Jack Frost

4 results

Robin Williams in Mrs Doubtfire: a man dressing up as an old Scottish woman for the privilege of being in the same room as his kids has layers
That stay-at-home dad joke isn’t funny anymore

As the cult of the stay-at-home dad continues to stumble, blinking and pale, into the milky light of day, we hail Michael Keaton as our benevolent and(...)

Aisling – by Mark Sheridan, age 18
  • Books
  • May 11, 2016, 01:00

Half-lights move like spiders in the gunmetal morning, slinking silent streets and watching with starved eyes from doorways and alleys. Along the des(...)

Sculptural foliage of silver leafed Astelia, Schefflera hoi and tree ferns growing in the city garden of designer Bernard Hickie. Photograph: Richard Johnston
Sunny plants for shady places

Like most people, I don’t have a woodland garden. Which is not to say that I don’t have plenty of shady spots in the garden that are eminently suitabl(...)

Some children in a hurry at the Larch Hill Santa Days for Beaver Scouts at Tibradden, Dublin. Ppotograph: Fergal Phillips.
Larch Hill overrun by elves as Santa comes to town

A thousand excited beavers descended on a purpose-built Elfland in the Dublin mountains over the weekend to visit Santa Claus and raise almost €10,00(...)