This Sporting Life: Richard Harris throws the kitchen sink at it
Harris demonstrates his sporting prowess in Lindsay Anderson’s debut feature as director
Beware of the rush to get back to normal business amid Covid-19
Epic novel Moby Dick offers us a lesson in dealing with the coronavirus maelstrom
Don’t judge a book by its coverage
Donald Clarke: BBC’s ‘novels that shaped our world’ list is terrible in a very particular way
‘After sex on the damp sheets, we passed out’: Lowlights from Moby’s memoir
Natalie Portman has disputed the musician’s account of their ‘relationship’. But fear not: his new book has plenty more steamy stories
High-brow Yale tours and low-brow fun in beautiful Connecticut
Even my American friends were baffled. ‘What’s there?’ they all asked. A lot, it turns out
On Chesil Beach: Saoirse Ronan’s new film not wholly satisfying
Review: Ian McEwan’s own script cannot find a cinematic substitute for his sharp prose
Whale watching in west Cork: ‘Sometimes busy, sometimes quiet ... but a good trip either way’
‘Whales are wild animals - they don’t come up and wave their fins at us’
Veteran Cork actor Michael Twomey dies aged 84
Stalwart of the Cork stage was best known for his role in RTÉ’s ‘Hall’s Pictorial Weekly’
The Boy and the Beast review: An elaborate, unique cinematic talent
An orphaned boy joins a mythical kingdom and becomes a promising martial artist
Veteran actor best known for ‘Last of the Summer Wine’
Obituary: Peter Sallis. Born February 1st 1921; died June 2nd, 2017
Julian Barratt: from The Mighty Boosh to a ‘Partridgean joke’
Barratt plays a ridiculous 1980s TV star in his new comedy film, Mindhorn
A remote part of Norway where life is kept frozen
Artist Michael John Whelan is continuously drawn to the world’s most northerly settlement of more than 1,000 people
Web Log: The future of books is serialised
The Pigeonhole iOS app combines serialised novels with a book club format
An A-Z of stories of the sea, from Conrad to Cervantes, Defoe to Patrick O’Brian
Norman Freeman got a taste for maritime yarns studying for his radio officer’s certificate in Kevin Street. As his own book comes out, he explores the classics of the tradition
Review: Ross Lewis’s Italian Osteria Lucio is worth shouting about
The Michelin-starred chef of Chapter One fame keeps it simple and it really pays off
Eat your words
With the Ballymaloe Literary Festival taking place this weekend, here are 20 literary quotations to whet the appetite
Mad men and women in fiction
From Jane Eyre’s madwoman in the attic to Captain Ahab in Moby Dick and Francie in The Butcher Boy, madness is a recurring and compelling theme in literature
Fanimal fiction
Adapted from the children’s book by Michael Morpurgo, ‘War Horse’ is currently showing in Dublin’s Bord Gais Energy Theatre. Here are 10 of our favourite literary quotes inspired by animals
Your favourite opening lines in literature
After a huge response to our feature on great opening lines, we’ve assembled our favourite openers posted by readers
Don’t forget the white paint: an art exploration of the Antarctic
Artist John Kelly is having a close brush with an inhospitable environment for the next three months
Steinbrück continues pursuit of Merkel despite his SPD trailing far behind ruling CDU
With just two weeks to German election day, the SPD trails the CDU by 15 points
The Mighty Mastodon
Atlanta-based Mastodon are one of the most revered metal bands in the world – and they’re on their way here. Ronan McGreevy speaks to singer and bass player Troy Sanders ahead of their Dublin shows next week
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