How CS Lewis’s Irish childhood influenced the Chronicles of Narnia
The author of the classic children’s stories left Belfast as a boy, but his homeland remained a powerful force in his imagination
Meryl Streep
How to make an audiobook: the perfect voice, detailed prep and a raconteur’s instincts
Voice actor Aoife McMahon, producer Roy McMillan and audio engineer Noel Storey reveal some of their tricks
Are celebrities preparing Donald Trump takedown speeches ahead of awards season? Don’t bet on it
Ignore the right-wing blowhards: awards ceremonies are rarely as politically partisan as they like to pretend
The Movie Quiz: What three Oscars has Meryl Streep won?
Plus: What was the first film Clint Eastwood directed in which he did not act?
The Week That Was at the UN General Assembly: Jennifer Bray’s New York diary
Micheal D Higgins, Simon Harris and Micheál Martin make headlines with comments on homelessness and immigration, Israel and Iran, a trip to Washington and time spent with Meryl Streep
Meryl Streep joins Irish and other officials at UN women’s rights event
Micheál Martin addresses event that puts spotlight on exclusion of women from politics in Afghanistan
Fifteen great audiobooks for your summer holidays and beyond
From Ann Patchett read by Meryl Streep to Anne Enright read by the author, there are plenty of books to curl up with this summer
Cannes 2024 opens with tears, #MeToo, a Palme d’Or for Meryl Streep and plenty of Irish
Cannes Diary: Juliette Binoche was choked up, Meryl Steep was classy and Greta Gerwig didn’t hold back
Only Murders in the Building: Meryl Streep steals the show, riffing off Steve Martin and Martin Short
Television: Third time out, this giddy whodunit has not lost its charm
Andrew Garfield: ‘I needed to be with these freaks and lunatics’
Now starring in The Eyes of Tammy Faye the former web-slinger is tipped for an Oscar
Critics of Don’t Look Up should look at it through a different lens
For those in the climate science sphere, it’s more than a movie – it’s a redemptive event
Mark Rylance on theatre, film and his family’s tragedy: ‘For me, love is stronger than death’
The actor’s beloved stepdaughter, Nataasha van Kampen, died aged 28 in 2012
Don’t Look Up: Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence’s new film misses its target
There are decent jokes but Adam McKay’s comedy feels overstuffed
Adam McKay: ‘An Oscar? How the f**k did that happen?’
Oscar-winning filmaker Adam McKay has a new film about the end of the world
Broadway composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim dies aged 91
Stephen Sondheim wrote the lyrics for West Side Story, and composed Sweeney Todd
Brooke Shields: ‘I’m 56 and I feel stronger, sexier and more empowered than ever’
The US actor on her childhood acting, mother’s alcoholism and new Netflix romcom
Stanley Tucci’s passion was acting. Now it’s food
The actor’s new memoir, Taste, explains how cancer took his culinary passion to new heights
Oyster season in full swing at the Sea Louth Seafood Trail
Food File: Stanley Tucci releases memoir and tickets on sale for Dundrum symposium
Herself: Delayed portrayal of housing crisis loses none of its relevance
Writer-star Clare Dunne shines in this irresistible drama
Angela Bassett on success, salaries and staying power: ‘I gotta find a new queen to play’
The Tina Turner actor on fairness in pay, film-making and why acting is still her first love
Mark Ronson: ‘I wish I’d been more upfront about Amy Winehouse’s addiction’
The producer on therapy, paparazzi – and being tucked in by Robin Williams
The life-changing magic of having your hair washed in a salon again
A friend left her first post-lockdown professional wash almost overwhelmed by the bliss
New subscriptions at Netflix fall short of expectations
Streaming giant blames ‘pull-forward’ effect from bumper 2020 and production delays
Budd Schulberg: The screenwriter who made Marlon Brando a star
He spent a weekend with F Scott Fitzgerald, saw Nazi Germany and wrote On The Waterfront
Eve Hewson: ‘I’m really lucky I grew up in Ireland, not LA’
The Irish actor on shyness, nightmares and getting to know her native country again
Sam Neill: ‘I’m not having Jimmy Nesbitt turned into sausages’
'I love my animals' ... The actor was heartbroken by the death of his chicken, Meryl Streep
Viola Davis: ‘My father was just one generation removed from slavery’
The Oscar-winner on playing Ma Rainey, working with Chadwick Boseman and race in Hollywood
Meryl Streep hasn’t had this much fun on screen since The Devil Wears Prada
Review: The Prom, also starring Nicole Kidman, is an old-fashioned toe-tapping feelgood musical
Netflix: 10 of the best new shows and films to watch in December
Including Mank, The Prom, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, The Midnight Sky and Bridgerton
Saoirse Ronan and Daniel Day-Lewis on ‘greatest 21st-century actors’ list
But hang on: what’s Keanu Reeves doing here? And really hang on: where’s Meryl Streep?
The Crown, season 4: Gillian Anderson takes up the Margaret Thatcher challenge
She is the latest of many actors to wrestle with the blue suit and tortured vowels
First, kill your lobster ... without your child realising what you’re doing
Cooking with Conor Pope: the former Celebrity MasterChef finalist tackles lobster ravioli, from scratch
Trump’s war of attrition against ‘nasty’ media bodes ill for US
Chilling statements have been followed by an upsurge in physical assaults on journalists
Hollywood’s a cruel place. But not as cruel as it used to be. Here’s why
Women over 40 are no longer relegated to tweed twinsets. It’s progress, of a sort
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
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