Poetry: This One is Addressed to Me
By Morgan Lyons Modern love Is love modern? Modern to love myself, modern to see myself To run my hands over my body without inspection Without search for perfection Modern to hug myself Support myself Let myself Rest, eat, move No, not let Encourage Encouragement, not punishment Not depreciation Rest with a clear conscience, […]
The Good, The Bad and The Bressie
Niall Breslin talks to Motley’s Ava Somers on music, modern love and Neoliberalism. Niall Breslin is one of the best-known Irish pop-culture icons of our generation. His careers in football, rugby and music, led to finally his latest feat, the realm of mental health. His “Where Is My Mind” podcast was a huge part […]
Poetry: The Ghost
By Ava Palmer No one can hear me,As I walk past your door,My evening shadowOn the pavementIs as silent as my footsteps. A whisper in the wind floats past your ear,As I draw near,I swear our fingers touch,This time I swear. You turn your head,And I know you’ve felt Me. However briefly. You try […]
Poetry: Modern Love
By Cormac McCarthy Passing out that slow-walker Mistakenly brushing their hand on the overtake That’s modern love Seeing a tweet from seven years ago And hoping the Maroon 5 obsession was just a phase That’s modern love A chance second encounter in the middle aisle of Aldi, While feigning interest in a […]
Vox Pop of Love Full Interviews
Baneen: What is your relationship to the other person in the shoot?/Relationship to self love? My relationship to self love is a work in progress. There are days where I am so happy, feeling like I am on top of the world, really confident but I also have thoughts where I am like am I […]
The effect of online pornography on Gen Z modern love
Deputy Current-Affairs Editor Tiarnáin O’Ruairc discusses the online porn industry in light of increased loneliness The record-high loneliness of Gen Z has become a widely discussed topic throughout many journalistic outlets with surveys showing over 73% of Gen Z reporting continuous feelings of alienation. Although causes such as overstimulation from modern technology, decentralisation of […]