Friday, November 29, 2013

A new IMMA season of architecture-themed exhibits, talks,...





A new IMMA season of architecture-themed exhibits, talks, screenings and happenings asks us to consider how unconscious is The Everyday Experience?





Culture File - The Everyday Experience

A new IMMA season of architecture-themed exhibits, talks, screenings and happenings asks us to consider how unconscious is The Everyday Experience?


Thursday, November 28, 2013

Feel the force of Beethoven, in the company of students from St...





Feel the force of Beethoven, in the company of students from St Mary’s School for Deaf Girls, Cabra, and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra.





Culture File: Beethoven for the Deaf

Feel the force of Beethoven, in the company of students from St Mary's School for Deaf Girls, Cabra, and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra.


Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Why the co-editor of the first Encyclopedia of Music in Ireland,...





Why the co-editor of the first Encyclopedia of Music in Ireland, Harry White, isn’t awaiting excitedly an electronic version of his magnum opus.





Culture File -Encyclopedia on Music in Ireland 4

Why the co-editor of the first Encyclopedia of Music in Ireland, Harry White, isn't awaiting excitedly an electronic version of his magnum opus.


Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Do flash-in-the-pan girl band B*witched need to be immortalised...





Do flash-in-the-pan girl band B*witched need to be immortalised by an entry in the first Encyclopedia of Music in Ireland? Most certainly says one of the new book’s editor, Harry White, them and Val Doonican.





The changing status of the harp and how to compare Gerald Barry...





The changing status of the harp and how to compare Gerald Barry & U2, with Encyclopaedia of Music in Ireland editor, Harry White.





Culture File - Encyclopedia of Music in Ireland

The changing status of the harp and how to compare Gerald Barry & U2, with Encyclopaedia of Music in Ireland editor, Harry White.


Culture File: Bewitching Encyclopedia of Music

Do flash-in-the-pan girl band B*witched need to be immortalised by an entry in the first Encyclopedia of Music in Ireland? Most certainly says one of the new book's editor, Harry White, them and Val Doonican.


Friday, November 22, 2013

From A River of Sound all the way to Zozimus, with Harry White,...





From A River of Sound all the way to Zozimus, with Harry White, one of the editors of the first Encyclopedia of Music in Ireland.





Culture File - EMIR

From A River of Sound all the way to Zozimus, with Harry White, one of the editors of the first Encyclopedia of Music in Ireland.


Thursday, November 21, 2013

Just how Irish is Irish enough? On tour in Australia, Culture...





Just how Irish is Irish enough? On tour in Australia, Culture File diarist Philip McMahon rethinks Irish identity.





Author Paul Jones talks about his book about the lexicography of...





Author Paul Jones talks about his book about the lexicography of Northern England





"I love trash" is the mantra of Sesame Street’s Oscar The...





"I love trash" is the mantra of Sesame Street’s Oscar The Grouch, but it’s also a key phrase for Dublin artist, Sam Keogh.





Culture: How Irish is Irish Enough?

Just how Irish is Irish enough? On tour in Australia, Culture File diarist Philip McMahon rethinks Irish identity.


Culture File: Oscar as Art

"I love trash" is the mantra of Sesame Street's Oscar The Grouch, but it's also a key phrase for Dublin artist, Sam Keogh.


Culture File: When is a Geordie not a Geordie

Author Paul Jones talks about his book about the lexicography of Northern England


Monday, November 18, 2013

How a masterpiece painted by William Orpen found its way into...





How a masterpiece painted by William Orpen found its way into the DNA of a prize-winning contemporary lamp.





Culture File: Orpen Lamp

How a masterpiece painted by William Orpen found its way into the DNA of a prize-winning contemporary lamp.


Friday, November 15, 2013

Masaki Batoh founder of Japanese experimental pop band, Ghost,...





Masaki Batoh founder of Japanese experimental pop band, Ghost, demos his Brain Pulse Machine, a device he has invented for children with emotional disorders.





Culture File: Brain Pulse Machine

Masaki Batoh founder of Japanese experimental pop band, Ghost, demos his Brain Pulse Machine, a device he has invented for children with emotional disorders.


Thursday, November 14, 2013

How to create a show to run simultaneously in Dublin and New...





How to create a show to run simultaneously in Dublin and New York, with Helena Byrne of the Breakaway Project. Skype is the answer, obvs.





Culture File - The Breakaway Project

How to create a show to run simultaneously in Dublin and New York, with Helena Byrne of the Breakaway Project. Skype is the answer, obvs.


Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Just how did Doctor Who, a thousand year old time travelling...





Just how did Doctor Who, a thousand year old time travelling extraterrestrial became a role model for children everywhere?





Culture File - Doctor Who

Just how did Doctor Who, a thousand year old time travelling extraterrestrial became a role model for children everywhere?


Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Culture File goes under with Hiberno-Nordic pop band, The...





Culture File goes under with Hiberno-Nordic pop band, The Unusual History of Ether.





Culture File - The Unusual History of Ether

Culture File goes under with Hiberno-Nordic pop band, The Unusual History of Ether.


Monday, November 11, 2013

Smart Cities critic, Anthony Townsend, on how communities such...





Smart Cities critic, Anthony Townsend, on how communities such as the one in Red Hook in Brooklyn, have started to take back control of their online data. (Part 3 of 3)





Culture File: Smart Cities




Friday, November 8, 2013

Nervous about using the phrase “computationally...





Nervous about using the phrase “computationally intractable” in everyday conversation? Learn how, with “smart cities” critic, Anthony Townsend.





Culture File - Smart Cities 2

Nervous about using the phrase "computationally intractable" in everyday conversation? Learn how, with "smart cities" critic, Anthony Townsend.


Thursday, November 7, 2013

Antony Townsend, author of Smart Cities: Big Data, Civil Hackers...





Antony Townsend, author of Smart Cities: Big Data, Civil Hackers and the Quest for a New Utopia, on the push for data-driven city planning.





Culture File - Smart Cities 1

Antony Townsend, author of Smart Cities: Big Data, Civil Hackers and the Quest for a New Utopia, on the push for data-driven city planning.


Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Composer, Simon Fisher Turner, on creating the soundtrack for a...





Composer, Simon Fisher Turner, on creating the soundtrack for a doomed assault on Mount Everest.





Culture File: The Epic of Everest Soundtrack

Composer, Simon Fisher Turner, on creating the soundtrack for a doomed assault on Mount Everest.


Tuesday, November 5, 2013

Culture File - Gerry Hunt

A Viking superhero with a distaste for contemporary Dublin architecture is among the graphic creations of self-proclaimed 'old dog' of Irish comics, Gerry Hunt.