Claire Keegan: ‘I failed English in the Leaving Cert’
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Some more pics from the Serpentine’s DAVID HOCKNEY exhibition, A YEAR IN NORMANDIE. #Art #ArtSky #Hockney #RIP
207: Lizard handbags and so forth
The final Fortnightly of this academic year:
Wendy Erskine, Julie Parsons, Edna O'Brien & Andrew O'Hagan, summer reading, Gustave Caillebotte and more.
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Final Fortnightly of the academic year is out tomorrow morning.
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NEW EPISODE OUT NOW!
The penultimate great political fiction in this series is not strictly a fiction: it’s Annie Ernaux’s retelling of her own life in The Years (2008). What does this book tell us about the passing of political time? What comes next?
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Wendy Erskine, Julie Parsons, Edna O'Brien & Andrew O'Hagan, summer reading, Gustave Caillebotte and more.
open.substack.com
The Fortnightly is about thinking, writing, reading, teaching & more. Every 2 weeks in the school term since 2016 - on Substack since 2024. Always free, but contributions are most welcome, and paid co...
Comments on a new paper on Irish Education by the National Center on Education and the Economy in Washington DC, coupled with an outsider's thoughts about Northern Ireland's TransformED initiative.
AI can now generate a unique textbook for every child based on their interests, which is genuinely impressive.
But impressive technologies don't always help students learn.
Personalised textbooks could be another solution in search of a problem.
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Video
I have an essay in the Irish Times this weekend reflecting on the intimate practice of writing about queer history in Belfast.
Warning: contains pillow talk
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People Like Us by Julie Parsons: A life formed around a deeply personal mystery
Comments on a new paper on Irish Education by the National Center on Education and the Economy in Washington DC, coupled with an outsider's thoughts about Northern Ireland's TransformED initiative.
open.substack.com
#RIP David Hockney.
This glorious exhibition is currently running at the Serpentine’s North Gallery. It’s a beautiful, life-affirming show, the very highest of recommendations. #Art #ArtSky #DavidHockney
You can't learn everything through the medium of Taylor Swift
An abundance of colour at the Serpentine’s DAVID HOCKNEY exhibition today! #Art #ArtSky
(It’s free to view, but you’ll need to book in advance.) #DavidHockney
