If history is told from the perspective of the victor, then the biopic has always been something of a consolation prize for the runner-up. In defeat, Napoleon has had a far greater impact on popular culture than his enemy the Duke of…

Nobility in pre-Revolutionary France was something of a double-edged sword. Of course it came with great privilege, and the nobles of France were permitted behaviour that was unthinkable for those of lower orders. But it also came with…

It’s a little bizarre that in the broader subconscious this film doesn’t register as strongly with the masses as some of the other Bond’s. Normally Goldfinger and The Spy Who Loved Me are the most well-remembered and quintessential flicks…

When This is All Over I'm going to tell about the boy who forced himself on me in New York City. Tell how in a vacant storefront, daylight squashing shadow to surface across Avenue A, he fisted my tongue, twisted my limbs,…

Here, where decades of diggers' tracks fill with murky puddles, here, your phone fails to find a signal. So be sure to check the Lit Review before you go. Events Alicia Byrne Keane, Sian Conway and Ailish Kerr will be performing…

News A new project initiated by the owners of the Hazelwood estate in Sligo caught my eye this week. This ambitious project uses the 'vast red-brick factory built by an Italian textile firm in 1969' as the scene for large scale artistic…

News This week's news includes the sale of some Irish masterpieces, a guerilla protest at the Tate and a trip to Hell. First up, the Irish arts scene has been protesting this week about the sale of paintings from the Beit…

News Limerick is the place to be this week, with openings in the City Gallery last week and the School of Art and Design tonight. My pick of the week, Plane Invasion opens this evening at 6pm and showcases the work of over sixty different…

News This week we're taking a look at some 'scandalous' stained glass newly acquired by Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane. An original stained glass artwork by Harry Clarke, which outraged the Irish Government in 1930, will go on…