The highs and lows of Euphoria
I've never felt so conflicted about a show. Part of me loves it, part of me hates it. I didn't think I'd get past the first two episodes...
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- Jan 2
- 3 min
Harry Potter and the Glass Case of Emotion
How did you spend your first day of 2022? I spent mine as a shrivelled, hungover prune. In fact, I was likely dehydrated, partly from all...
- Sep 24, 2021
- 4 min
Turning 30: the lessons learned from my 20s
To quote Bo Burnham from his recent Netflix special masterpiece 'Inside': "Now I'm turning 30 (nyooo!)" It's a bit of weird one. My mam...
- Mar 8, 2021
- 5 min
Making a magazine during a pandemic, one year on...
Around this time last year, my VIP Magazine colleagues and I were gearing up to work from home for the first time ever. Even during the...
- Mar 1, 2021
- 4 min
Stuff that's keeping me sane during this never-ending lockdown
It's March. This month, last year, was the beginning of all this insanity, when we first became acquainted with the now...
- Feb 14, 2021
- 3 min
In a toxic relationship? Run for the hills (yes, even during lockdown)
Today is Valentine’s Day, the Hallmark holiday that splits opinion; one half relishes the opportunity to share that ‘the boy did good’...
- Jan 24, 2021
- 3 min
Why I've decided to move out of Dublin
I awoke this morning in our new house in Trim, Co Meath and it took me a moment to adjust to my new surroundings. Space! So much space!...
- Aug 26, 2020
- 4 min
How adopting a dog* has changed my life
*I say dog, I mean furry child
- Jun 28, 2020
- 5 min
Lessons from lockdown
What I've learned from this extended episode of Black Mirror...
- Jun 3, 2020
- 3 min
It's time for us to do better.
I think white people are afraid to talk about race, and that in itself is privilege.
- May 24, 2020
- 3 min
Am I...a runner now?!
I f*cking hate exercise. I always have, too. Growing up, I was never exactly the "sporty" kind. Although I spent my younger years like a...
- May 4, 2020
- 3 min
How to set up in a new apartment, when most shops are closed
Thank Jaysis for adverts.ie...
- Apr 26, 2020
- 4 min
What it's like to move house during lockdown
Spoiler: it's a bit mad, Ted
- Apr 19, 2020
- 3 min
How COVID-19 is effing up my dreams
"Yep, you can't even escape this bullshit while you're catching some zzz's."
- Apr 3, 2020
- 4 min
How to mind your mental health during a pandemic
If, like me, you suffer from anxiety – the past few weeks have been fun, haven't they?!