neither of those happened. And nor will Netflix kill traditional television. I’m writing this as I wait…
A layman’s introduction to comic books
Comic book fandom. I couldn’t be much further away from this subculture, myself being from a rural area (possibly THE most rural area) in Ireland, Donegal. Not to mention I had no internet access until I was well into my teens. But I always wondered – I always had an interest in art, I always…
William Selby Interview (A Layman’s introduction to Comic Books)
William Selby is a comic book fan with an amazing talent for making things. If you look at the pictures attached that is blatantly clear. I interviewed him as part of the ‘Layman’s Introduction to Comic Books’ series.
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