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A tough shell concealing a huge heart: Review of ‘The Crazy Truth’ by Gemma June Howell
by Rebecca Lowe The Crazy Truth is a working-class novel that remains true to its roots – unflinchingly honest to the point of brutal, yet also touching,…
A broad church of the progressive left: the Radical Film Network
Brett Gregory speaks to Steve Presence and Matthias Kispert, co-conveners of the RFN, the largest alternative film/media communication hub in the world. The RFN was originally established…
Kneecap – An Electrifying Ode to Language, Identity, and Modern Belfast
by Jenny Farrell The Irish language is often relegated to the past—a relic of rural idylls or historical dramas. Kneecap, directed by Rich Peppiatt, smashes this notion…
I am my father’s son: Five poems by Tom Kelly
Nothing There are forty of us in my class,a symphony of sniffing and snotsdragging themselves up nostrils,making me feel like vomitingon the boy in front of me….
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The End of Smokestack Books
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It is not only about sex and religion. It is also about power and class. The Church of England is in chaos: just weeks after... Continue reading
Brett Gregory speaks to Steve Presence and Matthias Kispert, co-conveners of the RFN, the largest alternative film/media communication hub in the world. The RFN was... Continue reading
by Jenny Farrell The Irish language is often relegated to the past—a relic of rural idylls or historical dramas. Kneecap, directed by Rich Peppiatt, smashes... Continue reading
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