The Irish Times

Manic Street Preachers: The Ultra Vivid Lament – A design for longevity

Welsh rock cockroaches channel ABBA and Echo & the Bunnymen on their 14th album

Fri Sept 03 2021 - 05:00

Hoosiers: True story of underdog basketball team still charms

Sincere storytelling paired Gene Hackman and Dennis Hopper at height of their powers

Tue Mar 09 2021 - 06:00

The age-old ‘Ugly American’ trope, after decades, has reappeared

Covid-19 failure has reignited hostilities towards stereotypically loud US tourists

Sat Jul 18 2020 - 05:00

Bob Dylan: where to start in his back catalogue

The album to listen to first, three to check out next and a song of 12 dreamlike verses

Fri Jun 19 2020 - 05:15

Normal People: Even Vanity Fair loves Marianne’s lockdown fringe

The character’s hair is bang on trend. Just ask Claudia Winkleman and Alexa Chung

Fri May 29 2020 - 08:42

Ian O’Riordan: Photo-finish in the race for best ever running film

A recent viewing of Chariots of Fire opened up the debate yet again

Fri Apr 17 2020 - 19:00

Brad Pitt and the god-bod prob: Stop drooling and give him another Oscar

The star’s looks make us dismiss his talent. After his Bafta, he deserves the Academy Award

Tue Feb 04 2020 - 06:00

Marilyn Monroe’s dress, pill bottles and bra to be auctioned by Athlone man in LA

Julien’s Auctions, headed by Martin Nolan, is selling a selection of the star’s belongings

Sat Sept 21 2019 - 00:00

Making Montgomery Clift: truth behind gay self-loathing myth

Nephew mines family archives to debunk myth that has defined star’s legacy

Mon Jul 29 2019 - 05:00

Lucas Hedges: ‘Saoirse Ronan was the most beautiful person I had ever seen on film’

Rising star on fast track to unavoidability could not turn down chance to work with Lady Bird actor

Sat Mar 16 2019 - 05:00

Neck trouble, philosophy and defiance: A literary guide to middle age

Our middle years have had a makeover thanks to some excellent recent literature

Sat Feb 02 2019 - 06:00

Robert de Niro: I felt I had to make the ‘F**k Trump’ speech

Interview: The once reticent star on becoming one of Donald Trump’s most vocal critics

Mon Jan 14 2019 - 14:05

Fear of hair loss used to consume me. Now I don’t think it needs curing

Conor Pope: Shaving my head allowed me to tackle one of aging's obvious signs

Wed Oct 31 2018 - 00:00

Joe O’Connor: Bob Dylan the punk and me

Discovering Dylan about the same time I discovered punk felt right. He’s like punk’s secret grandfather

Sat Jul 14 2018 - 06:15

Manic Street Preachers: ‘We want to outdo ourselves and people’s expectations’

Singer-guitarist James Dean Bradfield on the Welsh band’s new album ‘Resistance Is Futile’, their favourite Irish venues, and why they are thrilled to be supporting Guns N’ Roses

Sat Apr 07 2018 - 05:00

Top of the Pops was the perfect pop show: its return should be a triumph

The BBC is to launch a new Top of the Pops-style show. Here’s why the original was more than just a music programme

Fri Jul 21 2017 - 12:48

Public Broadcasting Service - Every Valley: a record with a serious wallop

Thu Jul 06 2017 - 15:45

David Keenan: 'Music and words are my safety rope'

Musician speaks about honesty and singing in his own voice on the Róisín Meets podcast

Fri Jun 02 2017 - 07:00

So 4.2 million people can’t get enough of Brooklyn Beckham. It takes all sorts . . .

Do you care what Brooklyn Beckham says or does? You soon will if the marketing works and the celebrity-sucking media have our way

Fri Sept 11 2015 - 14:00

Eye Gandy

You may not recognise his name, but you probably recognise his face. With his gentlemanly style, piercing blue eyes and soft manner, David Gandy is often referred to as THE male supermodel

Sat Sept 20 2014 - 01:00