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Lifestyle: April 2007

Snow in winter may be tough for humans, but it's excellent for vines

Giovanni Morelli | 27 April 2007 | Wine

All wine consumers are faced with this question sooner or later. What makes a good vintage? Are good vintages found in all wine-growing areas in the same year? How can one remember the good years? I suppose the last question... Read more

If you're going to mitch, do it properly: bring a soft cushion and a good book

Berna Cox | 27 April 2007 | Culture and society

This time of the year– I’ve never known what to call it– is special. I suppose it’s technically spring but every day is promising summer with mega-long evenings and lazy times ahead. I love it. Even as a small child... Read more

A British character and a powerful Irish actor intertwined in an epic

Dr John Wallace | 20 April 2007 | Entertainment

Peter O’Toole’s failure to bag a ‘little god’ at the 79th Oscar ceremony should not take from his outstanding performance in the recent comedy drama, Venus. This film, a meditation on mortality written by Hanif Kureishi and directed by Roger... Read more

Year of expansion predicted as North's peace yields big dividends

Conor White | 20 April 2007 | Finance

Property as an investment continues to attract much interest from Irish people both at home and, increasingly, in new markets and recovering markets. Despite the fact that the European Central Bank has steadily increased interest rates over the course of... Read more

If hit by paraskavedekatriaphobia you should probably take to bed

Berna Cox | 13 April 2007 | Culture and society

Paraskavedekatriaphobia. Now there’s a word. It’s not in my trusty little electronic Oxford but if you Google it, you get 21,000 hits. Any ideas? Here’s a clue– it’s related to triskaidekaphobia. Here’s another clue– look at the date of this... Read more

No hoops or swords for Messiah premiere

13 April 2007 | Entertainment

In 1742, George Frederic Handel, while living in London, received an invitation to come to Dublin to help a charity. He proposed to attend a number of concerts of his music and offered a new work, recently composed, for premiére.... Read more

Medical advances over centuries explored in artistic masterpieces

Dr John Wallace | 06 April 2007 | Art, Literature

This book on the relationship between art and medicine explores the evolution of treatments, physical and psychological, from ancient to modern times, and records how artists illustrated these advances. Surgical And Medical Treatment in Art is written by Prof Alan... Read more