Berna Cox takes a break from dusting and polishing to ponder on the merits of doing it at all. Housework, like many things, was better long ago. A fridge magnet I saw recently read ‘dull women have immaculate homes’. If it’s true, I must be madly interesting, exciting and decidedly un-Stepford. Despite owning a goodly [...]
Dr John Wallace takes a look at the treasures of St Mark’s Square in Venice. Some are obvious — but others may take a little searching out. There are few places in the world worth visiting as much as Venice, and there are few places in Venice worth visiting as much as St Mark’s Square. [...]
Kealan Flynn writes that a new book outlines Barack Obama’s vision for America and his plans to fix a broken country. Every US presidency brings a mixture of hope and trepidation — and the traditional avalanche of books about the candidate, the campaign, and the potential — as well as the perils (real or imagined) [...]
Berna Cox is not one to steal the limelight, but her important part in Ireland’s great victory in Cardiff must be acknowledged. Wasn’t it fantastic? Abso-blooming-lutely marvellous? Did your heart nearly stop with the excitement? And did it nearly burst with pride when they won? Unless you were on Mars last month, you’ll have twigged [...]
Dr John Wallace looks at an insightful new book that sees the publication of a selection of letters written by Samuel Beckett from 1929 to 1940. This book contains a comprehensive range of letters written by one of the greatest literary figures of the 20th century. The first letter of this volume is written to [...]
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