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“You are all a lost generation.” Six words that were uttered by Gertrude Stein in conversation with

Ernest Hemingway, which became immortalised in the epigraph of Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises

and came to define a generation.

Lost though they may have been, coming to grips with the post-World War I, pre-Great Depression

world, the so-called Lost Generation would mostly find themselves, ironically, under the tutelage of

the very woman who coined the term.

The Lost Generation found its hub in Stein’s home at 27 rue de Fleurus in Paris, with artistic luminaries of the time such as Hemingway, F.

Scott Fitzgerald, Pablo Picasso and Ezra Pound regularly attending meetings that would define the

modernist artistic movement.

Paris in the early 1900s was itself a hub for artists, regardless of whether or not they were part of Stein’s Lost Generation; when Samuel Beckett

found himself living in Paris permanently following a falling out with his mother, he was taken under

the wing of another great Irish mind in exile; James Joyce. It was simple: if you were a writer, you

should have been in Paris.

It was during a stroll in Paris’s fifth arrondissement during the summer, going from Hemingway’s former place of residence on Rue du Cardinal Lemoine to his former place of work on Rue

Descartes, that it struck me: we are the true Lost Generation.

Gertrude Stein would probably laugh if she were to read those words, but think about it; the original

generation was lost because they came of age during the first World War, while those of us who are of “typical” college age have come of age in a post-9/11 world where peace is nothing but an

ideal and a distant memory.

The people who define our Lost Generation can no longer become lost in something like the bustling

artistic scene of Paris in the Roaring Twenties because nothing comparable exists today. Regional

artistic scenes still exist, such as Chicago’s drill music scene, but the day of people expatriating

to create one city as a centre of excellence is over, thanks in no small part to the internet.

A striking image comes to mind of our children, 30 years in the future, scrolling through archived internet forums to see the conversations of our day’s great artistic minds instead of walking the

cobbled streets of the fifth arrondissement. While that may lead to a better understanding of how these minds worked as we could record exactly

what was said/written (the idea of knowing exactly what was said between Beckett and Joyce

is incredibly tantalising), it also eliminates the romantic element of standing outside these places

and imagining what was said and done there in years gone by.

Perhaps, like is said in Ecclesiastes, the earth abideth forever and neither we nor they are lost,

but battered by the wars and loneliness of the world. One thing is for sure, we are scattered and the internet has eliminated any incentive, other

than exploration, to reverse that.

Odrán de Bhaldraithe

One Line

Vince Staples’ Hell Can Wait: Nothing as bone-chilling as “when I was younger all I wanted was to kill a man/

cuz my daddy did it”, but still a fantastic view into the grim life of Vince Staples. 7.3/10

Christian Bale set to play Steve Jobs in Aaron Sorkin’s forth-coming biopic of the Apple co-founder: Has to be better than Ashton Kutcher at the very least.

Ebola scare in NYC as victim

attends concert in Brooklyn: Unbelievable that anyone could be so stupid.

Avengers: Age of Ultron trailer leaked a week early: Looks moodier and more introspective than the first as the main characters are forced to overcome personal issues in order to defeat giant robot, Ultron.

Meow the Jewels becoming a reality: The internet can be a wonderful thing sometimes.

The recent behaviour of Ariel Pink: We get it, the character you’ve created is a misogynist, but that’s not an excuse.

Liam Gallagher announces Beady Eye are “no longer”: Don’t worry about it, you didn’t miss much.

Taylor Swift’s 8 seconds of static: A poignant tribute to her favourite band, 65daysof-static

Odrán de BhaldraitheBryan Grogan

Daniel O’ConnorStephen Keegan

The Suss team give their succint thoughts on recent happenings in the art world and attempt, at times, to be funny

-Chief Keef has been released from his contract with Inter-scope Records. It is speculated that the Chicago rapper will release his sophomore album, Bang 3, through his own Glo Gang imprint.-A Japanese science-fiction award, called The Hoshi Prize, has now been opened up to submissions by computers and aliens. The identity of entrants will be kept secret as organisers hope to encourage competition between humans and computers.

-Hitch is the latest in the list of films announced for TV ad-aptations.Will Smith and Fox have teamed up to develop a spin-off of the hugely suc-cessful romantic comedy. The announcement comes after it was revealed that Marley and Me will also be remade for TV.-Chance the Rapper is hop-ing to release a free album, Surf, by the end of the year. The album was recorded with

Chance’s band, The Social Experiment, and features a collaboration with Francis

Starlite of Francis and the Lights.-Riot grrl legends Sleater-Kinney have announced their reunion and a new album, No

sharpdarts

Cities to Love, for release in 2015.-Run the Jewels’s remix album of Run the Jewels 2 using entirely cat sounds, Meow the Jewels, has been successfully crowdfunded. The album will feature contributions from Zola Jesus and Just Blaze, amongst others.-Dropkick Murphys have an-nounced two Dublin shows which take place on St Pat-rick’s Day 2015. The Celtic punk rockers famous for I’m Shipping Up To Boston will play two shows in Vicar Street.

Odrán de BhaldraitheBryan Grogan

Daniel O’Connor

Run the Jewels’s remix album using entirely cat sounds has been successfully crowdfunded

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ARE WE THE REAL LOST GENERATION?

Arts Editor: Odrán de BhaldraitheDeputy Arts Editor: Bryan Grogan

Lifestyle Editor: Orlaith FarrellDeputy Lifestyle Editor: Emma Dungan

Chief Keef is reported to be interested in releasing Bang 3 through his own label

Vince Staples has just released his Def Jam debut, Hell Can’t Wait

the suss | 29 October 2014 3 arts

the biggest perk of his job has been meeting his Ameri-can wife, Christine, a fellow adventurer, in Antarctica. They are one of the very few couple to have met and mar-ried on the continent, with their 2003 ceremony taking place in the chapel at the US McMurdo base. Christine is featured throughout the film.

Was living in such one of the world’s most volatile envi-ronments ever a frightening or

overwhelming experience? “Not really. Everyone has to pass a very strict medical examina-tion before going there. It’s very

much a matter of becoming familiar with the environ-ment, taking your time, and plan-ning well. Medical help could be

days or weeks away if something

goes wrong, so careful planning is essential.”

As one of few people to wit-ness the effects of such occur-rences, Powell says climate change is definitely a very big problem. “People talk about saving the planet and I don’t think that’s valid at all. What we’ve got to save is ourselves, from our own stupidity.”

For now, he and his wife are “keen to get back down there” as they conclude the promotional trail for the documentary. Next planned is an educational documen-tary project that aims to be informative and entertaining on a range of arctic topics. Also scheduled are long-term time-lapse studies that “will run for a year or more to reveal new scientific insights.”

Clarissa Waldron

windiest continent - which is so dry it is technically a desert? “People have this preconcep-tion of Antarctica being a cold, white desolate wasteland but there is so much more to it than that; the amazing colours in the sky, the wildlife and the whole social dynamics of living there when you’re isolated from the rest of the world. I’ve found we do tend to lose touch with pop culture a lot.”

The coldest he’s ever felt? Feeling his eyeballs freeze in their sockets.

Despite living in the harsh-est environment known to man, he still shows passion for, and pride in, Antarctica: “Even after all these years I still love it. It truly is the last pristine wilderness left on the planet. There are places there no human has ever set foot.”

The documentary also looks at the effect of the T3 syndrome in Arctic ex-plorers, an illness which sees the T3 hormone in the brain reassigned to the body’s muscles in an effort to protect it against the extreme cold. Remarking on some of the perks of mov-

ing to the most southern

Antarctica: an icy kingdom of

polar wildlife and glacier scenery, a corner of the

world rarely explored and

one still vastly uncovered by

man. However, Anthony Powell,

the unwavering force behind

the forthcoming film Antarctica:

A Year on Ice, took on the

lengthy challenge of consistently capturing life in this remote

location.

Powell is now one of the few people on Earth who can say: “I’ve lived there more than anywhere else in the world”, other than the house he grew up in in Taranaki, New Zealand.

The film is his most recent work and has won countless awards across the US, UK and New Zealand, including Best Documentary at the Bel-Air Film Festival, for its aim in tell-ing both the story of the conti-nent, and chronicling a full year spent living there with few oth-ers. “Trying to put it into words is really hard to do, so that was one of the big motivations for the film”, Powell explains.

“Film crews normally only get the chance to be there for a few short months in the middle of summer,” – when the sun shines 24 hours a day, says Powell, remarking on the difference between his and other documentaries. In his

offering, Powell captures every eventuality, including winter in which darkness envelopes the landscape for four con-secutive months and there are no planes or ships in or out. Temperatures can drop to -60 degrees Celsius: “You could only take your gloves off for five seconds to do something before starting to get frost bite.”

Viewers will be surprised to learn that Powell shot the documentary over 10 years, in his spare time, while working in Antarctica as a commu-nications technician at New Zealand’s research facility Scott Base. “After going through the experience of a whole year in Antarctica a couple of times, I felt that it was a story that had never been told. The only way I could tell it was to do it myself.”

So what is it like to live and work in the world’s coldest and

The coldest he’s ever felt? Feeling his eyeballs freeze in their sockets

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point in the world he says it is a good way to save money. “All your food and cold weather clothing is provided. Basically there are no living expenses while you are there. The pay is typically the same as do-ing the job back at home.”

Powell’s story gets even more interesting: certainly

a look into another world: antarctica

Images courtesy of Powell illustrate life in the southernmost point of the world

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This highly respected comedi-an is no stranger to perform-ing in front of large crowds as he was part of Michael Mc-Intyre’s Comedy Roadshow. Therefore, the sold out gig in DCU did not faze him.

Walsh has been quite successful on the comedy circuit scooping up Chortle Best Breakthrough Act 2010 and Leicester Mercury Co-median of the Year. Those who had seen the 27-year-old from Brighton on a variety of panel shows such as Virtu-ally Famous came with great expectations.

The event began with warm up act Marlon Da-vis. Little is expected from warm-up acts but this up and coming comedian certainly proved any doubters wrong. From the outset he had the audience in tears of laughter. Everyone enjoyed his anec-dotes and racial jokes insult-ing himself. Davis is certainly one to watch as he will most definitely be gracing our screens in the near future.

After the brief interval the energetic and charismatic Seann Walsh bounced onto the stage. He had fantastic audience interaction from

the get go. He asked audience members their names and what they were studying. This was very humourous as he had difficulty understanding Irish names such as “Eimear”, remarking that it sounded like

the sequel to Finding Nemo.More the pity the fool who

walked in late, as they were undoubtedly going to be picked out and grilled, all in good fun of course. Five boys made this error and naturally enough were referred to as “The Boyband” by Walsh for

Tribute albums are a tricky thing to get right. You want to balance a respectful attitude to the original material, while also trying to update the music in some way. When you make a tribute album, there is no getting away from the fact that you’re using someone else’s music, so if you’re brave enough to try it you have to do something special.

There is a certain au-dacity in the act of mak-ing an album and a pile of money off someone else’s intellectual property. In light of this, your aver-age tribute album would be made of contributions from a variety of different bands and artists. It’s quite surprising, then, that The Beatles’ seminal album, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts

Club Band, is being updated by psychedelic space-rockers The Flaming Lips and a host of friends.

It seems even more unlike-ly that this album, titled With a Little Help from My Fwends, would be a success if you con-sider the inclusion of teenage superstar turned best-selling train wreck Miley Cyrus who sings on two songs,” Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” and” A Day in the Life”. Tempting as it may be to criticise her inclusion, she performed her spaced out and eerie vocals admirably.

You could say that Cyrus is a modern cover version of The Beatles, pruned for success, polished and adored by fans all over the world. The Liv-erpudlians dominated the charts their whole career, even as they experimented

with psychedelic music on Sgt. Pepper’s.

The Flaming Lips are well known for their extravagant ventures. They came up with headphone concerts while touring The Soft Bulletin. Their album, Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, was made into a Broadway musical which premiered in 2012 and they are known for playing their concerts beneath a silver UFO. It only makes sense for a band like them to do some-thing as unthinkable as this.

Cover albums are usually a labour of love, with artists who pay homage to bands from whom they’ve learned their trade. Inversely, there are certain cover versions that stand out because they’re so unusual, Sonic Youth’s odd, krautrock take on The Car-penter’s “Superstar” being a

perfect example. What side of the fence do The Flam-ing Lips fall then?

In general the album sounds fantastically weird. You can imagine The Beatles in the present day with the help of artists like Moby, Tegan and Sara, My Morning Jacket, J. Mascis and Foxygen. Not only does it sound great but all proceeds from the record will be donated to Oklaho-ma City’s Bella Foundation, which help low income or elderly pet owners pay for veterinary cover.

On the surface this album seemed destined for disaster, so to be able to talk of it in a positive light is nothing short of a roar-ing success.

Bryan Grogan

The Venue in DCU recently played host to English

comedian Seann Walsh. He is currently on his tour of

the UK and Ireland.

the remainder of the night.Walsh discussed simple

topics such as his girlfriend waking him up in the morn-ing, Wi-Fi, washing dishes and Netflix. However, he still managed to have the audi-ence in stitches. Everyone could relate to these topics especially when he referred to the difficulty of choosing a show to watch on Netflix, which by the time you have chosen something, you are already asleep.

One could sense he was doing improvisation from time to time as at one point he said “What do you want me to talk about?” This did not take away from the quality of the show. It demonstrates how much of a talent he is to be able to think of such great content on his feet. The event itself was quite brief with Walsh only performing for a little over 45 minutes.

Walsh and his luscious long hair are increasingly be-coming a star attraction and for good reason. Anyone given the chance to see this laugh out loud gig should definitely grab it with both hands.

Lisa Kirby

He had difficulty understanding Irish names such as “Eimear”, remarking that it sounded like the sequel to Finding Nemo

the flaming lips get by with a little help from their friends

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seann walsh plays the venue

Seann Walsh performing at DCU’s The Venue

the suss | 29 October 2014 5 arts

Ben HowardI ForgetWhere We Were

This album does not sit well in a playlist with Ed Sheeran, no matter how sure you are that singer/songwriters with guitars and nice voices are the same.

I Forget Where We Were is a gloomy album, appropriately released in autumn when its lonely, reflective sound can be appreciated.

The album feels like an extension of Howard’s last re-lease, 2013’s Burgh Island EP, where Howard experimented with the sounds of his electric guitar and reverb. It builds on what the songwriter learned then, with similar harmonics, tame strumming and percus-sion that often build to be loud and fast, and an effective

lines suggest where Howard is at mentally. “The anvil and weight upon my back”, “I am not myself today/I am not feeling okay”, “I live alone/I live a lonely life without you/and I may be troubled” are lyrics from just the first few tracks hinting at unease, perhaps with the fame he has attained.

Although a well-produced album with cleverly devel-oped backing vocals and satisfying bass, the LP has its downfalls. The repetitiveness of She Treats Me Well is frustrating, while too many songs fade to almost nothing just to start all over again.

The album has its beautiful moments, too. The bridge in End of the Affair could be IF-WWW’s best se-

use of strings.The strong

feeling of loneliness is a shift in How-ard’s style. A listener could once mistake a song dealing with suicide for a positive, upbeat track because of its melody (i.e. 2011’s Follaton Woods), but now Howard’s emotions ap-pear a lot more obvious. While Rivers in Your Mouth sounds vaguely familiar, it doesn’t aim to hit the same feel-good heights tracks from Howard’s last album, Every Kingdom, did, for example.

A voice steeped in agony becomes apparent album opener Small Things, and is

noteworthy throughout. Howard yells “Is the world gone mad or is it me?” in a way sounding closer to desperation than his usual, passionate way (like on previous tracks Bones and Depth Over Distance) and is the defining change in his style.

The album largely uses lyrics for sound rather than meaning’s sake, but some

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quence, although riffs in Con-rad and Time Is Dancing are a close second. Moments like the short-lived key change in the Black Flies-esque song In Dreams are quite special, while the delicacy of Howard’s voice in title track is memo-rable.

Overall, the album makes loneliness seem somewhat appealing, if only for a few listens. Considering the suc-

cess of Howard’s last album, it is surprising that this attempt has no stand-out radio-

friendly songs, although coming

from a musician who has suggested he is

uncomfortable with fame, perhaps this is no coincidence.

Mark Hogan

Worries of this being a poor attempt to revitalise a classic were quashed early. The plot is well paced and developed, which is surprising given the fact this is a pretty short film

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7.3

Dracula UntoldUniversal Pictures

The revamped tale of the classic evil creature, Dracula Untold attempts to set itself apart from the other films of the iconic creature by delving into his origins, showing his journey from a man into the monster we all know and love today.

The story begins with a narrated intro explaining the horrific young years of Vlad the Impaler, who was forced to fight along with 999 other boys from Transylvania for the Turkish Empire at a young age. Vlad has since settled back in Transylvania to rule over the lands as a prince and live out his days in peace. However, when the Turkish Sultan demands 1000 new boys from Transylvania for his wars, including his own son, Vlad takes drastic mea-sures to ensure the safety of his people, beginning his path into becoming Dracula, a scourge on mankind.

Worries of

this being a poor at-tempt to revitalise a clas-sic were quashed early. The plot is well paced and developed, which is surprising given the fact this is a pretty short film. The action scenes are very well done, clearly showing the immense power that the vam-pires in this film have. The acting is very good, with the main character being shown as both believable and relat-able. Charles Dance is the icing on the cake in this film, bringing a real touch of horror

into the film with his superb

performance as the Master Vampire

who gives Dracula his powers.

The details and design in the film also deserve a mention, as Castle Dracula was stun-ning vi-sually, both in its exte-

rior and interior. The armour and weaponry of the Turkish army, though not accurate historically in some cases, are very imposing and well de-signed, showing the care and attention to detail that went into this film.

Still, there are issues with the film. While it’s understand-able that the Turkish Empire had to be portrayed as evil to make them a good threat, there are times when this is pushed a bit too much, mak-ing the soldiers seem one dimensionally evil, and less believable.

However, these are minor issues, and overall the film holds up pretty well. It’s well acted, has a good story, con-tains great action, and is less than 90 minutes long. What we have here is a good, short action film that manages to mix a well fleshed story with horrific scenes of vampire violence. Recommended for those who like their vampires with unstoppable power, and who are tired of the sparkle chested twilight vampires to which we’ve all become so accustomed.

Leigh McGowran

Luke Evans stars as Vlad III Tepes, the mythological Dracula

Ben Howard returns with a more reflective sound

29 October 2014 | the suss 6 arts lifestyle

The world of blogging has exploded in recent years. You name it – there’s a blog post about it. Blogs are incred-ible as they are like your own

online magazine where you control every aspect of what is published. Whether you’re an old-time blogger, or are thinking of starting a blog, here are a few tips to help you get along: 1. Upload regularly: Choose the day (or days) that you want to publish on and stick to them. This helps your read-ers know when to check back for new content. 2. Take bright, clear pictures: The kind of pictures you prefer is up to you, but bright, well-lit pictures usually work well. Pictures are the first thing the reader sees when they visit your blog so make them as eye catching and ap-pealing as possible.

3. Type how you talk: Let your personality come through in your writing. If you’ve a habit of saying funny things, throw them in. Write what-ever comes naturally to you and what will be easy for your readers to understand and enjoy. 4. Reply to all comments: This is so important because it creates a relationship with your readers. If someone has taken the time to write something nice on your blog always reply, it’s basic blog-ging etiquette. 5. Promote yourself on social media: Having an Instagram, Twitter page and Facebook for your blog will really help to promote it. The more people you tell the better.

6. Think of what you would like to read: Look through your Bloglovin feed and see what blogs you read every-day no matter what. What is it about them that makes

you keep coming back? Write down a few pointers, and think of things that you feel are missing or could be improved and apply them to your blog.

7. Triple check for spelling

how to be a blogger

If someone has taken the time to write something nice on your blog always reply, it’s basic blogging etiquette

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mistakes: Spelling mistakes happen to us all, but failing to check for errors can come across as lazy and careless. 8. Don’t give up: When it comes to blogging, success rarely comes immediately. If it’s something you really enjoy doing, work hard and stick to it, then if success comes from it it’s just a bonus. 9. Pay attention to detail: All the little details add up, so if there’s a smudge of dirt on the background of a picture, re-move it, if a sentence doesn’t really make sense, change it. 10. Have fun: This is one of the most important things you can do. Having a blog is amazing because you total control, so make it exactly as you like. Go crazy and have fun with it.

Amy Mulvaney

On Monday November 20th, the fashion world fell silent as news broke of the passing of one of its most influential designers. When a person hears the name Oscar de la Renta, immaculate and intricate designs appear in their imagi-nation, the iconic ladies such as Jackie Kennedy, Audrey Hepburn and Oprah spring to mind. Not to mention the A-list celebrities such as Sarah Jessica Parker, Amy Adams and most recently Mrs. Amal Clooney who adored de la Renta’s exquisite work.

At 82 years, Mr de la Renta accomplished more in his life than other designers would only dare to imagine. Not only did he produce beautifully structured and fantastic designs, but he also paved the way for so many other designers and the industry itself.

In 1988, de la Renta’s designs became an inter-national phenom-enon when Nancy Regan wore one of his designs at the

President’s dinner. Fast for-ward to Paris Fashion week 1991 where Mr de la Renta is named the first Ameri-can designer to showcase his work at the presti-gious event. Afterward his designs were propelled into mainstream culture; everywhere from Sex and the City to the stars on the red carpet.

Yet although being as-sociated with the Hol-lywood icons of the past, the designer never lost his sense of the present, and he consistently strived to create modern and fresh gar-ments, which is most notice-ably seen on Amal Clooney’s

wedding day. While this week we had to say farewell to the beloved de-signer, we are left

with the memory that his work will

continue to be equally as wonderful in future generations. “When I

started, the woman went to

the store to buy a dress. She saw it in pink and red, and then she remem-bered that the husband, who

is probably going to pay for the dress, loves it in pink. So she buys the pink. Today, the

the oscar de la renta legacy

While this week we had to say farewell to the beloved designer, we are left with the memory that his work will continue to be equally as wonderful in future generations

“At 82 years, Mr de la Renta accomplished more in his life than other designers would only dare to imagine

same woman goes to the store and remembers the husband likes pink, and she buys the red.” – Oscar de la Renta

 Orlaith Farrell

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de la Renta’s designs were worn by all types of celebrities

7 lifestylethe suss | 29 October 2014

A group of enterprising Health and Society students have launched the DCU Food Society with the aim of find-ing innovative and inter-esting ways to incorporate healthy eating into a busy student life. Their ambi-tious plan for the first year includes a monthly cook-ing session and a monthly Foodie Movie Night showing food documentaries and serving alternative snacks (for members only).

However, the main attraction this semester is open to all. It’s a Street Food Fest at the end of October, in collabo-ration with the Urban Arts Society. An exciting array of food events are planned with a distinctively international twist – lots of new delights to

People will always have an argument for why they believe Hong Kong or London or even Paris is the best city in the world. But there is one city which cannot be denied its title as the most exciting, diverse and weirdly wonderful city in the world. The city that never sleeps: New York.

As someone who has spent 6 months living in The Big Apple, I can account for this grand introduction. New York has so much to offer, whether it’s a two week holiday or somewhere you’re consider-ing setting up camp for the foreseeable future, you can be

For a relatively new city, it is one with a lot of stories. Unfortunately one of the first things people associate New York with is the devastating tragedy of the 9/11, an attack that the entire world wit-nessed and will never forget.

The people of New York however, have turned this sad memory into an oppor-tunity to create something beautiful. The Freedom Tow-er is now the fourth tallest skyscraper in the world and one of the most breathtaking sights you will ever see.

The legacy of the Irish in Manhattan is another reason why we almost have an obligation to go visit and witness first hand the work hundreds of Irish immigrants have done over the years. It doesn’t take long to spot their achievements: the Empire State Building, the Brooklyn Bridge and the aforemen-tioned, most recent World Trade Centre.

I could write pages upon pages discussing why New York City is without a doubt

the best city in the world, but really the only way you are going to find out is to experience it yourself. An experi-ence I’m sure you will want to relive in a heartbeat.

Carina Canavan

sure this city will push all the right buttons.

I could point out the obvious reasons for visiting this city; the magnificent buildings, the buzz of Times Square, the chaos of the subway, however you don’t need to be there long to realise that this con-crete jungle can achieve much more than meets the eye.

First of all, the people are a sightseeing attraction in themselves. From the 90 year-old Upper East lady making the short trip from her Park Avenue apartment to the salon every Thursday with her miniature Chihuahua in her purse, to the tragic yet typical aspiring actress hopping on the 6 train to go work a shift at the 24hr Times Square Diner.

The skyline may change from year to year, but the people never do.

try out! An Instagram com-petition will take place in early December for “the most alternative Christmas dinner” with the winner getting a free restaurant trip. Again this is open to all of us!

An inter-societal mas-terchef competition is one of the highlights of next semes-ter with a focus on creative ways to make simple dishes on a tight budget. A pot-luck street party event is also in the mix. Sounds like lot of fun with yummy food too.

Anyone wishing to join, can check out the DCU Food Soci-

ety Facebook page.

Anna McCabe

dcu food societya new york minute

Don’t get me wrong, Christ-mas is one of the best and most exciting times of the year. Unfortunately however, the weather can sometimes leave us feeling miserable and sick. So here are a few tips to keep you feeling full of life this winter.

1. Stay warm at home: For many students, electricity bills are a nightmare. Howev-er you don’t need to heat the entire house in order to stay warm. Make sure you layer up your socks and clothes, insu-late vents and windows, and don’t forget to get that cosy winter duvet out.

2. Buy a tea flask: This will really help to brighten up your mornings and keep you feeling warm and cosy. It can be used for keeping your coffee, hot chocolate or tea nice and warm for that long journey into work or college.

3. Make your “nights

in” worthy: Going to a club doesn’t always seem appeal-ing when it’s below freezing outside. However, don’t just sit at home feeling sorry for yourself. Instead make your nights in as fun as possible. Luckily some of the greatest TV programmes start around this time of year. So call up your friends, order a pizza, get out some duvets and

better about yourself and will keep you glowing during the winter.

5. Take care of yourself physically: The winter flu creeps around every year, and there is nothing worse than this happening around the time of exams and assign-ments, so try to avoid this by keeping your immune sys-tem strong. Eat correctly, get

enough sleep, drink plenty of water and if possible invest in some multi-vitamins.

6. Invest in the right clothes: Get yourself a good woollen coat. Make sure to bring a hat, scarf, and gloves with you at all times. Trust me, if you don’t you will kick your-self later when you’re waiting at a bus stop and a storm sud-denly arrives.

7. Enjoy the Christmas season: Embrace the fes-tivities. Nothing can beat the “Winter Blues” better than being as sociable as you can. Christmas seems to bring out the best in people, so get involved! Organise a Christ-mas dinner party, buy an ugly Christmas jumper, go on as many “12 pubs of Christmas” as you can, go shopping for presents with your friends, and finally, eat as much Christmas food as possible.

Elaine Fitzpatrick

embrace the cosiness of your own home.

4. Stay moisturized: The changes in temperatures can have a huge impact on our bodies and can often results in cracked lips, dry skin and sore eyes. Anyone who has ex-perienced this will know how irritating this is, so avoid this by moisturising every night. It will make you feel much

stay happy this winter

29 October 2014 | the suss 8 arts lifestyle

I want to talk about men wearing make up. I want to start with a good foundation and not conceal anything. This isn’t intended to make men wear blusher or guy liner and there are so many more puns I wanted to include but have to resist the urge.

On Thursday, October 16th, the DCU Cancer Society held an event called the Bros of Tralee. This was a brilliant event designed to raise aware-

ness for Breast Cancer, with very witty talent and by the end of the night, everyone enjoyed themselves.

But what was interesting was that every one of the con-testants said the same thing about getting ready: “This is so much effort, I don’t know how girls do it all the time”. It’s true, I was a contestant and had to get mah face did twice during the week and it really was an ordeal.

The next night you’re out on the tear, think about the effort that went into your conquest’s visage before you lick her face off. How long did she spend penciling her eyebrows? Ap-plying fake tan? Straightening or curling her hair? Worrying about when she last wore that dress? And what did you do?

Classic night out prepara-tions for a man are: hop in the shower, hop out of the shower, brush teeth, apply smelly spray and then throw your clothes on. For myself, I don’t shave. I don’t even iron my clothes. I’ve probably

mantalk: makeup your mindworn the same navy shirt on over thirty nights out in the last year.

But the attitude of men towards women wearing make up is completely wrong. Too little make up? “Ah she could do with doing herself up a little”. Too much make up? “She’s fierce caked in slap, you wouldn’t know her if you woke up beside her”. We talk an awful lot about a topic that we really do not understand.

So why bother? Why would you put on make up when we, the men you are trying to impress, don’t notice? That’s

because women generally don’t put make up on for the sole purpose of attracting a mate. They do it to look nicer, to differentiate between what they are during the day and when they go out, to conceal blemishes and to make them-selves feel better.

So the next time you’re creep-ing on Facebook and you want to make a comment on someone’s cosmetics, maybe take a moment to rethink and just don’t say it.

Chris Kennedy

Comic-book kidThis simple look can be achieved so easily, and the overall look is fantastic. First, draw an outline of your face shape with a black eyeliner pencil. Then using an old, red lipstick paint small polka dots on every inch of your face. It helps to use a lipstick brush for this. Then use your eyelin-er to add detail to your face; draw lines on the crease of your eyebrows, your neckline and nose. Finally add bright-ly-coloured eye shadow, fol-lowed by exaggerated eyeliner and lipstick for the full effect.

JigsawJigsaw is by far one of the creepiest, but easiest looks to create. Start by applying your regular foundation; use a cou-ple of shades lighter to create

a pale base. On your eyes, smudge black eye shadow on your lid and underneath, fol-lowed by black eyeliner. Use a lipstick brush and paint a red swirl on each cheek, using red lipstick. Finish with red lipstick and black eyeliner for extra detail. Throw on a red bow and white shirt and you’re good to go.

Sugar-skullThis is definitely the most creative and time-consuming look. Start by mapping out where you want your eye sockets to be; the larger the better. Fill this in with black/purple face paint. Then, using white face paint; paint the rest of your face. Let it dry, and then using black gel eyeliner, draw in your nose. Using the same eyeliner, fill in where you want your mouth to be and draw stitches across. After that, it’s up to you how creative you want to be. Small flowers look well around the eyes, then just add detail on your forehead and chin for extra effect.

 Orlaith Farrell

halloween makeup ideasWhile Halloween is one of our favourite times of year, com-ing up with an idea for a costume scares most of us half to death. Thinking of a costume, spending money on a costume and actually trying to pull the costume off can be a difficult chore. So, why not get a little creative with your eyeliner and lipstick? Pick up a make-up brush, root around for a few cheap face paints and get started on creating the perfect Halloween look.

Well it’s that time of year again:

Halloween. No doubt there will

be black cats and scream masks out in their hundreds

like always, and although it is very

easy to concoct the most OTT

and breath-taking costume that will

assure we stand out from the

crowd, for many of us our bank

accounts are not quite as OTT as

we would like. So here are three great Halloween

costume ideas that you can make

at home, on the cheap.

 

The wind-up doll This cute yet somewhat creepy costume is so easy. A colourful wig, some floral at-tire, a teddy and frilly socks are the outfit re-quirements. To make the doll’s handle, use cardboard and either grey paint or mask-ing tape. Use eyeliner for the stitches if painting isn’t your thing. Maleficent I imagine that this is going to be one of the most popular costumes this year because of the movie that came out this year. When it comes to the clothes, stick with black. For her makeup it’s all about the cheekbones and the red lips, but here’s the tricky part: to make the horns, all you need are two empty toilet roll pieces and black mask-ing tape. Cover the card-board with the tape going round and round, nar-

rowing all the way until (ta-da) they’re shaped like horns. Attach them to a hairband, and with a bit of backcomb-ing you’re good to go.

The tiger Now I know I said cats were unoriginal, but this is the ultimate cat. Fake ears and all black attire, as usual. Then

with a sponge, use face paint, and dab orange down your legs, up your arms,

onto your shoulders and on the outside

of your face. Add a few thin stripes with a narrow paint brush and

voila, a cat with a bit of pizzazz.

 Emma Dungan

costumes that cost less

Maleficent

The wind-up doll

The tiger