A personal blog of ideas, discoveries and perspectives.
Art is big business in New York. The city is home to some of the largest —and richest— cultural institutions in the world. If you like the visual arts, you can spend weeks viewing some of the world’s most famous artworks as you walk around institutions that are just as famous. The Met, MoMA, the …
I’m staring out the window of a cab as I travel from JFK to Manhattan, the main hook of Taylor Swift’s song Welcome to New York is looping in my head. It’s perfect Instagram material. The view is familiar. Iconic. I have been to New York many times and it always seems the same. Even …
The Book Show, RTE Radio 1, 22 February 2014 Christoper Isherwood’s book A Single Man is 50 years old this year and it was one of the first gay themed novels I ever read. I was a guest on RTE’s The Book Show to discuss the book and its impact on me. Isherwood is probably …
My Side of the Matter 