Yotam Ottolenghi doesn’t look like a chef. In his black cardigan and bespectacled-lemon t-shirt, he looks like a cool English professor, the sort who’d insist you call him by his first name. He has a warm presence and an easy … Continue reading The King of Sumac: Yotam Ottolenghi at ILFD
●●●●○ Heading out of the theatre during the intermission to the Dublin Fringe Festival’s Peaches Christ Superstar, I overheard two women talking. “What? You’re leaving?” “Yeah. I forgot how much I hated these songs. I thought this would be something … Continue reading Don’t Get Me Wrong: Peaches Christ Superstar
My first reliable memory is of cake. Six days before my second birthday, I was presented by my aunt with a brown cat cake, iced in chocolate. I remember some of my gifts, the vague outlines of her apartment, but … Continue reading Starved For Culture Cui bono? Aramark relies on the public’s general ignorance of conditions in direct provision while raking in the government cash.
My intro to video games coincided almost perfectly with the release of the Super Nintendo. Maybe I’m a Luddite or ridiculously nostalgic, but the video games that I enjoy the most tend to be those which remind me of sitting … Continue reading Cartridge-Free: Throwback Video Games for Android & iOS Warm up for the 8-Bit Gaming Conference with a few of the best games for your phone.
In her next film, Rub & Tug, Scarlett Johansson is playing Dante ‘Tex’ Gill, a brothel-running, mob-feuding, tough-talking trans man in Seventies Pittsburgh. Johansson is possibly the worst casting choice possible. Springtime for Hitler bad. Why is this so problematic? … Continue reading Lost in Trans-lation: Why Scarlett Johansson is Cancelled Scarlett Johansson is possibly the worst casting choice possible for Dante ‘Tex’ Gill.
Pink liquor is usually derided as dismissably girly and not very good but it’s time that changed. Summer’s the time for light, fruity drinks, whether that’s a cocktail or a bottle of rosé. We’ve embraced millennial pink as a playfully … Continue reading Pink (Gin) is the Love You Discover A totally subjective but absolutely correct ranking of the summer’s most Instagrammable booze trend.
Zero Waste Ireland hosted a welcoming, educational festival in the St. Andrew’s Resource Center on Pearse Street on 23 June. While the festival offered children’s activities, a repair cafe and hatha yoga, I stayed in my lane and attended the … Continue reading Save Money and the Environment with Zero Waste Ireland Educational, welcoming and well-organized, Zero Waste Ireland’s festival was well worth the trip
Anthony Bourdain — chef, author of many books including Kitchen Confidential, and host of travel shows Parts Unknown and No Reservations — has died at age 61 of apparent suicide. I am not a person prone to having emotions about … Continue reading Anthony Bourdain Dies at 61
Capping off the International Literature Festival Dublin’s 2018 lineup was the keynote discussion with author Neil Gaiman, known for over thirty years of award-winning work in comic books including The Sandman and Books of Magic, short stories, screenwriting, and novels … Continue reading Neil Gaiman Goes Back to His Roots // ILF Dublin 2018 On Norse myths, “The Sandman,” the upcoming “Good Omens” miniseries and his in-progress “Neverwhere” sequel.
Let’s get real for a minute: there’s nothing sexier than old Roman martyrs or Geoffrey Chaucer. Valentine’s Day as we know it is a product of the Victorians. Twee, gilt cherub-and-chapel-encrusted greeting cards boomed because, in 1840, the British postal … Continue reading The Marvellous History of Valentine’s Day A romp through the annals, from the Romans to romance.
It’s difficult to discuss what makes art valuable and whether that value is natural or artificial, because there is no broad consensus on what art is, or how we determine what is art and what is not. The physical value … Continue reading Art: Value and Worth But what is it that transforms a hundred euros of supplies into a hundred million euros of art?
Bunsen Burger is not new. It’s been around since 2013. It’s not a hole-in-the-wall serving an obscure and vaguely pretentious menu you’re not cool enough to understand; there are five of them between Dublin and Cork and their menu fits … Continue reading Bunsen Burger: review