Book Review: William Gass – The World Within the Word
Our reluctance towards collections of essays and reviews such as The World Within The Word rapidly morphed into the fervour of the recent convert mouthing off in his sputtering earnestness.
Book Review: Barbara Ehrenreich – Living with a Wild God
The mid-life rediscovery of an adolescent journal recording quasi-mystical experiences is at heart of Barbara Ehrenreich’s Living With a Wild God.
Hammer Time: Pallas Studios’ Auction
Since the art cuts attacked, cultural spaces have had to be pretty crafty to keep their doors open. Pallas Projects is amongst the most entrepreneurial, with its annual fundraising party…
Cirrus, Keep, Oxbow: Cloud Castle Lake Interview
Despite existing since their days together in secondary school, Dublin three-piece Cloud Castle Lake are only now releasing their first record of their own music through Max Rocha’s new label…
September Audio Review: Cloud Castle Lake | Interpol | Spoon
We round up September's music releases, featuring Interpol, Spoon, White Fence and more.
Tiger Dublin Fringe: Philip Connaughton, Tardigrade
Philip Connaughton's Tardigrade is gorgeous, decadent and deranged, a cacophony of colour, sound and movement. And nudity.
Tiger Dublin Fringe: Miguel Gutierrez, DEEP Aerobics
We talk with Miguel Gutierrez about his DEEP Aerobics performance project that mixes contemporary dance with a work-out and a "No!" to all the bullshit.
Tiger Dublin Fringe: The Company’s The Rest Is Action
The Company's The Rest Is Action is a "reinvention" of The Oresteia, a trilogy of Greek tragedies, that examines the very nature of tragedy itself.
Tiger Dublin Fringe: Raymond Keane, Beckett’s Fizzles
We speak to Fringe veteran Raymond Keane about bringing Beckett's "intellectual farts" to life.
Album of the Month #2: Rustie – Green Language
Pasted together from fragments of the hip-hop, trap and rave vernacular, Rustie's frenetic collages invite intellectualisation.
Album of the Month #1: Caribou – Our Love
Over repeated ventures beyond Can't Do Without You's orbit, Caribou's Our Love reveals itself as one of those albums that picks you off track by track.
Birthday Suit: Kale Ridsdale on Fully Disclothed
“Nakedness has nothing to do with clothes” is the tagline of Fully Disclothed a community photography project that began in Toronto but has landed here in Dublin along with founder…
Turban Outfitters: Thaís Muniz
The turban emanates a variety of cultural resonances – from her own Afro-Latin American heritage, to Islamic and Indian cultures, to diva singers – as well as being practical and…
Obvious Child: Interview with Gillian Robespierre and Karen Maine
The Obvious Child is a first in a new micro-genre: the abortion rom-com. Tackling its subject without flippancy or being overwrought, Gillian Robespierre's film is a real success.
Totally Dublin Weekender | Electric Picnic Edition
Five top tips to catch at Electric Picnic
Radio Free Everywhere: Podcasters & Sounds Alive Festival
Sounds Alive, running in the Freemason’s Hall this September, seeks to bring two personal and communal listening experiences back into sweet harmony.
Nice Gaff: US Ambassador’s Residence
This month in Nice Gaff we check out the swanky US Ambassador's Residence in Phoenix Park, a slice of American opulence transplanted onto Irish soil.
Win Tickets To A Dine in the Dark with Dublin Pop-Up and Heineken – #OpenYourDublin
On the 25th September, Dublin Pop-Up and award-winning chef Barry Fitzgerald, will be taking your hands and guiding you to a Dine In The Dark banquet in a top-secret, underground…