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FICTION
FICTION
The New Abject
Real and abstract revulsion compelling themes of dread-zone anthology
FILM OF THE WEEK
FILM OF THE WEEK
A fortune out of spent pennies
MARIA DUARTE is intrigued by the fascinating tale of a Czech herbal healer who diagnosed his patients by examining their urine
CINEMA
CINEMA
Film round-up
Reviews of Cowboys, Oxygen, Once Upon a River, End of Sentence, Apples and Mortal Kombat
PROFILE
PROFILE
A lexicon of pure perception
A new biography of artist PAUL KLEE causes John Hawkins to reflect on his extraordinary development of a unique visual language
MUSIC
MUSIC
Album reviews
Latest releases from Paul Handyside, The Anchoress, Benoit Delbecq, Afton Wolfe, Ringo Starr, George Haslam and Friends, Stripmall Ballads, Alice Cooper, Mario Laginha/Julian Arguelles/Helge Andreas Norbakken
FICTION
FICTION
The Silenced
Gripping account of sporting resistance during the long night of fascism in Argentina
OPINION
OPINION
'Contemporary Irish poetry is very brave when it comes to kicking long-dead Archbishops'
But, says KEVIN HIGGINS, a reactionary literary establishment keeps the door very firmly closed against poetry with a left perspective on contemporary life
THEATRE ONLINE
THEATRE ONLINE
Demolition of an inclusive era
MARY CONWAY recommends a poignant account of what a vibrant local school meant to its community before it was targeted by developers
OPINION
OPINION
A woman of mystery and metaphor
Reading a new biography of Susan Sontag causes SUSIE DAY to reflect on her turbulent life and controversial career
ART IN THE OPEN
ART IN THE OPEN
Tres Sillas (‘Three Chairs’)
Monument to brutal 1985 murder of communist militants in Quilicura, Santiago de Chile
