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The University Observer’s award-winning arts and culture supplement features the best in new music, film and fashionThe Maccabees guitarist Felix White chats to Greg Talbot about developments in the studio, the joys of travel and his own sartorial regrets.
Gentlemen, it’s time to stop relying on your sister/mum/girlfriend for style advice; Otwo is here to help find your way through the meandering maze of high street trends and high fashion inspirations. Updating your wardrobe …
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Lighthouse Cinema Reopening
The Lighthouse cinema in Smithfield was reopened last week after Element Pictures, a film/television production company responsible for films such as The Guard and The Wind That Shakes the Barley, took …
Facebook’s new Timeline may be causing frustration among its users, but bigger problems lie in their actions online, writes Aoife Valentine.
Title: Assassin’s Creed: Revelations
Developers: Ubisoft Montreal
Publishers: Ubisoft
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows 7, OnLive
Release Date: Out Now
Looking to industrial rock greats is a sure-fire way to bag yourself a sexy mixtape. Conor O’Nolan lists tunes for those tired of typical boudoir-friendly slow jams.
Title: The Muppets
Director: James Bobin
Starring: Jason Segel, Amy Adams, Chris Cooper, Raschida Jones
Release Date: February 10th
An essential part of the soundtrack to nineties nostalgia, Kate Rothwell talks to S Club.
A household name to gastronomes, aspiring chefs and everyday lovers of eating, Elaine Lavery speaks to Darina Allen.
Irish singer-songwriter Cathy Davey chats to Aoife Valentine ahead of her residency at Whelan’s about conquering writer’s block and clearing her pipes
Otwo reviews Lonely Are the Brave (Maverick Sabre), Blues Funeral (Mark Lanegan Band), Clear Heart, Full Eyes (Craig Finn), Area 52 (Rodrigo y Gabriela) and Little Sparks (The Delorentos)
Title: Man on a Ledge
Director: Asger Leth
Starring: Sam Worthington, Elizabeth Banks, Jamie Bell
Release Date: February 3rd
Title: The Descendants
Director: Alexander Payne
Starring: George Clooney, Shailene Woodley, Judy Greer
Release Date: Out Now
The only thing The Descendants has going against it, as it hits Irish theatres, is high expectations. Mercifully, if any film seems …
With the voice actor tending to be a forgotten yet vital component in modern game development, Rory Crean explores the double standard between gaming and film in the world of voice acting
Cynic in concert at The Village. Photographs courtesy of Luke Butt.
Cynic frontman and progressive metal icon Paul Masvidal talks to Cormac Duffy about spirituality, side projects, and being in a band since elementary school
Director: Drake Doremus
Starring: Felicity Jones, Anton Yelchin and Jennifer Lawrence
Release Date: January 27
Title: The Sitter
Director: David Gordon Green
Starring: Jonah Hill, Sam Rockwell and Max Records
Release Date: Out Now
American singer-songwriter and overnight sensation Christina Perri speaks to Aoife Valentine about Twilight fairytales, staying true to herself and when it’s best not to think too much
Less than two years ago Christina Perri was working …
