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Oasis remain one of the most influential bands in modern music. Here’s why their return to the stage still feels historic.
Two Irish television writers discuss their participation in the European-wide VR writers' room, Words Across Europe.
Thomas Caffrey reviews Celine Song's mis-marketed rom comMaterialists, which features little romance and even less comedy.
Have you ever wondered why your dog’s ears prick up even when you hear nothing? You sit reading the newspaper when Toby runs towards the door barking as if his best friend is outside. It could be ...
The Birth of Venus: How Botticelli focused more on the idealism of the female figure, along with mythology and symbolism in his secular pieces.
Diogenes was one of the more eccentric of the Greek philosophers. Homeless and irascible, scandalous and obscene, he still inspired later generations.
Abel Debritto, a former Fulbright and Marie Curie scholar, works in the digital humanities and is a certified Iyengar yoga teacher. He is the author of Charles Bukowski, King of the Underground, and ...
The genius of Eugène François Vidocq lay in one simple principle. In order to catch a criminal, you had to be able think like a criminal. And in his case that was easy, because he was one. He’s ...
With the remake of The Magnificent Seven hitting our screens, Stephen Porzio looks at the legacy of Sergio Corbucci, the legendary western director.
I first became aware of John Doran during his memorable performance in the Tony Cantwell led “Bureau de Change” Eurovision parody song contest. Therein, each performer represented a country and ...
Todd Haynes’ Safe turns 30 this year, whilst undeniably relevant to dominant culture upon its release — often interpreted by viewers as an allegorical take on the AIDS crisis — it is exceedingly ...
Catherine Monvoisin was allegedly a poisoner who practiced human sacrifice. Her fall shoke the court of Louis XIV to its foundations.