Sony’s PS3 closure raises a big question: who actually owns the games you buy?
Consumers buying a range of digital media are discovering that continued access is far from certain
George Orwell
If you think football is ‘just football’, you’re missing out
Unthinkable: For some, football is a pointless, thuggish distraction; for others, it’s everything
Seán Moncrieff: If you’re not part of a WhatsApp group, you are a failure as a human being
There are groups for family, friends, colleagues, other colleagues who want to bitch about the colleagues in the first group
Orwell 2+2=5 review: Scattershot portrait of late author and his ideas
Documentary illustrates continued relevance of his work but fails to ask questions about his role as informer
‘Die roaring’: What we can learn from the demise of Doran’s bull and Orwell’s elephant
Orwell’s account was partly corroborated by a police colleague of the time
Animal Farm review: Orwell mapped on to Belfast in an intriguing anatomy of oppression
Theatre: Well-considered physical performances as concrete cell becomes allegorical farmland
2026 on stage: 20 headline plays in the year ahead, including Jodie Comer in Prima Facie
From a portrait of a declining Judy Gardland to comedy, film adaptations and musicals, there’s much to look forward to in the coming year
Spying cases show that serious sport has nothing to do with fair play
A little subterfuge to get an edge, to try and determine an outcome, is more common than ever in modern sport
I Deliver Parcels in Beijing by Hu Anyan: The exhausting life of a courier
Chinese bestseller has been touted as an everyman’s capitalism critique
Vogue Williams, top Irish export, like Kerrygold, Bono and passive-aggressive alcoholism
The Irish I’m a Celebrity contestant has been a reality-TV star since the innocent days of Fade Street, on RTÉ
AI: Are we empowering students - or outsourcing the skills we aim to cultivate?
AI literacy is essential for preparing students to succeed in a future shaped by this technology
Why we should all be alarmed by Hungary’s latest assault on independent media
Hungary’s newly proposed ‘On the Transparency of Public Life’ bill is a case study in Orwellian doublethink
A Brave New Ireland: How dystopias can reflect the state of Ireland and the West
It’s commonly believed that our future will become more digitalised, but it’s equally possible that nuclear war would allow a complete reset
There’s a reason why Ireland hasn’t produced a Donald Trump or a Nigel Farage yet
The far right in Ireland is run by the charismatically challenged. If someone capable of stringing a sentence together emerges, that political calculus will change quickly
Crosswords & Puzzles
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
The GlossOpens in new window
Read the digital edition of The Gloss magazine now
Family NoticesOpens in new window
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices