The Civil War Lives Through Mark Twain’s Fiction—and Donald Trump’s Reality
The ‘Tom Sawyer’ and ‘Huckleberry Finn’ author had an inimitable ability to make Americans reckon with their dark history. In ...
Fionnula Flanagan: I remember the ‘No Irish or dogs’ signs. I didn’t want to live in a country that took that attitude towards me
Put off London, the actor went instead to the US, where she spent 50 years as one of Ireland’s most prominent screen ...
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Staycations 2025: A holiday for your tastebuds
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Ireland 2050: Sub-orbital hotels, a tunnel under the Irish Sea and influencer tribes… Irish life in 25 years’ time
With the first quarter of the 21st century nearly over, we asked some Irish people to share their predictions for life here ...
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Paul Rouse: Like Dylan, sport is still tangled up in truth
To just give up on facts and information, and to simply cede the pitch to imagination and emotion and feelings is a profound ...
The fairytale village always named among the best in the UK
Corfe Castle is a village in Dorset on the site of a ruined castle of the same name. It stands over a gap in the Purbeck ...
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Flannery O’Connor Wanted to Shake Her Readers Awake. Her Family Wanted Her to Write the Next ‘Gone With the Wind’
This year marks the writer's 100th birthday. Through fiction anchored in her Southern background and Catholic faith, O'Connor ...
King Charles and Queen Camilla Postpone Pope Francis Visit Under Holy See's Medical Orders
The royals will continue their travels in Italy, according to Buckingham palace, noting that they "look forward to visiting ...
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Mitfordmania! Acting royalty Bessie Carter stars as the new Nancy Mitford in Outrageous, the hottest show of the year
As a new series brings the scandalous sisters to life on screen, Bessie Carter steps into the polished shoes of Nancy, queen ...
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STC's UNCLE VANYA & More Lead Washington, DC's April 2025 Top Theatre Shows
Washington, DC is never lacking outstanding theatre, whether epic Broadway shows, engrossing dramas or bold fringe offerings. BroadwayWorld is rounding up our top recommended theatre every month.
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TO Alison Krauss, her latest project is “like stepping into an old pair of shoes”. The singer blessed with a sweet soprano ...
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Starmer seeks deal with US to avoid trade war after Trump’s car tariff blow
the budget watchdog warned a full-blown tariff war with the US could wipe 1% off gross domestic product next year and derail Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ hopes of balancing the books, forcing her ...