Cinema Review: Jojo Rabbit
Basing the film around Jojo’s blinkered perspective allows Waititi to sidestep the most odious aspects of Hitler’s regime, letting him have his cake and eat it.
Bitesize: 2020 Food Trends
From a food trend perspective we’ve come a long way from the cronut craze of five short years ago. As the year unfolds we're dusting off the crystal ball...
Totally Café: Stephen and Jenny Connolly – The Lo-Cal Kitchen
We talk wholesome food, nutrition and the benefits of a refreshing detox with Stephen and Jenny Connolly of The Lo-Cal Kitchen.
Behind You! – Dublin Panto
Panto is one of the cherished hand-me-down experiences associated with Christmas in the city. A new exhibition in Pearse Street Library delves into the people, posters and paraphernalia associated with…
Flying The Flag: Sinéad Burke
"I’ve grown increasingly sure that Burke has secretly pilfered some time-pausing device… How else could she sandwich in such a panoply of meaningful projects?"
Hemlines: Eight On Ten
As we wrap a transformative decade - on all fronts - an octet of Dublin’s sartorial movers and shakers talk progressions, regressions and teeing up the 2020s.
Roadmap: Three Castles Burning – Donal Fallon
Donal Fallon extends his most welcome historical embrace of our city into podcast format with Three Castles Burning.
New Year’s Festival Dublin: Four Highlights
See out the decade that was while ushering in the Twenties in spectacular style at four terrific events at Dublin's New Year Festival.
Book Review: Me – Elton John
“The account of a young, often self-deprecating young man who went from playing rough pubs and clubs in Middlesex to rubbing shoulders with the biggest stars of the last 40…
Audio Review: Jogging – Whole Heart
Jogging in 2019 is a no-nonsense proposition, and Whole Heart follows suit, raw and limber throughout.
Audio Review: Michael Kiwanuka – Kiwanuka
Lyrically, the singer is focused on reclaiming his identity; “I won’t change my name / No matter what they call me,” he sings defiantly on Hero.
Competition: Win Tickets To Ring In 2020 At New Year’s Festival Dublin!
Get ready for a New Year's Eve to remember! We Have Two Pairs of Tickets To Give Away to the spectacular Countdown Concert on NYE!
Brand New Retro: Vintage Christmas Adverts
This month we present a selection of vintage Christmas adverts promoting long-standing Irish food and drink brands.
Roadmap: Dark Beauty – Harry Clarke
Dark Beauty focuses on the minute detail in Harry Clarke's windows exploring the duality of his work that sees “delicate angels juxtaposed with macabre, grotesque figures”.
Bitesize: Festive Tipples – Blackwater Distillery
We’re rarely disappointed by the range of drinks available this time of year, and on the gin front we’re increasingly partial to the elegant elixers supplied by Blackwater Distillery.
Flying The Flag: Natalie B Coleman – Sisters
Having bewitched spectators with her seamless blend of tradition and innovation, Natalie B Coleman’s latest capsule collection, SISTERS, devised in close partnership with the United Nations Population Fund (UNPFA), is…
Book Review: The Topeka School – Ben Lerner
The Topeka School is very much a Zeitgeist novel: it’s trying to tell us something about the contemporary world.
Roadmap: TREE-IFIC – Gift a Tree
Grown are encouraging more eco-conscious consideration in our gifting habits. Their ‘Gift a Tree’ card will see them plant an indigenous Irish Irish tree such as such as willow, alder,…