A. A. Dinnerwatch
"If you’re too damn successful to look after your friends, then don’t give dinner parties. Take them to restaurants or hire a chef.” - A.A. Gill
On The Menu: 22 Food Trends and Fads for ‘22
Ongoing concerns about climate change and events such as the pandemic have massively impacted our dining habits over the past two years. So what’s new for twenty-two?
Cinema Review: Licorice Pizza
"This charming, satirical film is a rich tapestry; it’s thrilling alive, textured and multifaceted." Rory Kiberd
Book Review: The Magician – Colm Tóibín
"A compelling portrait of a gifted but flawed artist." - Paulie Doyle
Magnified: Hamam
Hamam is “The Magazine of Letting Go”. We speak to its founding editors Ekin Balcıoğlu and Steve Weiner about the communal joy of bathing.
Cinema Review: Titane
"The urgency of this bizarre white-knuckle ride works on a gut-level and defies rationalisations. This is a film of blood, tears and engine oil." - Rory Kiberd
The Snowy Cabin Cookbook
We all dream of snowy cabins and log-burning fires this time of year. And now comes the cookbook to ensure there's always something bubbling on the stove.
Queering The Green
Queering the Green brings together 31 of the most distinctive Irish poets who have emerged in this century to represent the multiplicity and vibrancy of the queer experience.
It’s A Grand Life – A Seasonal Short Story By Séamas O’Reilly
"When I talk about how I spent that Christmas twelve years ago, people usually ask what I learned from opening every letter in Ireland that was addressed to Santa."
Days of Yore: 12 Illustrations of Christmas
Now is the second winter of our discontent… As the impact of the Pandemic continues to cast a shadow, we look back on our 2017 archive, when we approached a…
Artsdesk: From Here To There – Blurred Boundaries
From Here to There involves three artists – David Lunney, Áine McBride, and Katie Watchorn – displaying their work in the final phase of the Douglas Hyde Gallery’s intriguing exhibition…
Roadmap: Retro Vibes
The Makers and Creators corner is an invitation to creatives to share treasured memories of the past in the present. As part of it, Retro Eire have launched 'The Ceol…
Book Review: I, Antigone – Carlo Gébler
I, Antigone, as with Gébler’s other adaptations, is told in a simple, though at times lyrical manner that seems itself wary of crowding out what wisdom the contemporary reader might…
Brand New Retro: Christmas Presents Past
From tins of biscuits and tobacco to packets of cheese and nylons, Brian McMahon of Brand New Retro takes a quick look at vintage adverts for Christmas gifts produced by…
Why Card Gallery is one of the Best Card Shops in Dublin
Avoid the last-minute dash to the shop by planning ahead when buying your greeting cards.
Just Eat – Carol Geary, Marketing Manager – Tolteca
Carol Geary talks to us about the delicious dishes on the menu at Tolteca and the increasing popularity of Mexican food in Ireland.
CHAPTERS AND VERSE – Tebi Rex
As Maynooth hip hop duo Tebi Rex drop their sophomore album, Matt O’Baoill muses about the return to live music, the benefits of criticism and his working relationship with Max…
Skye’s The Limit at Hoop-la
“Drawing on the unique topography of the Isle of Skye, we embellished the label by embossing the dramatic contour lines of the landscape into the paper, giving it an intriguing…