Book Review: Primates of Park Avenue – Wednesday Martin
A memoir dressed as an anthropological study, Primates of Park Avenue details the lives of New York’s female elite. If you thought The Wolf of Wall Street was bad, wait…
Book Review: The Key – Máirtín Ó Cadhain
If Myles na Gopaleen was the court jester of the era, Máirtín Ó Cadhain might be seen as the more serious vivisector of Irish society.
Book Review: New American Stories – Ben Marcus (Ed)
With New American Stories Marcus aimed to bring together 32 stories by ‘the most gifted technicians’ in building a ‘chemical pathway to . . . language-induced feelings’.
Book Review: Speak – Louisa Hall
Speak may be an uneven novel, but its shortcomings are easy to forgive.
Review: War of the Encyclopaedists – C Robinson & G Kovite
War of the Encyclopaedists is a collaborative effort, and so Christopher Robinson and Gavin Kovite have risked doubly complicating their book for the sake of an original take on form.
Book Review: Go Set A Watchman – Harper Lee
Jean Louise ‘Scout’ Finch returns to Maycomb County to find that everyone, even Atticus, has changed.
Nice Gaff: The Guinness Power House
On first impressions, the Guinness Power House is an unmistakably confident building. However, closer scrutiny of its architectural history complicates this identity and exposes a building that lacks the overstatement…
Restaurant Review: Klaw
Niall Sabongi, proprietor of Rock Lobster and director of Sustainable Seafood Ireland has brought his enthusiasm for local seafood to Klaw, a tiny 12 seater spot on Crown Alley.
Soundbite: Lisa Murrin Eathos
Located in Baggot Street, newly opened café and patisserie Eathos specialises in healthy eating with an indulgent twist. Lisa Murrin who runs the café with her brother Peter talked to…
Totally Dublin Weekender | September 2 – 6
Weekender: |wiːkˈɛndə|– noun – what to do in Dublin this weekend.
Arts Desk: El Lissitzky: The Artist and the State
Currently installed at the Garden Galleries in IMMA, El Lissitzky: The Artist and the State, is an exhibition curated by Annie Fletcher and Sarah Glennie. Although the show predominantly features…
Tiger Dublin Fringe: The Tiger Uncaged
One of the most prominent images of the Tiger Dublin Fringe’s 21st edition will no doubt be The Tiger Uncaged, a kinetic sculpture-cum-live installation created by brothers Ger and Andrew…
Tiger Dublin Fringe: Scotch & Soda by Company 2
All the signs point to Scotch & Soda being just the tonic to get you into the festival mood, so why not have a sup?
Tiger Dublin Fringe: Over The Top Wrestling
Over The Top Wrestling's appearance at the Tiger Dublin Fringe sees the festival embrace the theatricality, athleticism and nonsense of pro wrestling for the first time.
Tiger Dublin Fringe: We Lived in Cities by BK Pepper & Madra Mór
We Lived in Cities is a multi-media theatre presentation based around musical compositions with visuals from Generic People themed on the state of our urban environment.
Tiger Dublin Fringe: Marky Mac Sherry Tells It Like It Is
Martin Sharry's "last ever show" Marky Mac Sherry Tells It Like It Is is a stand-up comedy that sits between stand-up and one-man theatre.
Tiger Dublin Fringe: Medicated Milk by Áine Stapleton
Dance maker Áine Stapleton's dance film Medicated Milk takes a closer look at the life of Lucia Joyce, daughter of James, a talented dancer and artist whose life which culminated…