Culture
LAUNDRY TODAY OR NAKED TOMORROW. So says the sign which graces the windows of the ‘Excel Dry Cleaners’, a dry-cleaning and laundry service just outside Temple Bar in Dublin. A stone’s throw away is the ‘Dolphin House’ on Crane Lane, formerly the Dolphin Hotel. Though the Temple Bar
Covid-19
As the world continues to grapple with COVID-19, Maeve McGrath takes a look at how artists have depicted plagues and epidemics in times gone past. To contextualise the COVID-19 pandemic, many commentators turn to comparisons with the 1918 “Spanish” Flu or the Black Death (1347 – 1351). While much
Features
Advertising is a constant feature of our everyday lives. John Molyneux argues that as a result, we often ignore its real and unsavoury function: capitalist propaganda par excellence. When the revolution comes you will know it … because there won’t be no commercials. – The Last Poets In contemporary capitalist society
Covid-19
As precarity for artists worsens during COVID-19, Maeve McGrath looks at who pays the artist, the impact on creativity, and the need for a society which cherishes the art that enriches all of our lives. As the 2020 European Capital of Culture, Galway was not blessed with the most