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"I'M A film-maker, I'm always looking for interesting stories," explains director Gary Lennon of what led him to make I Dream in Photos, his new documentary about Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Cathal McNaughton.
WELL, what can you say about a band that emerges ethereally from the bowels of some imaginary shamballa in east London, popping up from underneath the 'stage', spotlit bit-by-bit – heads, torso, legs – rather than saunter from the wings in conventional fashion? Nothing was conventional about this Super Trouper show; certainly not the unearthly entrance of four shimmery 'Abbatars' to sing and dance – and, yes, chat a little too – for adoring fans packed into the purpose-built Abba Arena in Pudding Mill Lane, Stratford.
Review Universal Food Security: How to End Hunger While Protecting the Planet By Dr Glenn Denning (Columbia University Press, 2023) THE twin needs of providing universal food security while ending the scourge of hunger has been a daunting topic from a humanitarian standpoint for decades.
In May 1923, Armagh-born and newly appointed anti-Treaty IRA chief of staff Frank Aiken issued an order to republicans to dump their arms, thus bringing an end to the hostilities of the 11-month long civil war.
LINDA Ervine is having a bit of a breather – but not for long.