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Of Anti-Dupes, and Other Misadventures in Conscious Consumption
All I Wanted Was a Quilted Jacket…
It may sound like a new synthetic street drug. And in fairness, its seductive powers are similar…
Reframing Design
at its core, Friovolt is a design blog - even though it may not look like one…
A Short {-Storied} Introduction to Contemporary Irish Fiction
In a broad sense, contemporary Irish fiction can be divided into that of pre-millennial and millennial authors. And they are vastly different…
North of the North
Connected to the rest of its county only by a thin sliver of land, Inishowen is a bit like the Alaska of Ireland…
Of Basics and Essentials
In the early days of the current era of personal styling blogs and the like, there was a heavy emphasis on minimalism…
Manual Work in an Era of Making
It is not customary today, to describe artisanal lines of work as manual labour. Rather, the term ‘making’ is used…
The Surprising Ambient Perfection of the Irish Coffee Shop (Where You Cannot Order an Irish Coffee)
The Irish pub is said to be like a mother’s womb. Happily, the Irish coffee shop lacks its sense of overheated, liquidous claustrophobia…
Transcending Utility
Between utility and collecting, we stand on treacherous shaky ground…
The Legitimacy of Strength
Discovering that ‘strength training’ meant lifting weights was an epiphonic moment…