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It might seem odd to satirise Communism in 2017. Everywhere we look we seem to live in a world where right wing reaction, rather than left wing utopianism is king. It has given us Trump in America, Brexit in Britain and (almost) Le Pen in…

Now what? Is one hundred digests all the world needs? Of course not. If we’re being honest it didn’t need any. But, like most things that happen in the world, you’re getting it anyway. So let’s get over the existential hiccup of this…

The Sunday Sermon podcast is a weekly podcast about current affairs and some more local incidents from Father Declan Quigg. This podcast is a must-listen-to, especially if you're in the market for a podcast by a very old priest with a…

Good day people. How’s your post bank holiday week going? Did you visit a bank over the long weekend? Take some holiday snaps while waiting to lodge a cheque? Get told by a curt member of staff that you can now holiday in the online bank?…

Hello there. There are some enjoyable things here, for you. I can't guarantee you'll enjoy them, but if I could I imagine I would be able to use such an ability to solve crimes or fight crime or commit crimes. Something crimey anyway. 1.…

This week, Jeremy Corbyn was the absolute boy, Theresa May went into talks with the DUP, and the Tories lost a load of seats. Ariana Grande also held a benefit concert in Manchester, former FBI director James Comey gave a testimony, &…

As confused reports came in of a mass shooting at a casino in Manila on Thursday evening, Melania Trump tweeted her condolences to those affected, and although I’m sure that she did so in good conscience, I couldn’t help but feel that she…

Asghar Farhadi makes great, great movies. Perhaps most obviously, they are eye-opening glimpses into a different culture. A front-runner in the Iranian New-Wave – a cinematic movement which has given us works like Abbas Kiarostami’s Ten,…

I’ve always considered my Irish-ness something of an advantage when performing in the UK. Having an accent automatically differentiates you from the other acts on the bill and buys you an extra 30 seconds with the audience at the top of…

Dedicated to all those killed in the Bowling Green Massacre, and to NBC's Brian Williams who was there. The Thursday of Trump’s executive order prohibiting the entry of Muslims from seven Arab states into the US, I found myself wandering…