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Culture

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# she said
She Said: How two journalists broke the silence around Harvey Weinstein
We speak to the reporters, Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor, about a new film about their New York Times reporting.
Voices
Extract: A pot of boiling water can lead to a glorious, simple and cheap meal
Tamar Adler shares an excerpt from the new hardback edition of her book, An Everlasting Meal.
# Podcast
The Explainer: What do the layoffs at Meta and Twitter mean for the tech industry?
Listen in to hear Elaine Burke, editor of Silicon Republic, explain to Sinéad O’Carroll.
Sponsored
A practical guide to reducing energy use in your home
The Government of Ireland has suggested a range of practical advice that will help you save money on your bills.
# Cinema
Trailer Watch: Which film will you watch this weekend?
Here are a few options for weekend watching.
# RIP
Boomtown Rats guitarist Garry Roberts dies aged 72
The Irish rock group announced the news in a statement this afternoon.
# Irish book awards
Anne Enright to be honoured with lifetime achievement award
The award will be given to the lauded author at the An Post Irish Book Awards later this month.
# Explainer
Could Mastodon take over from Twitter - and how do you join?
We explain why the decentralised social media site is now in favour, and what makes it different.
# turn the page
Irish Book Awards shortlist unveiled - is your favourite 2022 book on it?
TheJournal.ie Best Irish Published Book of the Year is among the categories.
# listen to the land speak
Manchán Magan: 'For a long time, we had this sense that we were just going to exploit the land'
Magan explains why he turned to the myths and lore of Ireland for his new book.
# RIP
Harry Potter and Cracker actor Robbie Coltrane dies aged 72
Coltrane’s agent confirmed that the Scottish actor died today.
# indepth
'Fraggle Rock, a father's tears and Lesley the Viking' - A weekend at Manchester City
The42 visited the Premier League champions to watch Ireland’s Gavin Bazunu face Erling Haaland up close with Southampton. But that was only part of the story.
# Cinema
Trailer Watch: Which film will you watch this weekend?
Here are a few options for weekend watching.
# Literature
Annie Ernaux wins Nobel Prize In Literature 2022
The French author has written about her life across a series of highly acclaimed memoirs.
# life in colour
Colourised photographs bring Irish Civil War to life in new way
We have a selection of the images from a new collection.
# nothing compares
Sinéad O'Connor's legacy: 'This young woman from Dublin created so much reaction across the world'
We speak to the director of a new documentary about Sinéad O’Connor, called Nothing Compares.
# Cinema
Trailer Watch: Which film will you watch this weekend?
Here are a few options for weekend watching.
# Eurovision
Eurovision 2023 to be held in either Liverpool or Glasgow
Ukraine won the contest this year but the UK, who came second, will host due to Russia’s invasion.
# EXTRACT
The Irish Read: 'Summers were for plants and foolishness, autumns for oblivion'
Read an extract from Andrew Meehan’s latest novel, Instant Fires, published by New Island.
Culture Night 2022: Highlights across the country, from art to dance to queer history
Here are some of the highlights.
# Oktoberfest
Germany's famed Oktoberfest opens after two-year pandemic hiatus
In its 200-year history, the world’s biggest folk festival has been cancelled just 26 times.
# Emmys
Succession and Squid Game are big winners at television's Emmy awards
“Succession” creator Jesse Armstrong noted it had been a big week for successions – a reference to the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
# live from Dublin
Review: Tears from Garth Brooks as he takes to the stage for long-awaited Croke Park gig
How did the much-anticipated gig go? We were there – here’s our verdict.
# Cinema
Trailer Watch: Which film will you watch this weekend?
Here are a few options for weekend watching.
# no fences
Why does Ireland have such a connection with Garth Brooks?
Fans and a music expert have their say.
# chemo
Actor and activist Jane Fonda confirms she has cancer
The 84-year-old Oscar winner vowed to fight the “very treatable” illness.
# festival fun
Heading to Electric Picnic 2022? Here's everything you need to know
It’s the first Electric Picnic since 2019.
# trailers
Trailer Watch: Which film will you watch this weekend?
Here are a few options for weekend watching.
# Cinema
Trailer Watch: Which film will you watch this weekend?
Here are a few options for weekend watching.
# Arts
More than 300 free events to take place across Dublin on Culture Night
The “celebration of creativity and culture” is returning this year on 23 September.
# Michael Collins
'I was never a fan of de Valera': Neil Jordan on the legacy of his Michael Collins biopic
The film is credited, along with a biography published around the same time, of bringing Collins’s role as a revolutionary to prominence.
# on stage
Oliver Cromwell, a confession box and sex work - Dublin Fringe Festival unveils its 2022 programme
This year sees topics including climate change and the mother and baby homes being explored through art, music, theatre and performance.
# Festival
Colour fills Belfast streets as city marks largest cultural diversity festival
It is the first time the festival has taken place following a two-year break due to the pandemic.
# Cinema
Trailer Watch: Which film will you watch this weekend?
Here are a few options for weekend watching.
# Crash
Coroner determines actress Anne Heche died due to smoke inhalation and burns
Heche’s vehicle collided with a residence in the Mar Vista area of Los Angeles and became “engulfed in flames”.
# safer nightlife
A HSE drug analysis tent will be in operation at this year's Electric Picnic
It’s part of the HSE ‘Safer Nightlife’ harm reduction campaign.
# RIP
Former Pop Idol star Darius Campbell Danesh has died aged 41
He was found in his apartment in Minnesota on 11 August.
# RTE INK
'An honour bestowed': Marty Whelan chats to the man who'll have him on his leg forever
Phil O’Kelly of Milltown got the tattoo of a youthful Whelan after losing a bet.
# Transport
The Glider: Could Belfast's tram-like bendy bus be the model for other Irish cities?
The system has been suggested as a kind of gateway to light rail infrastructure.
# author
Salman Rushdie's family say he has 'life-changing injuries' but his sense of humour is 'intact'
The man accused of stabbing the author yesterday pleaded not guilty.
# trailers
Trailer Watch: Which film will you watch this weekend?
Here are a few options for weekend watching.