Love Bono or loathe him, we could all do with a little more of his sanctimony
If art is going to be political - and I mostly wish it wouldn’t - this is the way to do it
We are in the age of ‘looksmaxxing’: Consider the glass floor truly smashed
Technological progress is giving us the means to forsake the very traits that make us human
If Keir Starmer goes, Britain’s reputation as a banana republic will be secured
Calling for him to quit is like thinking better trainers will make up for all those runs you failed to go on
It’s ironic how it took a Corkman to teach UK’s Labour to sound like English patriots
It has been helpful for Ireland, too. But Morgan McSweeney’s reign could be coming to screeching halt
In this Might is Right world, there’s one group of people who hold more cards than Trump
Mark Carney won’t change Trump’s mind about anything. But Philip Glass might
There’s a whiff of ancient Rome about the Beckham family feud
Gossip wins, always. The ancient Romans knew it — and so does Donald Trump
Grok is awful but banning X is a betrayal of free speech
State-driven attempts to shut down a corner of the public realm are wrong
I have never met anyone so stuck in life as obsessive self-improvers
In 2026, I am not interested in 50 ways to make my life ‘easier’ but instead plan to truculently dig my heels in
Was Ireland’s reputation as a tiny diplomatic superpower just a flash in the pan fantasy?
Foreign media is flooded with criticism for the country that used to “get its way”
The cause of the great reading crisis is unknown. But the solution is obvious
Someone, somewhere, has spent years, perhaps their whole life, pulling a book together. The reader gets to spend weeks reading it, and perhaps their whole life thinking about it
Politicians are bad at the internet. Just look at Simon Harris’s TikTok
Keir Starmer’s new Substack only proves the point
Falling in love with Robert F Kennedy jnr wasn’t Olivia Nuzzi’s biggest mistake
American journalist had a dream job with New York magazine. Then she fell for one of her subjects. That’s when her problems started
Britain’s Paddington obsession is embarrassing – but so is Ireland gushing over ‘Miggeldy’
Catherine Connolly’s keepy-uppies, Paddington’s values and ‘Miggledy’s’ dogs: this toddler-babble must stop
Was anyone surprised when Trump called a woman journalist ‘piggy’?
When civility leaves politics, everyone starts hating politicians, and that’s not an easy problem to solve
Caroline Flack documentary is one last act of excessive prying
The reality media ecosystem is in a doom loop. TV begets fame, which begets a downfall, which begets tragedy, which begets more TV, and more fame