Lauren Murphy on artists knowing when to quit while they're ahead

She made the announcement with no real fanfare, but a few tears thrown in for good measure...

Welcome to Brat Summer - how Charlie XCX created a moment

Before her most recent album was released, the word 'brat' was reserved for unruly children and twentysomething actors from the 1980s.

Lauren Murphy on Sister Act 2 and when nostalgia strikes

Of all the things that have unexpectedly brought a lump to my throat on a humdrum Thursday morning, Sister Act 2 is probably the most random.

Dublin Portal RIP? Lauren Murphy asks: what were they thinking?

'If there was a naughty step available, both sides would be on it.'

When Beyonce went country - Lauren Murphy on artists mixing it up

Wicker Man to Hagstone: Lauren Murphy on the lure of island tales

Stories set on islands have always fascinated me...

Lauren Murphy on why we need fantasy novels now more than ever

One of my favourite things about being knee-deep in a really good book is that sense of escapism.

Boo! Lauren Murphy on the horror movie that haunted her dreams

I love horror films. Spooky horror films. Gruesome horror films. Paranormal horrors. Horrors with aliens, horrors with demons, horrors with axe-wielding serial killers. That wasn't always the case, though.