Berna Cox says that while surveys constantly show that most people want more ‘good news’ stories from the media, when presented with them, they switch off Throwing out old newspapers is a time-consuming job. Just as I go to throw them in the recycling bin, a little story that I’ve not read catches my eye [...]
Conor White takes a closer look at Ireland’s ongoing obsession with property and the changing rental market in this country, and he concludes that the bottom has not yet been reached in the Irish housing market Ireland’s obsession with housing has taken on a different guise over the past eighteen months or so. Interest now [...]
Giovanni Morelli takes a look at the history of wine for medicinal purposes, and lists some value-for-money bottles to make the medicine go down easier My favourite lunch place in Florence is Cantinetta Antinori. It is in the Palazzo Antinori, just beside the station and the church of Santa Maria Novella. The family has lived [...]
Dr John Wallace looks at a book detailing the history of the most influential magazine in pop culture, Rolling Stone, which doubles as a history of the culture of recent times A fascinating book, Rolling Stone, 1000 Covers, is not just about the evolution of a magazine, but about the evolution of the culture of [...]
Conor White reports on the growing interest amongst investors in alternative asset-types and recommends ‘funds of hedge funds’ as a method of gaining exposure to hedge funds – but with minimal risk Recent turbulence in the world stock markets has left many investors nursing losses in their investment portfolios. With sentiment currently against equity markets, [...]
Berna Cox investigates sinister forces who are getting up her nose – and the noses of the Irish public – by not using a certain four-letter word that our UK neighbours wouldn’t sniff at Somewhere out there, Big Brother is at work. Some-one is making decisions for us and trying to influence and control the [...]
Mary Anne Kenny goes a bit potty over a new book which, among other things, assures us that everything that emanates from US President George Bush is safe and secure and will not be spread throughout the world – if only! We’ve all known people who have a strange relationship with their bowels. You may [...]
Dr John Wallace looks at the background to the world’s best-known photograph of Cuban revolutionary, Che Guevara. The image of Che Guevara, medical doctor and revolutionary, has been reproduced on every surface capable of holding an image. Che was youthful, idealistic and charismatic, and these qualities were accentuated in the internationally-famous picture taken of him [...]
When American minimalist sculptor Carl Andre’s stacks of bricks or tiles were first shown over thirty years ago, they caused outrage. How could a row of 120 stacked sand-lime bricks or metal tiles on the gallery floor be considered sculpture? Where was the artistic transformation of material? Or beauty? This year, Irish minimalist artist Corban [...]
Here’s a question for you. Take a little time to think about it and I’ll give you the answer at the end. What word is most commonly used by the medical profession? Here are a few hints: it’s a little word- only three letters; it’s a verb (although in other contexts it can be a [...]
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