The COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally shifted the way that Americans work, socialize, and generally go about their lives. Access to healthcare has been impacted by the pandemic as hospitals are dealing with huge numbers of cases across…

COVID-19 has given us more of a taste of an apocalypse than we have ever had, emptying our streets, shops, and pushing family and friends away from one another and into their own bubbles. Mark O’Connell’s award-winning book, To Be a…

Of all David Cronenberg’s work, it’s his 1990 ad for Nike Air 180 that captures the spirit of his project most succinctly. ‘Transformation’ is only a thirty second footwear promotion but it packs a guttural punch that stays with you, that…

On Friday, a new trailer for Christopher Nolan’s upcoming science fiction film Tenet premiered on Fortnite, teasing another mind-bending trip through time complete with espionage, Russian accents and bombastic set pieces. After Robert…

Belfast singer-songwriter Owen Denvir is on the rise. Stones, the second in a trilogy of EPs that will make up his debut album, further showcases his musical strengths. Opening the EP is a capella indie-pop ballad, 'This Could Be Love',…

The long weekend descends as your NO ENCORE duo head underground for one of their deepest and oddest of Top 5 dives yet - weirdest subgenres! We also turn our critical gaze upon a talked-about trio from Limerick to see if their chilly…

Joining Joe on the latest PODAROONEY is Mark Maier. Talented award-winning writer and stand-up, Maier, is an established and highly sought after performer on both the national and international comedy circuits. ? Mark Maier has appeared in…

A sprawling city, a host of tropical islands dotted around a vast blue archipelago, a high school full of clubs and constant development - this is world building at its most basic. Every work of fiction has world building to some extent. It…