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Julie London was a singer / actress blessed with a beautifully understated voice that combined clarity with a husky warmth. She was possibly rather typecast into singing “bearskin rug music”,…
I had a recent visit to The Winding Stair bookshop in Dublin. It was a highly pleasurable experience – which was reassuring, because I had found recent trips to bookshops…
So here’s George Ezra’s megahit Shotgun in an as gaeilge version: zzx] Literal translation of chorus: “Jump Into the Car / We’re in no hurry / Take it easy,…
I’m not an almighty fan of TED talks, which can reek of solutionism and can privilege a certain slick, clickbait-y style of communicating in which sleekly presented ideas drown out less sexy…
If you liked Blossom Dearie singing “Somebody New”, you will love this:
David Mamet’s reputation seems to have taken a bit of a nosedive in recent years. His “coming out” as an unapologetic free market conservative may have something to do with…
The whole point of #Inktober is to draw and share … which I have failed to do a) by not keeping up and b) by being not very good at…
It is Inktober once again. I am a little late getting started and may skip the step of sharing my inky efforts on social media… however as ever there are…
Séamus Sweeney 