When we are young, we believe in the powerful import of fairy tales. Good triumphs over evil, knights are paragons of virtue, and powerful women are, more often than not, hideous witches emblazoned with warts. At the age of six, …
Arts & Culture
Wilde’s Praise of Folly
Prachi Tailor illustrates what Wilde’s art can tell us about youth, tragedy and imperfections within our own lives
In a world obsessed with eternal youth and the pursuit of flawlessness, the wit and wisdom of Oscar Wilde offers a refreshing perspective. His exploration of youth, tragedy, and the liberating power of folly continues to captivate audiences across generations. …
100 years in Galway
Eimear Feeney explores the magic of the West in the traditional landscape of Galway city
Summer is over (tragically), and Autumn is rising from the ashes. Everyone loves the autumnal aesthetic that brings warm and luscious coffee, turtlenecks, scented candles, books, and falling crimson leaves to mind. Within this cosy setting, we return to our …
The musical witching hour
Lara Bhakdi reviews Laufey’s release Bewitched and explains how the Icelandic singer-songwriter has cast her spell
People who buy tickets to jazz concerts in the US are overwhelmingly middle-aged and male, according to the Jazz Audience Initiative. The popularity of jazz concerts seems to have been dwindling with young people in particular – and yet …
When Icarus soars
Jayna Rohslau chats with editors Charlotte Moore and Eloise Rodger on their plans for Trinity’s premier literary & arts magazine
When the poet William Carlos Williams said: “When Icarus fell / it was spring”, he was dead wrong. In fact, Ireland’s oldest literary magazine drops their first issue in the autumn. Meeting the editors of Icarus for our conversation, we …
100 years in Cardiff, Wales.
Alice Matty highlights a slept-on travel destination from a cultural, artistic and historical standpoint
With a minute population of around 350,000, Cardiff is one of Europe’s smallest capital cities. Nonetheless, the Welsh capital can be regarded as one of the continent’s most sensational underrated gems. It is a user-friendly, well-laid-out city for tourists, with …
Found in translation
Jayna Rohslau interviews Trinity alumna Lianne Quigley on her interpretative work for the ISL Deaf Translations Project at Dublin Fringe Festival
“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 …
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, …