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It’s That Time Of Year Again – Twitter Releases Hashtags of 2015
It goes without saying that #MarriageEquality makes an appearance.
Ellen Tannam
Ellen Tannam is uncomfortable writing bios for things but here we are. She is a Dublin girlo whose pastimes includes petting every dog she sees, eating chicken nuggets and trying to guess who celebrity blind items are about. Her favourite emoji is the upside-down smiley face. She likes to write about popular culture, LGBTQ issues, feminism, technology, music and baby animals. Likes include chocolate and cacti. Dislikes - people who are rude to retail staff, cheese, and people telling her McDonald's is bad for her. She knows.
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Why Twitter Is Trying To Trademark The Word ‘Subtweet’
Anyone who uses Twitter knows what a subtweet is. For those who are uninitiated, it’s when someone tweets about somebody else without directly referencing that person. Twitter have recently made moves to trademark the word in a filing according to the Verge. The word has been used colloquially since before 2013. “If no one opposes the […]
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Finland To Introduce €800 Monthly Basic Income Scheme
Everyone has had financial problems at one stage or another, and many people worry about paying rent and bills once the end of the month comes around. One Scandinavian country is trying to resolve the financial problems of its citizens in an interesting way. The Finnish government have begun to plan something very unusual to […]
News
Sun Journalist Fabricates Story About European Border Controls
A story run by UK tabloid The Sun has been found to have made false claims around border controls in Europe. According to The Guardian, the reporter Emile Ghessen had claimed to have avoided all security checkpoints during a 2,000 mile trip along a refugee trail to Europe from Turkey. This claim was run as […]
Entertainment
Daniel Radcliffe’s First Harry Potter Screen Test Is Too Cute
Would ya just LOOK at him?
Music
Adele Announces 12 New European Dates Due To Overwhelming Demand
If you don’t live under a rock then you’ll know that tickets for Adele’s live dates in Dublin next March sold out in less than three minutes, leaving plenty of people absolutely heartbroken. Source: Tumblr -miss-moonriver However in some positive news, there have been an additional twelve dates added due to the unprecedented demand for […]
Music
One Direction Play ‘Tattoo Roulette’ With James Corden
The One Direction boys appeared on the Late Late Show with James Corden and took part in one of the most intense talk show segments we have ever seen. Tattoo Roulette, the brainchild of Corden himself saw each of the band members and Corden take a sealed box in a Deal Or No Deal style setup. […]
Life
VIDEO – National Women’s Council Feminist Pledge
The National Women’s Council of Ireland are today hosting a conference in Croke Park for young women around feminist issues. The inclusion and input of young people in the fight for gender equality is vital, and the NWCI have organised this talk to highlight the work of the many individuals working towards this goal. #FemFest […]
News
Revenge Porn Kingpin Receives Hefty Jail Sentence
The man behind one of the most notorious revenge porn sites IsAnyoneUp.com, has been sentenced to over two years in prison in California, according to MyNewsLA. Hunter Moore was known as ‘the most hated man on the internet’, for creating a site where users uploaded nude and explicit photos of their exes (mostly women). The […]
Life
Remember Beans From Even Stevens? He’s Working As Santa’s Helper
Anyone who had a TV in the early 2000s most definitely spent a lot of afternoons watching Disney Channel favourite Even Stevens with Shia LaBeouf. Who could forget Louis Stevens’ best friend and sidekick Bernard, better known as Beans? Source:Tumblr Well Steven Anthony Lawrence who played him has resurfaced and is working at the Sunvalley […]