Category: Culture
1918 Flu Pandemic originated in China, National Geographic reports
The deadly flu pandemic in 1918 is estimated to have taken 50 million lives – more than were lost...
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15 Things You Can Do to Help Others During the Covid-19 Outbreak
During this incredibly difficult time, it’s easy to focus on all of the darkness, pain and...
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BOOK REVIEW: Susan Cain’s Quiet: The power of introverts in a world that can’t stop talking
Back in December I added Susan Cain’s Quiet: The power of introverts in a world that can’t stop...
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Albert Uderzo, co-creator of Asterix, has died
Albert Uderzo, the co-creator of the Asterix comic books (with his friend René Goscinny, who died...
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BOOK REVIEW: Coronavirus reading: ‘The Demon in Democracy’
With concerns about the coronavirus ever-present in our minds, and many outdoor activities off...
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Hope from hopelessness: sitting out the Corona virus in not-so-splendid isolation
It seems that ‘[y]achtbrokers have seen a surge in bookings as people fleeing the coronavirus...
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Madonna: Here’s a naked reflection on equality to keep your spirits up.
Niamh wrote something of a polemic on this site last week about that god-awful “celebrities...
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On Mother’s Day lets celebrate the sheer joy it can bring
You’ve had a baby, it’s great! You look to the future with promise and hope, and trust that those...
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BOOK REVIEW: Is the 21st century West a decadent society?
A new book from Ross Douthat argues that it is. A few days it was my birthday. I am 35 now and so...
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Tomás Mac Curtain remembered on the 100th anniversary of his killing
This week marked the centenary of the killing of Tomás MacCurtáin, Mayor of Cork, who was shot...
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Hold onto your hats, this looks serious…
So apparently there’s this illness going around at the moment, you might have heard about it, kind...
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Vanessa Hudgens: So what if people die
God bless Vanessa Hudgens. Right across the media people are looking for content that isn’t...
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