A collaboration between director Spencer Susser (The Greatest Showman, Hesher) and The Humane Society International (HSI) has resulted in the stop-motion animation work Save Ralph, a four-minute animation piece following Ralph, a tester rabbit, and his explanation of a typical day at the lab. The project, released on April 6th, 2021, features international stars Ricky … [Read more...] about Save Ralph: a plain-spoken, sad and eye-opening short film
Archives for May 2021
In love with some poetry
Today in a marginal literary production and almost non-existent in terms of media advertising, poetry is nonetheless at the source of our literary history with the Homeric poems (The Iliad and the Odyssey), the Aeneid of Virgil and The Metamorphoses of Ovid. These four founding texts take the form of long poems. From a poetic golden age, and from the medieval to the … [Read more...] about In love with some poetry
Galway, April 2021 – Creative Corner
Flowers bloom and burst, petals of pink and hues of spring scatter on westerly winds. Salthill blooming: sunhats and glasses that shimmer like sun on a still ocean. Buntings bud and sprout down Quay street. Tendrils looping and twisting as flags the colour of fresh flowers dance in a summer breeze. … [Read more...] about Galway, April 2021 – Creative Corner
The groundhog days of addiction
The following article deals with themes of an adult nature which some readers may find upsetting. During an interminably long lockdown, I’ve run a gamut of challenging books, both fictional and biographical. There is something magnetic about people who never compromise. Despite the hard realities that comes with it, the do or die approach to life is fascinating, and … [Read more...] about The groundhog days of addiction
The rise of a new Irish pop singer: Lea Heart
Covid-19 and lockdown have changed millions of lives, but one life that has been drastically changed for the better is Lea Heart. The 20-year-old from Kildare has just released her second hit single ‘IDK Why’. Her first single ‘Older’ was released in October and has surpassed 1 million streams online. “It was only a couple weeks ago that I released my second single and … [Read more...] about The rise of a new Irish pop singer: Lea Heart