Paris is grey. Aged stone of different shades of grey. It’s buildings that have seen history happen around them and which wear their ages well. It’s skinny rues and wide avenues, and puddles on uneven streets. Cafés with wicker chairs gathered around small tables with ashtrays on them, sweating under plastic canopies. The cafés always seem…
Short story: Beara
I went on a trip to the Beara Peninsula with two of my best friends – the bad bitches Kim and Vicky – two years ago. We stayed in a gorgeous old house that opened at the back onto the sea (they filmed Ondine next door, a few years earlier) and ate breakfast watching the boats pull…
All of the lights: Adventures in Vietnam
Thoughts on a trip to Vietnam with my sisters.
This is why Mystery Show is so damn great
‘You are full of information’, a stranger tells Starlee Kine in the most recent episode of her podcast Mystery Show. Listening to this line (from case number six, ‘Kotter’, about a guy who wants to discover the meaning behind the animation on the cover of a lunchbox) while sitting on the train to Dublin, watching the sheep-scattered dull green…
What I think about when I think about thinking about running
I started running almost 18 months ago. If you think my next sentence is going to be: ‘So now I’m training for my first half marathon, after doing six 10ks and a handful of 5ks’, well, my friend, you have more faith in me than I do. I’ve racked up a grand total of two 5k…
A six-pack of reasons why you should go see Magic Mike XXL immediately
The plot of Magic Mike XXL is so barely-there that you could fit it in one tweet and still have enough characters left to create a witty hashtag: And yet, what appears at first glance to be a flimsy thong of a movie (a follow-up to 2012’s Magic Mike, which had arty Steven Soderberg at the helm) is so…
Pics: Oslo in winter
Brought my trusty Canon AE-1 to Oslo in January for a surprise tripped planned by my bestie and my sister. Ace.
What the hell is happening with season two of True Detective? Four questions I have…
Will Colin Farrell as Ray Velcoro continue being the best thing in the show?
Pics: Light, camera, light
Leaving the chateau French wedding Vicky in Galway light Galway Aoife & Niall’s wedding All pics taken on a Canon AE-1
Five reasons why I loved the film Spy
In a world where an ageing crow like James Bond can still catch a young worm (worm-an?), a comedic flick like Spy is a real treat for the noggin. This Paul Feig (the lad responsible for Bridesmaids, Freaks and Geeks, and the forthcoming Ghostbusters movie) film is ostensibly about a mousey woman (Susan Cooper, played…
