Through a Mexican looking glassIN THE MIDDLE of Juan Pablo Villalobos debut novel, there’s a joke about the Mexican police, who are searching for a rabbit. …Wed Dec 28 2011 - 00:00
A Christmas tale that puts language in the pictureYou don’t have to be fluent in a language to bring a story to life, as 75-year-old Catherine Sheridan discovered with her bilingual…Wed Dec 21 2011 - 00:00
'Tis a film within a play about a play made into a filmTechnology has never been more affordable or accessible, so there’s something inevitable about its use on stageSat Dec 03 2011 - 00:00
Up and AdamFIRST IMPRESSIONS can last a lifetime, especially in the 1980s when Top Of The Pops and new music videos demanded that image …Fri Nov 25 2011 - 00:00
A meeting point for rock and classicalIt used to be that rock and classical couldn’t be in the same room together – literally in some record shops – but Jonny Greenwood…Fri Nov 25 2011 - 00:00
The Ticket Gig of the WeekAnnie Clarke - aka St Vincent - has come a long way from her early Irish gigs (supporting Sufjan Stevens and The National).Fri Nov 18 2011 - 00:00
It's time to meet the Muppets on the . . . Oscars tonight?SMALL PRINT: WHAT ELSE is the internet for, if not for the gathering momentum of Facebook and Twitter campaigns? The latest …Fri Nov 11 2011 - 00:00
True charactersArtist and cyclist LIAM DALY (Eolaí), who has done a 32-county tour of IrelandSat Oct 15 2011 - 01:00
For the Hell of itChuck Palahniuk is no stranger to dark subject matter, but for his latest novel, ‘Damned’, he wanted to place an innocent character…Wed Oct 05 2011 - 01:00
Gimme some of that plinky-plonk musicLAST MONTH, when Harper Beckham was born, her parents David and Victoria unwittingly gifted a music company a massive profile…Tue Aug 30 2011 - 01:00
Fans of the zine sceneIN THE 1980s heyday of independent record shops, there was an important, non-music ritual that’s often forgottenTue Aug 23 2011 - 01:00
Have I told you ukulele that I love you?The ukulele makes a comeback this weekend as Dún Laoghaire hosts the ‘Ukulele Hooley’ with a ukulele mariachi band, a Ukeristic…Fri Aug 19 2011 - 01:00
Capturing the Glee factorHERE IS A story about being rejected in Hollywood that Brendan Gleeson is almost sick of tellingSat Jul 16 2011 - 01:00
The brave new world of comic-book heroinesThe comic-book and cartooning world has always had a ‘blokes in black T-shirts’ element, but now Irish female artists are increasingly…Mon Jun 27 2011 - 01:00
Musical legend shows he still has 50 ways to leave his fans happyFIRST IT was the Queen, then Obama, and now musical royalty Paul Simon picked Ireland as the first date on his European tour …Tue Jun 21 2011 - 01:00
The Ticket gig of the weekIt's hard to be pithy about Sufjan Stevens's cosmic carnival.Fri May 20 2011 - 01:00
When art becomes the targetSMALL PRINT: IN 1972, Lazlo Toth swung a hammer at Michelangelo’s Pieta shouting, “I am Jesus Christ!” As protests go, it was…Mon Apr 25 2011 - 01:00
Unleash your inner critic in publicSMALL PRINT: IN THE last decade, everything from book-clubs to the internet has contributed to the idea that everyone is a critic…Thu Apr 14 2011 - 01:00
The financial meltdown pays dividend in humourSouth African author Justin Cartwright has written a book about the recession that is not only about more than money and misery…Fri Apr 08 2011 - 01:00
Get Back In The KitchenIconic Dublin nightclub the Kitchen is to reopen in its original home under the Clarence Hotel – but the question on everyone…Sat Mar 19 2011 - 00:00
A not so jolly tale of two EnidsPopular with young readers the world over, the hugely prolific, if politically incorrect, Enid Blyton was less admired by her…Sat Feb 26 2011 - 00:00
Choice Music PrizeVicar Street, Dublin Thurs 7.30pm 22 0818-719390 choicemusicprize.comFri Feb 25 2011 - 00:00
Why do mean girls make life difficult for the sisterhood?A chance meeting set Kelly Valen thinking about how she had been bullied by her sorority sisters at collegeSat Jan 22 2011 - 00:00
Do hard times make for great art?Street art is becoming increasingly politicised, with its creators addressing our politicians and the economic crisisSat Jan 22 2011 - 00:00
Meet Betty the octopus and Phyllis the owlBetty Octopus is the “tentacled brainchild” of crafter Jess ByrneSat Jan 15 2011 - 00:00
Against the GrainJanuary may not be the best month for socialising, but a new breath-of-fresh-air pub in Dublin city centre might just tempt you…Sat Jan 08 2011 - 00:00
How Rubberbandits sprang from cult to global hitA week ago they were a little known comedy duo from Limerick, but the enormous success of ‘Horse Outside’ has seen The Rubberbandits…Thu Dec 16 2010 - 00:00
Swimming against the streamDan Snaith aka Caribou is regarded as one of the most cutting-edge musicians in the charts, but is was Genesis, ELP and Yes that…Thu Dec 09 2010 - 00:00
Tales of the unexpectedThe genius of Jacobson's Booker-winning The Finkler Question is that it refuses to be defined as either comedy or tragedyFri Dec 03 2010 - 00:00
Soundings - high on nostalgia, low on womenSMALL PRINT: TEENAGERS AND poetry are like tea and biscuits..Wed Oct 06 2010 - 01:00
Designs for life - and everything elseIreland might not have much of an international reputation as a design hub, but as animators, artists, film-makers and illustrators…Tue Sept 28 2010 - 01:00
¡Aye carumba! It's time for 'El Clinico'Across the world, viewers tune in to the medical melodrama – and it’s not the only Irish TV show that has sold internationally…Sat Sept 18 2010 - 01:00
