Kylie makes it a big showbiz splashMUSCULAR GLADIATORS in winged helmets, scantily dressed acrobats, chariots, giant golden shells and huge fountains – it’s enough…Wed Mar 23 2011 - 00:00
Word On The Street: Social ProofWhat it means: You’re really liking that new Lykke Li album, and you reckon Boardwalk Empire is as good as The Sopranos and Mad…Sat Mar 12 2011 - 00:00
Bieber fever hits Dublin: 10,000 fans show they are true beliebers“THERE’S NO cure for Bieber fever,” quipped 17-year-old pop sensation Justin Bieber in an interview, and there’s probably no …Wed Mar 09 2011 - 00:00
Word on the street: BinimalistWhat it means: It refers to the neo-minimalists, an unstoppable army of feng shui masters keeping everything clean and uncluttered…Sat Mar 05 2011 - 00:00
Word on the street Collaborative ConsumptionWhat it means: The old business model is broken, but some people are picking up the pieces and turning them into cashSat Feb 26 2011 - 00:00
Squint and you could have been at the OscarsPierce Brosnan looked every bit the old smoothie as he exuded the 007 charmMon Feb 14 2011 - 00:00
Then & now Mary Peters, olympianIN 1972, WITH every headline from Northern Ireland announcing fresh horrors, one woman’s achievement temporarily took people’…Sat Feb 12 2011 - 00:00
Word on the street Smartphone ShuffleWhat it means: The inelegant slow-step that happens when you stop walking like a normal pedestrian, and instead adopt the shuffling…Sat Feb 12 2011 - 00:00
Getting up, standing upMUSIC: I & I: The Natural Mystics - Marley, Tosh & Wailer , By Colin Grant, Jonathan Cape, 305pp. £20Sat Feb 05 2011 - 00:00
We heart artSt Valentine’s Day is the one day in the year when it’s all right to go all gushy, slushy, squidgy and syrupySat Feb 05 2011 - 00:00
Pioneer of the people's musicBIOGRAPHY: The Man Who Recorded the World: A Biography of Alan Lomax By John Szwed, Heinemann, 438pp. £20Sat Jan 22 2011 - 00:00
Unhurried in a harried worldTV REVIEW: Arts Lives: The Writing in the Sky RTÉ1, Tuesday; Eco Eye RTÉ1, Tuesday; Operation Transformation RTÉ1, Wednesday…Sat Jan 08 2011 - 00:00
From gleeks to Wikileaks: the buzzwords of 2010Are you a gleek? Is that a vuvuzela in your pocket? Then join the Tea Party, order a pill-latte and get ready for a shellacking…Tue Dec 28 2010 - 00:00
Give your favourite festival the thumbs upSMALL PRINT: AS WE trudge through the snow and slush, thoughts naturally turn to summer and sloshing through the mud at one …Mon Dec 06 2010 - 00:00
Taylor-made revenge is sweet for country starTaylor Swift’s album to those who wronged her may not pack much of a punch, but it follows in a grand tradition of revenge songs…Sat Oct 30 2010 - 01:00
Robbie WilliamsIn and Out of Consciousness: Greatest Hits 1990-2010 Virgin ***Fri Oct 08 2010 - 01:00
Anyone for a wild and wacky tour of Ireland?DAY TRIPS: IT’S A TOUGH world out there and travel companies are having to come up with ever more unusual ideas to attract visitors…Sat Sept 11 2010 - 01:00
Purrfect ending: that was the silly season that wasWith sensible news set to make a return, take a moment to enjoy again the non-stories that lit up the silly seasonSat Sept 04 2010 - 01:00
It's like 'The Lord of the Rings' in reverseMUSIC : Electric Eden: Unearthing Britain’s Visionary Music By Rob Young, Faber, 664pp. £17.99Sat Sept 04 2010 - 01:00
On the lookout for tpyos, wherever they may beTwo self-styled “typo vigilantes” drove across the US in 2008 correcting typographic errors in public signageSat Aug 28 2010 - 01:00
The force of sheer brassBalkan folk, Gallic humour, Mexican detours: it’s the unique clash of sounds that makes Zach Condon’s band Beirut specialSat Aug 21 2010 - 01:00
Dublin in a new light on bike hikeIN TRANSIT: WHAT’S THE best way to see the sights of Dublin? Hop-on, hop-off tour? Viking Splash tour? Literary pub crawl? They…Sat Jul 24 2010 - 01:00
U2 ready to rock following Bono's injuryU2 HAS told its fans, “We’re coming back.” In a video posted on the U2Thu Jul 15 2010 - 01:00
Bono's back as U2 reschedule tour“We’re coming back,” U2 have told their fans.Wed Jul 14 2010 - 01:00
In these dreary times, you've got to have FaithIn her kitten heels and vintage dresses, Paloma Faith brings an old-fashioned glamour to the chartsTue Jul 13 2010 - 01:00
Scarlett and Sandra's smooch - scandal or stunt?Sandra Bullock’s snog with Scarlett Johansson at the MTV awards smacked more of salvaging stardom than of Sapphic passionSat Jun 12 2010 - 01:00
Flight of the ConchordsOlympia, Dublin Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement, “formerly New Zealand’s fourth most popular guitar-based digi-bongo acapella…Fri May 07 2010 - 01:00
A fallen angel behind a zombie mask, a talented genius who couldn't handle fameBOOK OF THE DAY : Syd Barrett: A Very Irregular Head By Rob Chapman Faber, 441pp. £14.99Thu Apr 29 2010 - 01:00
Coming around againINTERVIEW: Who knew that behind all the big hair and synthesisers, Nik Kershaw was hiding an virtuoso jazz guitarist...Sat Apr 24 2010 - 01:00
