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Ringo Starr's solo career hit heights in the '70s that even his ex-Beatle bandmates could envy. After that career staggered through the '80s, Starr tried to bounce back with the 1992 single "Weight of the World," a song that was a musical throwback, even as its lyrics warned about the dangers of living in the past. What is "Weight of the World" about? Why was Starr looking for a comeback? And did the single achieve what it set out to do? Find out all the inform...

The group Teachers for Palestine has proposed a two-week campaign to bring awareness of events in Gaza into the classroom

The Laramie Project, a play about the torture and murder of Matthew Shepard in Wyoming, in 1998, has been seared on my mind since I saw it at the Civic Theatre in Tallaght some years ago.

As we move on into March, the weekends are getting busy with a variety of events taking place.

Despite being Maryland’s largest locally operated transit system, the MTA hasn’t delivered a single new rail project since the 1990s. The system hasn’t expanded using more affordable modes like bus rapid transit, either. A grassroots activist coalition is proposing that a new transit authority could be more responsive to the region’s transit needs.

EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: If Prince Harry is genuine and the King is receptive to reconciliation, will Prince William forgive Harry and Meghans antics since leaving the family?

As I think of the successes and failures of artists’ legacies, I’ve learned different stories tell different life’s circumstances, depending on luck and persistent efforts on the behalf of those who are dedicating their lives to perpetually keeping the artists’ works alive and contextually relevant in the former, while in the latter what requires of the artists’ caretakers, be it members of their families, friends or colleagues there my lack of clarity of intentions or s...

Few can disagree that Irish writing has been thriving as never before, and in just about every fictional genre and category. Two Irish Times opinio...

As we ring in 2024, here are our editors’ top picks for the season, from movies to music, fashion to food

As the world teeters on the brink of calamity, artists get busy exploring questions big and small