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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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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Some more pics from the Serpentine’s DAVID HOCKNEY exhibition, A YEAR IN NORMANDIE. #Art #ArtSky #Hockney #RIP
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My review in Saturday’s paper.
You can't learn everything through the medium of Taylor Swift
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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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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Acclaimed Irish author joined The Women’s Podcast book club for live event in Dublin this month
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.
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
Julian Girdham
Julian Girdham
Writing a history of gay Belfast has been an intensely personal and emotional journey
#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
People Like Us by Julie Parsons: A life formed around a deeply personal mystery
Tom Hulme
This nonfiction outing is a story of loss and of the tightly interconnected milieu of the south Dublin Protestant
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
