Harry Styles, you have charmed me as of late. Not so much for your music as your…not flamboyance, but exuberance, maybe, or whimsy—qualities in vanishingly short supply with our current crop of male pop stars who don’t make backflips a fixture of their live performances. Your goofy grin while doing objectively goofy choreography that lets … Read more
MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. arrived in the country on Wednesday from the 46th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Summit and Related Meetings in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia where he renewed his call for a regional bloc that would adopt a code of conduct in the South China Sea and non-retaliatory measures against … Read more
Time to strike while the iron is hot – literally. Get out there and make the most of this rare summer heat. From parks and markets to cafes and restaurants, follow our guide for sun-fuelled outdoor dining in Dublin. On a Saturday, the Red Stables food market at St Anne’s Park in Raheny is truly … Read more
Donnybrook Fair Address: 87-91 Morehampton Road, Donnybrook, Dublin, D04 K6F2 Telephone: 01-6683556 Cuisine: Modern International Website: https://www.donnybrookfair.ie/Opens in new window Cost: €€ What’s on offer? Donnybrook Fair on Morehampton Road, Dublin 4, reopened last November with plenty of influencer buzz. Opened by the Doyle Family in 2001, it’s the original … Read more
Leo Burdock Address: 2 Werburgh Street, Christchurch Place, Dublin, D08 HC82 Telephone: 01 454 0306 Cuisine: Fish and Chips Website: https://www.leoburdock.com/Opens in new window Cost: €€ What’s on offer? Leo Burdock has been dishing out fish and chips since 1913. It has survived wars, stayed open through the 1916 Rising, … Read more
America loves a good trilogy, right? When the Weeknd first arrived, in 2011, with the three-pronged House of Balloons, Thursday, and Echoes of Silence, he was just 21. Still babyfaced, still growing those Basquiat-like freeforms. In those early, mysterious days, a listening party at a Manhattan lounge was a landmark moment. Over a decade later, … Read more