How Phil Collins’ Son Marches to The Beat of His Own Drum
Simon Collins obviously “Plays Well with Others,” to playfully namecheck the title of a Phil Collins’ album, considering his own track record of collaborations with…
Jacknife Lee: The Hitmaker Behind Music’s Biggest Sounds
You might find it a bit hard to swallow now when looking at the top Dublin producer’s stellar CV, which includes working with U2, REM,…
A Life in Focus: Terry O’Neill
It’s now five years since the passing of this photographer who took countless iconic pics. Our man Jason O’Toole spoke to him a few years…
From Fight Club to Fast Food: The corporate neutering of entertainment
I am a huge fan of both the big and small screens, but, lately, I feel like a time traveller dropped in a dystopian nightmare…
Banning Harry Potter: A Tale of Misguided Fear and Modern Censorship
The Church’s Obsession with Harry Potter: Fear, Censorship, and Outdated Beliefs. I am reading The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins, and it got me reflecting…
When everything has AI… and nobody has a brain
Technology is supposed to empower us, not infantilize us. We should be using AI to do the things we can’t—not the things we’re just too…
Demigods or demagogues
As old media has withered on the vine due to its consistent cow-towing to the political and corporate master’s voice, the emergence of the iconoclastic…