Archive for the ‘Features’ Category
FEATURES: Hallowe’en Special
Monday, October 24th, 2011
In case you didn’t know, Hallowe’en is a big deal in Belfast. It isn’t just a festival for little kids, but big kids too. All sorts of costumes can be seen wandering the streets of the city in October, and no one will bat an eyelid. Never be afraid to embrace the wildest products of your imagination at Hallowe’en.
BY MEGAN LIDDY (more…)
Tags: Features, Halloween, lifestyle, Megan Liddy
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LIFESTYLE: Which Friend are you?
Friday, October 21st, 2011
There is no daytime TV quite like ‘Friends’. Giggling induced without the shame of knowing that you are watching Jeremy Kyle, you can see why we students love ‘Friends’. The characters are effortlessly funny, and yes, the friends profess to be skint, but live in lovely apartments in New York city, near to each other, seldom doing any work. ‘Friends’ is an institution, providing escapism, endless quotations and spawning plenty of: ‘which one are you?’ discussions. So, here’s The Gown guide to settling that debate.
BY MEGAN LIDDY (more…)
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FEATURES: The Rise of the Quiz Show and fall of the Game Show
Thursday, October 20th, 2011
Never a major fan of quiz or game based shows I’ve always considered them as designed to fill the void between daytime talk shows and late night drama. The kind of show nobody really cares about but that everybody probably watches in the time between returning from class or work and making the dinner. And then it occurred to me recently that this wasn’t always the way. There was a time when game shows were primetime viewing, the kind that even brought all the family together in domestic harmony.
BY SARAH MULGREW (more…)
Tags: Blankety Blank, Blind Date, Cilla Black, Features, Game show, Lily Savage, Opinions, Quiz Show, Sarah Mulgrew
Posted in Features, Opinion | 4 Comments »
FEATURES: Attack of the forty foot female spider
Wednesday, October 19th, 2011
I thought the biggest spider I’d ever seen was Aragog from Harry Potter, and then he died and the world was a safer place. But then THEY came…
BY SARAH MULGREW (more…)
Tags: Brian Stewart, Charlotte's Web, City Reptiles, E. B. WHite, Features, Opinion, Peter parker, Sarah Mulgrew, Spiders, Stephen Nolan
Posted in Features, Opinion | 1 Comment »
LIFESTYLE: Feel good foods
Tuesday, October 18th, 2011
A couple of weeks in to university and energy levels can start flagging. The increased work load combined with the cold, dark nights can leave you feeling stressed and drained. You’ll be glad to hear there are some foods that you can incorporate into your diet to keep you feeling good throughout the entire academic year.
By Claire Williamson (more…)
Tags: Claire Williamson, Features, lifestyle
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OPINION: Judging Amanda Knox
Monday, October 17th, 2011
If you thought witches weren’t real, think again. They are very real, and capable of the most evil crimes. At least that is what the Italian prosecutor Giuliano Mignini would like us to think. His description of Amanda Knox, the American student charged with the brutal sexual assault and murder of British exchange student Meredith Kercher, was more Spanish inquisition than 21st century legal court.
By Romano Mullin (more…)
Tags: Amanda Knox, Features, Romano Mullin
Posted in Features, Opinion | 1 Comment »
FEATURES: TITANICa
Monday, October 17th, 2011
In Belfast, we are unshakably proud of a ship that sank. April 2012 will mark the centenary of the sinking of the Titanic. In the build up to this important date, there has been a lot of hype around the new exhibition at the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum, TITANICa.
BY MEGAN LIDDY (more…)
Tags: Celine Dion, Features, James Cameron, Megan Liddy, Titanic, TITANICa, Ulster Folk and Transport Museum
Posted in Features | 1 Comment »
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