As the year draws to an end, the Financial Times has posted a story revealing that Tokyo has been displaced as the world’s ...

There was a discussion recently on Reddit about our parsimonious approach to home heating here in the UK and Ireland. The story started with a discussion from a guy who was looking for advice on how ...

In the spirit of the famous 1914 Christmas Truce of WW1, I ask that you avoid our usual divisive subjects, we want to give the mods a well-earned rest. You can chat about what you are up to today, ...

I was a bit pessimistic in my last post about Stormont, so I thought I’d try to restore some balance to the universe and offer something genuinely cheerful this Christmas Eve. Youtuber Casey Neistat ...

Palestine Action was banned over the summer due to their use of direct action tactics against British military and British Arms Industry assets they felt were being used to support Israel, most ...

On a recent speaking engagement, Fintan O’Toole made the observation of how important it is to avoid an Irish unity process that ends up like the brexit process. This is a wish that other analysts and ...

I find myself saddened today about something I have been waiting eight years to happen. I’ve been a big fan of Chris Rea since he first appeared in the seventies. My wife and I went to see Chris at ...

On a recent speaking engagement, Fintan O’Toole made the observation of how important it is to avoid an Irish unity process that ends up like the brexit process. This is a wish that other analysts and ...

You might be familiar with the phrase “jumping the shark”. It’s the moment a television show tips from watchable into self-parody. The phrase comes from an episode of Happy Days where the Fonz, having ...

In addition to our normal open Sunday, we have a politics-free post to give you all a break. So discuss what you like here, but no politics.

I help to manage Slugger by taking care of the site as well as running our live events. My background is in business, marketing and IT. My politics tend towards middle-of-the-road pragmatism; I am not ...

Almost 30 years ago, I arrived in my classroom to discover the pupils grinning guiltily and the floor literally swimming with water – someone had been throwing water balloons – more than one. Deciding ...