Book Review: Anatomy of a Soldier – Harry Parker
Anatomy of a Soldier is a finely hewn novel in which the elision of human narrative somehow humanises the terrible experience of war.
Cinema Review: The Price of Desire
The Price of Desire is an attempt by director Mary McGuckian to reclaim the legacy of the modernist architect and designer Eileen Gray.
Artsdesk: Our Kind
Alan Phelan’s Our Kind is a newly commissioned video piece for the Hugh Lane Gallery as part of their Easter Rising centenary celebrations. Positioned as a “contemporary response to Roger…
Cinema Review: Heart of a Dog
Heart of a Dog is a film of rare insight and humanity, buoyed by the exceptional warmth of Anderson’s voiceover narration.
Games: War Games, Hyper Light Drifter, Pandemic Legacy
From chess to Call of Duty to, say, Super Smash Bros., or whatever, conflict is one of the most straightforward things for a game to simulate.
Dublin Dance Festival – Week 1 Roundup
We round up the highlights from the first week of Dublin Dance Festival 2016
After Work: Alliance Française Monthly Social
A brand new event in the Alliance Française cultural calendar, After Work will be the first of a long series of special evenings in La Cocotte where French wine, cocktails…
Restaurant Review: Heron & Grey
Heron helps with the prep and Grey brings out some of the courses. Thanks to their enthusiasm and easy manner, it’s a really fun place to eat. I’ll sum it…
Barfly: The Rag Trader
The Rag Trader is more an auxiliary set of taps that have been afforded their own stylised rebranding campaign more than anything else. The first thing that strikes you is…
Keep It Lit! Interview with ILFD Director Martin Colthorpe
The International Literature Festival Dublin kicks off later this month, its name change in 2015 a reflection of its status as a player on a thriving, global stage. We caught…
What if Dublin… Was More Willing?
In this month’s What If… guest columnists Connect the Dots take a look at viability of grassroots initiatives that have been tried in a different city, Copenhagen, and how they…
Artsdesk: Glitching Up
Ireland’s foremost interactive digital arts festival, /Glitch, returns for its fifth year, bringing a week of workshops, music, art and performance to Rua Red and MART beginning Monday 30th May.…
Music Interview: Overhead, The Albatross
Dublin six-piece instrumental act Overhead, The Albatross specialise in a sound as wide in scope as their avian namesake’s wingspan.
Soundbite: Adrian Herlihy – The Beach Inishbofin
Adrian Herlihy runs The Beach on Inishbofin with his wife Orla Day. He talks to us about great local produce, the Bia Bó Finne initiative and a unique project currently…
Dance the Magic Dance: DRAFF on Dublin Dance Festival
This year’s Dublin Dance Festival is the first under the direction of Benjamin Perchet but it continues in the tradition of previous editions of the festival in that its programme
Book Review: On the Edge – Rafael Chirbes
On The Edge depicts the painful hangover that followed the burst of Spain’s heady construction bubble. Its pages teem with corrupt developers and con-men.
Behind the Gate: Aisling Ryan at Open Gate Brewery
For the second in a series of a profiles of the brewing team at Guinness' experimental Open Gate Brewery, we talk to Aisling Ryan.
May Audio Roundup: Karl Blau, Deakin, Cate Le Bon + More
May's Audio Roundup: New releases from Karl Blau, Tim Hecker, Charles Bradley, Deakin, Kevin Morby, The Greg Lloyd Group, Andrew Bird and Cate Le Bon