What would become of the Civic Offices on Wood Quay if the council relocates?
After The Currency reported the idea of the council moving its HQ, councillors were talking about and thinking through the pros and cons and implications.
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New York Our Time, Reviewed
This film by Donegal-born Vivienne Dick follows her around New York as she reminisces about her time in the “no wave” scene there in the 1970s and ’80s.
Dean: The Cult of Stano
Even within a tightly knit Dublin music scene so quick to glorify its innovators, Stano feels like a man apart.
An Art Exhibition Highlights the Privileges Many Enjoy Even Under Lockdown
The show contrasts the feeling of being restricted by Covid-19 shutdowns, with the much more serious restrictions faced by refugees.
The Pulse of Moore Street, In Photos
“Setting up a backdrop for taking portraits in the middle of Moore Street really gave me insight into how energetic and vibrant the street can be,” writes photographer Aarif Amod.
The Spirit of the River: A Quest for the Kingfisher, Reviewed
“The prose is as beautiful as it is visual. Perhaps this is because so much of the shared knowledge isn’t retrieved from books. It’s from experiencing an environment first-hand.”
Wild Mountain Thyme, Reviewed
To borrow an Americanism, director John Patrick Shanley swings for the fences. He mostly hits foul balls, but the flailing enthusiasm is admirable.
AI, Algorithms and Art Are on the Agenda for Series of Public Talks
A collaboration between the Digital Hub and the National College of Art and Design, the series continues into June.
Unable to Exhibit Indoors, Artists Mock-Up Gentrified Ring Forts and More in the Mountains
The pandemic nixed their traditional end-of-studies exhibitions, so a group of artists set up their own show, the Crux Project, in the wilds of south Dublin.
In Ballymun, a Team Stands by to Nurture Budding Playwrights
Aoife Spillane-Hinks has worked with around 25 writers, she says, as the lead artist at the Axis Ballymun’s pop-up literary department.
A Vietnamese Comic Mines His Culture, and Misunderstandings of It, for Laughs
For Nghai Mai, what matters most is letting his audience know there’s more to Vietnam than American vets getting “flashbacks of Nam” in Hollywood films.
The Alliance of Pirates, Reviewed
This book “is a must have for those investigating the history of piracy … or even for those who just want to see the fact beyond the fiction”.
A Poem, Co-Written by Young Men, Reveals What Shapes Their Lives
It’s part of a wider projected called “What Does He Need?” which is trying to create a public conversation about the current state of masculinity.