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Lockdowns have given us time to imagine a changed world after the pandemic
Joanne O’Riordan: Pity the trail of victims left by Salazar’s dubious methods
Documentary’s theme of a ‘misunderstood genius’ seems dangerously wide of the mark
The Zoom transgression that sank one of the United States’ best-known journalists
How Jeffrey Toobin, New Yorker writer and CNN legal analyst, lost his sweetest gig
Malcolm Gladwell: ‘Once you put words into the world you lose control over them’
The bestselling author has seen some of his ideas become dogma. That misses the point
Jarlath Regan: On My Culture Radar
The podcast host on his Michael Jordan obsession and king of comedy Zach Galifianakis
Range: Forget the ‘10,000 hours’ rule – there’s another way to succeed
Book review: David Epstein argues that early specialisation is not essential to success
He took down the elite at Davos – then he came for Fox News
Rutger Bregman is part of a wave of young thinkers rejecting prevailing economic dogma
Chris Rock on why bullies work and his “scary ass drive” through Limerick
“Comfort is the poison” reads the on-screen message, as Rock wrongfoots his audience at every turn during an incendiary show
What do Colin Farrell, Roy Keane and Panti Bliss have in common?
The Community Games are a uniquely Irish affair that has been running for 50 years
‘On my worst days, lipstick is the answer. That and gin’
Jennifer O’Connell: Does the world really need research on what men think about why women wear make-up?
Community games prove star attraction for 2,800 children
Abbotstown campus plays host to perennial attraction on the Irish sporting calandar
Chicken soup for the self-help fanatic: my secret library
Reading books aimed at personal growth has always been a furtive activity for many
Even in disgrace Lance Armstrong still has public singing to his tune
Arrogance and self-belief remain with the Texan as thousands flock to hear him speak
Telco veteran Richard Moat breathes in the fresh Eir
The future is bright for Ireland’s biggest communications company, says the former Orange executive
Dalkey Book Festival a delicious cocktail of politics and culture
Eclectic line-up of speakers tackled Turkey, Brexit, Trump and Donna Summer
Gladwell at tipping point over $400m Harvard donation
Given that Harvard is already sitting on a $36.4bn endowment the world’s richest university isn’t exactly cash-strapped
Jim Carroll: 10 takeaways from SXSW
From artificial intelligence to Generation Z, the Texan media festival has become a conference of everything
Al Gore calls on SXSW to turn its focus on climate change
More than 70,000 expected in Austin, Texas as annual showcase begins
Breda O’Brien: Junior Cert debate conceals a bigger problem about education
Should education be about creating a compliant workforce or good citizens?
Hachette wants to turn Twitter into a bookstore
Publisher is testing whether a tweet from an author can directly trigger a sale
Former NFL players revolt against pill-popping ‘no pain, no gain’ culture
Powerful league under pressure from class action lawsuit and DEA investigation
Issues and questions of the week: Are the days of the book numbered?
Should Amazon’s latest attempt to dominate the ebook market make us fear for the written word?
Cody and O’Shea’s secret is there is no secret
Great coaches don’t pretend they always know what they are doing: they just do it
Publishers way behind plot in book business
Opinion: authors should back Amazon in the battle with Hachette
Adam Smith can teach us a lot about succeeding in sports
It is no surprise the World Cup winners are selected from Germany’s 80m population
Hollywood’s best friend at the box office just might be an algorithm
Epagogix claims it can help film studios find out whether they have a hit or a miss on their hands before production starts
Lame criticism’s happy talk is the enemy of truth
While intellectuals can be kind and nice, their job is to expose mediocrity
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