Marking 50 Years since Chile’s Coup
It’s been a good year for rugby, despite how much it hurts to admit it as an Irish rugby fan. Supporters have been absolutely...
Arctic Monkeys’ “Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not”: 15 Years On
"Arctic Monkeys' sentiment of local identity is perfectly surmised in the closing track ‘A Certain Romance,’; though it bemoans the towns low fashion and ‘kids who scrap with pool cues in their hands,’ it resolves into a statement of "this is our town, our culture, and we’re owning it."" Greg Halliwell looks back at what the Sheffield quartet's debut album meant to Northern music culture, 15 years' on.
‘And In The End…’
‘…the love you take is equal to the love you make’: the cultural significance of the break-up of The Beatles.
The Enduring Legacy of Pippi Longstocking
This year marks the 75th anniversary of Pippi Longstocking’s arrival at Villa Villekulla. In her first appearance Astrid Lindgren’s eponymous heroine fascinates her neighbours,...
Orwell: a deserving modern hero
George Orwell should be declared a modern hero. The Etonian rebel was an interesting character, for he voluntarily subjected himself to poverty for many...
Jane Eyre: A Victorian Heroine For Our Time
This year is set to be a big one for the Brontës, with the bicentennial anniversary of Anne’s birth coming up later this month,...
A Forgotten Lesson – The 30th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall
We have forgotten the true value, and fragility, of freedom and democracy.
After the Smoke Had Cleared
Exactly one year since the Grenfell Tower fire killed 72, there are still residents without a home, and over 50 public housing buildings covered in materials known to fail fire safety tests. What has happened?
Rewind: ‘My Big Fat Greek Wedding’ is still relevant 15 years on
Esther Borsi reflects on the romantic comedy classic on its anniversary
