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Ernest Hemingway
Lucy Caldwell: ‘It took me more than a decade of trying to write short stories before any of them worked. It was long and gruelling’
Award-winning author explains the process behind Openings, her new short story collection
Lives of the Wives: Five Literary Marriages by Carmela Ciuraru - The men don’t come out of it all that well
Hollywood star Patricia Neal’s ‘career, independence and beauty were gone within a decade’ of marrying Roald Dahl
Where has the rock star male novelist gone?
The #MeToo movement has made men in literature more cautious
Giovanni Bellini: Father of the Renaissance, painter of translucid light
A new exhibition in Paris reveals the extraordinary originality and influence of Venetian artist
Tip2Top in Cabo Blanco: Hemingway once held court here, in all his degenerate glory. The rich still fly in to hook a prize marlin
The writer came to Cabo Blanco, where I stop on my journey up the Americas, as this Peruvian village was where much of The Old Man and the Sea was filmed
Drones, drugs and bullet-proof vests: life as a war courier in Ukraine
One Warsaw resident on the dangerous route he takes across the border with supplies
How a larger-than-life Kerry exile helped Muhammad Ali fight in Dublin
London publican Butty Sugrue, once dubbed ‘Ireland’s strongest man’, was force of nature
Ulysses for cheats, chapter by chapter (feel free to skip the first three)
Frank McNally: Skim, slice and dice James Joyce’s masterpiece, from opening to climax
Sean Moncrieff: I stopped shaving late last year. A pandemic can change a man
I have learned there are men who do Good Beard and others who are less accomplished
‘War heroine. Fighter. Dancer. Singer.’ France honours Josephine Baker
American-born woman admitted to the Panthéon at elaborate ceremony in Paris
Are orgasms good for your health?
‘Did your sinuses move, dear?’: Some unexpected health benefits from sexual climax
How to repair ceramics beautifully with the Japanese art of Kintsugi
Repairing objects with resin and gold can act as a glorious link between generations
Another Round: An intoxicating mix of ideas about boozing
The glass is both half empty and half full in Thomas Vinterberg’s fascinating, funny film
Ken Early: France’s uninspiring play goes against their historical self-image
If the French cannot play a good game against Germany, can they excel against anyone?
Pamplona cancels bull-running festival for second year
Mayor of Spanish city suspends week-long events due to risk of coronavirus spreading
Wish upon a star – Alison Healy on unanswered prayers
An Irishwoman’s Diary on agreeing with Garth Brooks
Why are men still explaining things to women?
Mansplaining illuminates a much deeper problem than the bore of patronising monologues
James Lee Burke: Donald Trump is ‘a master at capitalising on what is worst in people’
America’s greatest living mystery writer does not refer to the US president by name
A varied menu for Leopold Bloom’s big day
James Joyce liked his food and drink but had little time for ‘vegetable philosophy’
America at Large: Chicago bids fond farewell to Fighting Tom O’Shea
The Dublin-born educator and boxing coach left a huge mark on his adopted city
Coronavirus: France turns to literature amid the despair of pandemic
Paris Letter: The French are finding relevance in books about epidemics and confinement
In search of the kind of America I’d always heard about in Michigan
There are counties named after Antrim, Clare, Roscommon and Robert Emmet
On the centenary of Prohibition, is creative intoxication still a thing?
Writers have often used drink or drugs to ‘see beyond’ reality. Or was it all an illusion?
Ken Early: Tottenham’s gradual decline takes sudden dip against Liverpool
Klopp’s 2018 signings made the difference, while Pochettino signed no one that summer
Ireland can transform a Brexit crisis into a breakthrough
World View: Two studies are under way to plan for potential changes from UK’s exit
Damascus unveils post-conflict global trade show
Despite US threat of sanctions, international firms from 30 countries exhibit at the event
Why elegant should never be put to work as a verb in car sales
Antimeria sounds like a female relative of a certain age who bosses everyone around
Xi Jinping’s power play leads from dusty caves to China supremacy
The Chinese president channels early struggles into ascent to leadership
Fintan O’Toole: The first World War is still being fought
A century after the Armistice of 1918, we are still living in the world it created
‘He’s an idiot’, ‘We’re in crazytown’ and other key extracts from Woodward’s Trump book
Book on Trump’s first 18 months in office includes incendiary comments
Bullfighting could be banned in Pamplona, says city’s mayor
Spanish bullfighting industry and fans criticise comments ahead of bull-running festival
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