The Irish Times - Culture

Beyoncé out in front with 11 Grammy nominations for Cowboy Carter while Kendrick Lamar, Charli xcx, Post Malone and Billie Eilish follow

https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2024/11/08/fontaines-dc-pick-up-two-grammy-nominations-as-beyonce-leads-the-way/

Actor featured in hit BBC radio drama for more than 70 years

https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2024/11/08/june-spencer-star-of-the-archers-dies-at-105/

The comedian’s return to the ‘motherland’ was a big part of making his new comedy. ‘I’ve always been drawn to Ireland. The beauty and the greenness and the underlying melancholy’

https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2024/11/11/the-problem-with-people-star-paul-reiser-wed-sit-out-with-our-guinness-chatting-with-people-we-dont-have-that-in-new-york/

Books newsletter: a preview of Saturday’s pages; PEN Heaney Prize and Waterstones Book of the Year shortlists; Writers in the Attic; Robert Fisk archive at TCD; Little Island’s Carnegie succe...

https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2024/11/08/vona-groarke-wins-2024-michel-deon-prize/

Radio: Ciara Kelly hears differing takes on Trump victory while Kieran Cuddihy meets jubilant Maga fans in New York

https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2024/11/08/sage-bertie-ahern-wry-joe-duffy-and-stoned-sounding-irish-maga-fan-radio-reactions-to-donald-trumps-us-election-win/

Plus: What was the first film Clint Eastwood directed in which he did not act?

https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2024/11/08/the-movie-quiz-who-is-about-to-follow-merle-oberon-juliette-binoche-and-kaya-scodelario/

One-time partner of former garda Paul Moody generates a disoriented psychological state, comparable to being gaslighted, as she was

https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2024/11/09/stronger-by-nicola-hanney-an-unputdownable-memoir-about-escaping-coercive-control/

Liam Payne had traces of alcohol, cocaine and prescription drugs in his system when he died

https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2024/11/07/three-charged-in-one-direction-singer-liam-paynes-death/

Actor attends Irish premiere of Ridley Scott film at Light House Cinema in Dublin

https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2024/11/07/this-feels-categorically-mental-paul-mescal-stunned-by-celebrations-at-gladiator-ii-premiere/

Television: Who better to embody an international man of mystery than Redmayne who seems half invisible even with the lights on?

https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2024/11/07/the-day-of-the-jackal-review-eddie-redmayne-is-underwhelming-in-the-cat-and-mouse-drama-that-cries-out-for-more-heart/

Broadcaster warns demand far exceeds number of seats available and that tickets will be allocated by random selection

https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2024/11/07/late-late-toy-show-ticket-lottery-opens-for-december-6th-programme/

Irish Design Week 2024: Leading designers created the 100 Archive website to chart the past, present and future of the creative work that’s all around us

https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/art/2024/11/07/the-100-archive-the-irish-design-diaspora-is-truly-global-yet-their-work-is-rarely-recognised-as-irish/

The peculiarity here is how little this documentary differs from the average pop hagiography

https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2024/11/07/piece-by-piece-review-pharrell-williamss-life-story-told-through-lego-kind-of-weird/

Steve McQueen’s extensively researched script alights on racism and looting, but at heart is a boy’s own adventure

https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2024/11/07/blitz-review-saoirse-ronan-has-little-to-work-with-in-steve-mcqueens-absorbing-but-crowded-war-time-drama/

Ethical concerns are the least of fans’ worries, as not even David Holmes’s involvement can save this woefully inadequate collection

https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2024/11/07/primal-scream-come-ahead-bobby-gillespie-and-company-return-with-a-sorely-disappointing-album/

With their mix of light and shade, these stories explore the breaking point, the point of no return

https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2024/11/02/gliff-by-ali-smith-part-allegory-part-dystopian-fiction-altogether-thrilling/

Television: Artist largely remembered as a posthumous muse in Oscar-winning My Left Foot

https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2024/11/07/christy-brown-self-portrait-commendable-attempt-at-disentangling-man-from-daniel-day-lewis-movie/

Television: heartening to see two actors in their 70s fronting thriller where age is not played as punchline

https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2024/11/06/the-old-man-the-double-act-of-jeff-bridges-and-john-lithgow-is-worth-the-admission-price/

Derry Girls star took home prize alongside Victoria Beckham, Sophie Turner and singer Raye

https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2024/11/06/nicola-coughlan-wins-harpers-bazaar-women-of-the-year-2024-award-for-television-acting/

In 2020, just before Covid hit the US, a tornado hit the country music star’s studio. She and David Rawlings responded with Woodland

https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2024/11/06/gillian-welch-the-community-outpouring-was-incredible-here-in-nashville-this-album-is-our-giant-thank-you-note/