The Parallel Universe of Regret

The album will be for sale on iTunes as soon as my twelve-year-old niece can explain to me how iTunes works.

19 Ways to Say “I Love You”

I’m very pleased to announce that I had a short story published in The Irish Times on Saturday, as this month’s winner of the Hennessy Short Story of the Month. Which is very nice. You can read the story here, if you want.

Ex Morgana?

A cynic would say that most of the actors are only here for an easy pay cheque. That’s not true: they’re here for an easy pay cheque and the chance to stay in a nice house in the country.

Morgan (Trailer)

So Luke Scott (son of Ridley) has directed a sci-fi action thriller thingy called Morgan. It’s sort of like Ex Machina but it’s also sort of like Deep Blue Sea (corporate troubleshooter visits remote location to put a stop to boffins’ odd science experiment; things go amiss; mayhem ensues) Review to follow: I didn’t […]

RIP Gene Wilder

Comedy legend Gene Wilder has died. He was 83 and had been suffering from Alzheimer’s.

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Author: The JT LeRoy Story

Author: The JT LeRoy Story couldn’t arrive at a better time. While examinations of identity and authenticity have generally been the reserve of academics, recent events in the Zeitgeist have put the issue of what is real squarely in the public eye.

At the John Hewitt Summer School

I left Armagh with a bag full of books, a head full of ideas, a heart full of memories, and the soft feel and lingering scent of hugs and kisses from my new friends.

The Man Booker Prize 2016 Longlist: Predictions, Possibilities and Preferences

Predictions for this year’s Man Booker Prize longlist Source: The Man Booker Prize 2016 Longlist: Predictions, Possibilities and Preferences

The Fluff Is Raging

Flufferings on Arts, Culture and the Perpetual Allure of Uma Thurman by an Irish ex-pat currently at large in Canada