The most pompous Irish ad ever?
A while back I posted a compilation of pompous Irish ads. Of course, this was in some way giving them even more exposure than they already received (though I don’t kid…
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Against the inspirational
A while back I posted about what I called the Inspirational Imperative; the pressure to craft suffering and distress and setbacks into more-easily-digestible, feelgood stories of “inspiration.” The need to…
Reflections on my top Spotify plays of 2018
It’s the moment you’ve all been waiting for! I wonder why Spotify do this with over three weeks of the year still to go? Perhaps it is so that is…
Could horse racing survive without betting?
In the current Irish Field, a thought provoking piece interviewing Noel Hayes and Darren McGrath, founders of Sunday, ” a three-tiered process to bring people on a journey to get…
“Léim isteach sa ngluaistean / Níl deifir orainn a bheith ann / Lig do scíth go hiomlán” = “I’ll be riding shotgun / Underneath the warm sun / Feeling like a someone”
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,…
The strange tale of Furia Infernalis
I have only read a little of John Wright’s “The Naming of the Shrew” but already this is the third extract I have found blog-post worthy. I had never heard of Furia…
“silence is open to everyone, literate or illiterate, king or slave, secular or religious, saint or sinner.” from “Silence: A User’s Guide”, Maggie Ross on the work of silence
Having come across her repeatedly in the work of Adam deVille, I am gradually absorbing Maggie Ross’ “Silence: A User’s Guide” There are all too many extracts I would love to share.…
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