Music Caleb Followill: ‘I never allowed myself to get too close to people because of the way I grew up’ Caleb Followill leads a quiet life. He didn’t always. The lead singer of Kings of Leon — the band he formed with his two brothers Nathan and Jared and cousin Matthew in 1999 — had a well-earned reputation in the past for excess.
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Books New Irish Writing: Wine Street My father’s green hunting jacket still had his smell on it. It was way too big for me so I had to roll up the sleeves three times before my hands could see daylight. The last time I saw him wearing it was when he took me to Crick’s Bend, where the salmon were all funnelled into a stream only a couple of yards wide. Easy pickings but we didn’t catch anything. He’d gotten too tired and we came away after only a half an hour. He coughed all the way back to the car.
Books Poetry by Kevin Graham Kevin Graham’s work has appeared in The Stinging Fly, The Irish Times and The Shop Anthology, as well as on radio. He lives and works in Dublin.
TV Reviews Premium Your Honor review: Bryan Cranston has the power to pick and choose his roles — you really have to wonder why he picked this one Some actors will never completely escape the part that changed their lives, even if it doesn’t define or typecast them.
TV Reviews TV reviews: Some welcome light relief amid the gloom of morose murder-mysteries What possessed BBC Four’s schedulers some years ago to decide that the best way to unwind at the weekend would be to watch morose Scandinavians kill equally morose Scandinavians, thus giving even more morose Scandinavian detectives something to investigate between musing on the ultimate meaninglessness of existence? Whatever it was, viewers have been grateful ever since.
Television Home of the Year: Colourful Limerick home takes place in final as judge slammed for criticising ‘upcycling’ creativity A colourful Limerick home has taken the third spot in RTÉ’s Home Of The Year final, however, some viewers were upset with one of the judges criticizing another contestants ‘upcycling’ creativity.
TV Reviews Premium Your Honor review: Bryan Cranston has the power to pick and choose his roles — you really have to wonder why he picked this one The talented actor is Breaking Bad again as Judge Michael Desiato, who will go to any lengths to protect his son
Gallery Life Son, Moon and the brilliant Supernova - 10 of the best from the Dublin International Film Festival Hilary White highlights 10 of the best as Dublin International Film Festival goes the distance
Entertainment Golden Globes 2021: The snubs and surprises from a night at the (virtual) Globes On a night when almost everything about the Golden Globes was different, the ceremony at least delivered the usual mix of snubs and surprises.
Gallery Europe Something in the air on Athens adventure Flying into Athens, I was brought to tears at the aerial view of this city I had no connection to, no history with, had never been to before. I intentionally cued up a song that made me emotional - Cat Stevens, I think - to play as we began the descent.
Gallery Life Perfect lockdown read paints a warm glow The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot, the debut novel from Marianne Cronin, is one of those rare books that takes you by surprise, disarming you with its unexpected moments of humour and joy. A charming, gentle book, it will lift your spirits, even as it tears at your heartstrings.
Book Reviews My life in books: John Patrick McHugh John Patrick McHugh is from Galway. His fiction has appeared in Winter Papers, The Tangerine, Banshee, Granta and The Stinging Fly. His debut collection of short stories, Pure Gold, is out now from New Island.
Gallery Life What women think about sex 'Before I started having sex, I used to think it was this wonderful, mind-blowing thing. From what I'd read about in books and heard others say, I thought it would be spectacular. I had no idea how awkward it would actually be." So reads the opening line of Lucy-Anne Holmes' latest book, Women on Top of the World: What Women Think about When They're Having Sex, which was published this week.
