Róisín Ingle: 20 things I would put in a time capsule from 2020
From a Normal People DVD to a face mask, these objects represent this bizarre year
‘You’re not begging for money – you’re offering a service’: can Patreon help creatives survive?
Covid-19 has changed everything and makes an audience subscription model attractive
US pop culture has struggled to come to terms with Trumpism
The angry pop culture of the Nixon years is better than that of the Trump era
Sinéad O’Connor at Vicar Street: A once-in-a-generation singer in the form of her life
Outside, a frantic trade for tickets in the cold air. Inside, a bottomless love for the artist
OMG! It’s OMD: this week’s best rock and pop gigs
Plus: Sligo Live, October Fires, Craig Finn, Of Monsters and Men, Amanda Palmer, Indigo Girls, EllyD
Crowdfunding success involves more than just the art of asking
Project creators need to be realistic and do their homework before jumping on the bandwagon
Neil Gaiman on honouring Terry Pratchett’s last request: ‘You have to do this’
The writer explains how his four years of intense devotion to ‘Good Omens’ will never happen again
Simone George on the tears and therapy of giving a Ted Talk
Our new Ted Talk has been viewed more than 800,000 times. This is what I’ve learnt
‘Powerful’ Ted talk from Irish spinal cord activists Simone George and Mark Pollock
In their Ted talk George and Pollock explore how "climbing into the raging river of grief when tragedy strikes can be the way to get to the next place”;
Amanda Palmer: On My Culture Radar
The musician and activist on Laurie Anderson, the films of Alejandro Jodorowsky and how Wislawa Szymborska’s poetry helped her through difficult times
International Women’s Day playlist: From Aretha to Whitney
Songs to inspire and empower on International Women’s Day. Hear them roar
The Women’s Podcast: Amanda Palmer on making art in Trump’s America
Dresden Dolls musician takes time out of a hectic world tour to speak to Una Mullally
The clitoris has 8,000 nerve endings (and nine other things we learned from a new artwork)
Alli Sebastian Wolf has devised the Glitoris, a 100:1 scale model of the real thing – it’s not just an artwork, it’s also an educational tool
Róisín Ingle ...on being Minister for Education
If such an event were to occur I would rename myself Minister with responsibility for Bringing Out The Best In Everyone
Review: An Evening with Amanda Palmer
A straight-up gig would never be rock and roll enough for Palmer, but this ramshackle approach take too many ukulele-fuelled diversions
Why are French children better behaved?
French parents put themselves first, let their babies cry and don’t allow snacking. Paris-based American author Pamela Druckerman was a willing convert
Hachette wants to turn Twitter into a bookstore
Publisher is testing whether a tweet from an author can directly trigger a sale
Jon Ronson: ‘I still see myself as marginal’
The writer often focuses on people who live in irrational bubbles, such as Frank Sidebottom – but then, it’s a state of mind he has personal experience of
Singer proves a hit with Dublin street show
After handing out the fruits of her tour rider (juice, peanut butter and honey) to fans at the Academy on Middle Abbey Street in Dublin, the singer Amanda Palmer led a crowd to Liffey Street, outside the Grand Social venue yesterday afternoon, for an impromptu concert announced on Twitter just hours previously.
The female body can be a weapon rather than a battleground
The most shocking act healthy young women can perpetrate is to take their clothes off in protest
Does Amanda Palmer have all the answers?
Amanda Palmer, fresh from her run-in with the Daily Mail, plays Dublin's Academy tonight. The feminist musician has become an oracle for a frantic music business treasure-hunting for answers. The street performer turned-Dresden Doll-turned-solo act-turned-Kickstarter million dollar fundraiser-turned TED talk sensation talks about her DIY philosophy with Una Mullally
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