Author Shane Hegarty: ‘I’m lucky to see the work done by teachers. They are undervalued’
The writer on his new picture book, the film adaptation of Darkmouth and kids who never seem to run out of questions
Dorothy Parker
‘What a rough day it will be for the drama when Ireland is freed’: Dorothy Parker’s extraordinary theatre criticism
The American writer’s six-year run as theatre critic, including for Vanity Fair, is rarely remembered, but its wit and fearlessness lit up Broadway a century ago
‘Let’s go Brandon,’ sweeping across the American sporting landscape
Misheard ‘F**k Joe Biden’ chant has become a slogan for those of a right-wing persuasion
Edel Coffey: Where have all the smart romcoms gone?
They’re dismissed as saccharine, but the really good ones can give you a sugar-free lift
The traditional joke is all but dead. Help us resurrect it by sharing your favourite
We have never needed a laugh more. Share your jokes and we’ll publish the funniest ones
Pilita Clark: Do not knock virtual Christmas parties until you try one
‘There was widespread agreement that not having to rush for the Tube was an advantage’
Sharing wisdom in a time of crisis: 25 ways to live your life to the full
Brendan Gleeson, Eavan Boland, John Creedon and others pass on advice during this uncertain time
Paul Merton: Boris Johnson stopped being funny when he became prime minister
Have I Got News For You star on a career in comedy, Boris Johnson and his Irish revolutionary grandfather
Yes, you should feel bad for not finishing (insert classic novel here)
Donald Clarke: Guilt is an important aspect of life and a vital part of the reading experience
Gershwin and Dorothy Parker: This week’s jazz highlights
One of the most exhilarating live acts on the Irish scene will also take to the stage
Vita & Virginia: A tale of literary lovers fails to make waves
Review: Gemma Arterton and Elizabeth Debicki struggle in a strait-jacket of a script
In a word... funeral
Dorothy Parker, when US president Calvin Coolidge died, asked, ‘How can they tell?’
‘My ex was a terrible person but I can’t stop looking at his social media’
Ask Roe: He’s with a beautiful woman, and I torture myself by looking at their profiles
A Star is Born: Bradley Cooper’s film is the third – arguably fourth – remake of the same movie
Will the new Lady Gaga film make as much cash as the Barbra Streisand version?
Wit’s end – On smartphones, the death of conversation, and Dorothy Parker
Frank McNally: An Irishman’s Diary
100 books by women you have to read
Iris Murdoch, Edna O’Brien, Marian Keyes and Eimear McBride all appear on the list
Hollywood’s problem is endless sequels, not remakes
The news that Spielberg is remaking ‘West Side Story’ drew some fire, but some of our best-loved films are remakes or ‘fresh’ adaptations of original novels. Need we go on?
JP Donleavy obituary: acclaimed author of ‘a bawled-out comic song of sex’
The Westmeath resident and son of Irish parents felt no sentiment towards Ireland
Montpelier Parade by Karl Geary review: Spinning hearts in 1980s Dublin
A powerful debut about a doomed romance recalls the novels of Donal Ryan
Maeve Brennan: loneliness elevated to an art form
Eileen Battersby reviews The Long-Winded Lady, Maeve Brennan’s New Yorker sketches, as part of our extensive coverage marking today's centenary of her birth
Never mind the asterisks: A brief history of the word f**k
Studies show that swearing eases pain, is cathartic, helps bonding and lets off destructive steam... but beware of overuse, lest you lessen the effect
Robert Pinsky: ‘I don’t like the idea that poetry is marketed’
The three times US poet laureate is in residence at the Kilkenny Arts Festival
Going solo: the rise of single women in Ireland
Singles are swelling in numbers: the last census indicated there are 392,000 one-person households in Ireland. So why does the idea that singledom is a bold choice for women persist?
Peter Swanson: ‘Being lost in a book is one of the greatest feelings in the world’
Brought to Book Q&A: Author of The Kind Worth Killing on Harry Potter, Lucky Jim and his other favourite reads
Writer who turned to literary forgery as her career as a biographer stalled
Lee Israel: December 3rd, 1939 - December 24th, 2014
The Chelsea: bohos, bad behaviour and bed bugs
Jackson Pollock puked there, Dylan wrote lyrics there, Nancy Spungen was killed there – could a space as chaotic as the New York hotel exist today?
Good coffee and quips with David Sedaris
Trashing other books on the best-seller list . . . Teasing Dublin waitresses . . . There’s a sense of devilment about Sedaris, an arch humorist whose stories are a lesson in precision writing
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