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Lifestyle: April 2008
Wine-tasting skills are nothing to be sniffed at
Giovanni Morelli | 28 April 2008 | Wine
Giovanni Morelli on the importance of having a keen nose when tasting wine and why the world's best wine tasters insure their noses for outrageous sums of money It is interesting to speculate on what makes one have an opinion... Read more
A little bit of heaven on earth
28 April 2008 | Travel
Last time, I left you with the promise that I was going to reveal a little Scottish secret. I suppose I have to be true to my word and follow through – although part of me is saying that I... Read more
Serial killer doctor who built 'house of horrors' in Chicago
21 April 2008 | Culture and society
Dr Patrick Rowan on a 19th-century doctor who is thought to have killed over 200 victims in all manner of grisly ways before hanging for his crimes, aged just 36. Dr Harold Shipman’s murders created widespread shock when they were... Read more
Tragic hero of the Russian Revolution
Dr John Wallace | 21 April 2008 | Literature
Dr John Wallace looks at the background to the epic film Doctor Zhivago, which was adapted from the eponymous book about the surgeon and poet, written by banned Russian writer Boris Pasternak. Told in flashback by Alec Guinness, the intimate... Read more
Feeling the bite of the credit crunch
Conor White | 19 April 2008 | Finance
Conor White takes a look at the current market situation and concludes that things might even get worse before we see sustainable recovery. It has been a very disappointing start to 2008 in financial markets and certainly a lot worse... Read more
In Bruges and the mass hysteria of bad taste
Greg Baxter | 16 April 2008 | Entertainment
In Bruges is an awful film, not in the way Armageddon or Independence Day were awful, but subtly awful, like the way it goes when you see a beautiful woman from a long way off, but when you meet her... Read more
The best of Scottish gems
Berna Cox | 11 April 2008 | Travel
Berna Cox finds her sea legs on a recent trip to Scotland and finds that a 'little white lie' can sometimes work for the greater good. My grandmother, bless her, was a great woman for sayings. She had one to... Read more
Best woman for a man's job
Mary Anne Kenny | 10 April 2008 | Culture and society
Mary Anne Kenny on the life of Victorian surgeon Dr James Barry who, for 46 years, hid the fact that he was actually the daughter of a Cork grocer. If the saying is true that ‘the best man for the... Read more
The poetic journey of Daniel Day-Lewis
John Wallace | 03 April 2008 | Entertainment
John Wallace looks at the careers of Wicklow-based actor, Daniel Day-Lewis and his Irish father, the Poet Laureate Cecil Day-Lewis One of the most dedicated actors of his generation, Daniel Day-Lewis totally immerses himself in his carefully-chosen film roles. He... Read more