Has Wordle run out of words? Since its release in 2021, Wordle has become a central part of the world's morning routine. Games • 26 Feb
Has Wordle run out of words? Since its release in 2021, Wordle has become a central part of the world's morning routine. Games • 26 Feb
The Hoxton paradox, and the clash between culture and commerce On Tuesday evening, a crowd gathered around DJs, decks and speakers. They wore hoodies, anoraks and baseball caps, smoked cigarettes and held beer bottles, moving to techno and house music. Opinion and Analysis • 21 Feb
The Hoxton paradox, and the clash between culture and commerce On Tuesday evening, a crowd gathered around DJs, decks and speakers. They wore hoodies, anoraks and baseball caps, smoked cigarettes and held beer bottles, moving to techno and house music. Opinion and Analysis • 21 Feb
Beatles to Charli XCX - when musicians play themselves in movies Charli XCX may be primarily known as a pop star, but she is about to enter her multihyphenate era with The Moment, the first of several film projects on her horizon. Pop Culture • 19 Feb
Beatles to Charli XCX - when musicians play themselves in movies Charli XCX may be primarily known as a pop star, but she is about to enter her multihyphenate era with The Moment, the first of several film projects on her horizon. Pop Culture • 19 Feb
No Filler - February's one-stop pop culture essentials Film, food, fashion, music - it's all culture... Pop Culture • 16 Feb
No Filler - February's one-stop pop culture essentials Film, food, fashion, music - it's all culture... Pop Culture • 16 Feb
The Spice Girls and Ireland - a 30-year love story There are moments in history that, as they are happening, you know are important — stops in time that you can just tell you will remember forever. Pop Culture • 14 Feb
The Spice Girls and Ireland - a 30-year love story There are moments in history that, as they are happening, you know are important — stops in time that you can just tell you will remember forever. Pop Culture • 14 Feb
Tomb Raider at 30 - reinventing Lara Croft for a new generation With several critically acclaimed games, an animated series, three movies, and more controversy than you might have thought possible from a pixelated tank top, Lara Croft is an entertainment legend. Games • 05 Feb
Tomb Raider at 30 - reinventing Lara Croft for a new generation With several critically acclaimed games, an animated series, three movies, and more controversy than you might have thought possible from a pixelated tank top, Lara Croft is an entertainment legend. Games • 05 Feb
As Hamnet shows, all movies should end with a dance sequence At a time when social media is doomier and gloomier, a little light came from the unlikiest of places. Trending • 22 Jan
As Hamnet shows, all movies should end with a dance sequence At a time when social media is doomier and gloomier, a little light came from the unlikiest of places. Trending • 22 Jan
The top 10 Irish pop culture moments of 2025 2025 has proven itself a busy year for Irish culture, but some moments have proven more memorable than others. Pop Culture • 25 Dec 25
The top 10 Irish pop culture moments of 2025 2025 has proven itself a busy year for Irish culture, but some moments have proven more memorable than others. Pop Culture • 25 Dec 25
Why footballer Troy Parrott is taking the classic Hero's Journey Opinion & Analysis: Irish football player Troy Parrott is on a journey of epic proportions, writes storyteller Seán Cuddy. Opinion and Analysis • 20 Nov 25
Why footballer Troy Parrott is taking the classic Hero's Journey Opinion & Analysis: Irish football player Troy Parrott is on a journey of epic proportions, writes storyteller Seán Cuddy. Opinion and Analysis • 20 Nov 25
George Best returns to Dublin - a footballing legend celebrated Bohemian FC's historian Gerard Farrell introduces a rare screening of a unique film showcasing an Irish footballing icon, featuring a new live score, coming to Dublin's National Concert Hall this month. Pop Culture • 19 Nov 25
George Best returns to Dublin - a footballing legend celebrated Bohemian FC's historian Gerard Farrell introduces a rare screening of a unique film showcasing an Irish footballing icon, featuring a new live score, coming to Dublin's National Concert Hall this month. Pop Culture • 19 Nov 25
6-7 and other annoying generational pop culture catchphrases 'But what does it mean?!!!' Pop Culture • 18 Nov 25
6-7 and other annoying generational pop culture catchphrases 'But what does it mean?!!!' Pop Culture • 18 Nov 25
D'oh! Fortnite and The Simpsons have just created gaming gold From Star Wars to Spider-Man, Ariana Grande to KPop Demon Hunters, Fortnite has never been short of seismic collaborations. Games • 18 Nov 25
D'oh! Fortnite and The Simpsons have just created gaming gold From Star Wars to Spider-Man, Ariana Grande to KPop Demon Hunters, Fortnite has never been short of seismic collaborations. Games • 18 Nov 25
How Troy Parrott broke the internet, in 5 easy memes This time last week, Troy Parrott was a respected young Irish football talent... Pop Culture • 17 Nov 25
How Troy Parrott broke the internet, in 5 easy memes This time last week, Troy Parrott was a respected young Irish football talent... Pop Culture • 17 Nov 25
No Filler - your one-stop pop culture essentials Film, food, fashion, music - it's all culture... Popular Instagram account No Filler cuts through the internet noise Pop Culture • 30 Oct 25
No Filler - your one-stop pop culture essentials Film, food, fashion, music - it's all culture... Popular Instagram account No Filler cuts through the internet noise Pop Culture • 30 Oct 25
What is AI slop, and is it the end of civilization as we know it? Just when you thought (and maybe hoped) that generative artificial intelligence was being reigned in, brand-new technology has recently been teased, aiming to help any user generate sophisticated videos in seconds. Pop Culture • 05 Oct 25
What is AI slop, and is it the end of civilization as we know it? Just when you thought (and maybe hoped) that generative artificial intelligence was being reigned in, brand-new technology has recently been teased, aiming to help any user generate sophisticated videos in seconds. Pop Culture • 05 Oct 25
Reviewed: Taylor Swift's The Life Of A Showgirl is utterly... meh There are few aspects of pop culture that truly dominate anymore, in an age of endless streaming services the idea of monoculture has truly passed. Reviews • 03 Oct 25
Reviewed: Taylor Swift's The Life Of A Showgirl is utterly... meh There are few aspects of pop culture that truly dominate anymore, in an age of endless streaming services the idea of monoculture has truly passed. Reviews • 03 Oct 25
Why Charli XCX might be gen Z's answer to the Romantic poets Popstar Charli XCX is turning her hand to acting in the new film Erupcja. In it, she recites Lord Byron's poem Darkness. Opinion and Analysis • 30 Sep 25
Why Charli XCX might be gen Z's answer to the Romantic poets Popstar Charli XCX is turning her hand to acting in the new film Erupcja. In it, she recites Lord Byron's poem Darkness. Opinion and Analysis • 30 Sep 25
Twilight at 20: the many afterlives of Stephenie Meyer's vampires The book series of the same name has sold over 160 million copies, been translated into 38 languages and adapted into five blockbuster films. Opinion and Analysis • 23 Sep 25
Twilight at 20: the many afterlives of Stephenie Meyer's vampires The book series of the same name has sold over 160 million copies, been translated into 38 languages and adapted into five blockbuster films. Opinion and Analysis • 23 Sep 25
What is Italian Brainrot, and should parents be wary of it? The question is, what exactly is Italian Brainrot? Pop Culture • 20 Sep 25
What is Italian Brainrot, and should parents be wary of it? The question is, what exactly is Italian Brainrot? Pop Culture • 20 Sep 25
What is KPop Demon Hunters, and why is everyone talking about it? Of all the unexpected earworms of 2025, a song sung by a bunch of demons masquerading as a K-Pop boyband plotting to steal the souls of their fans was probably one of the most unlikely. Animation • 02 Sep 25
What is KPop Demon Hunters, and why is everyone talking about it? Of all the unexpected earworms of 2025, a song sung by a bunch of demons masquerading as a K-Pop boyband plotting to steal the souls of their fans was probably one of the most unlikely. Animation • 02 Sep 25
Why have the best films of 2025 so far been horrors? I love horror films. Creepy horror, ghost stories, slashers, vampires, zombies, monsters, aliens, witches, haunted houses, found footage and best of all, folk horror. Pop Culture • 27 Aug 25
Why have the best films of 2025 so far been horrors? I love horror films. Creepy horror, ghost stories, slashers, vampires, zombies, monsters, aliens, witches, haunted houses, found footage and best of all, folk horror. Pop Culture • 27 Aug 25
The battle to keep games alive after publishers pull the plug When you buy something, you often think that you own it. That it's yours to use whenever and if ever you want to. When you leave the shop with that book, you can read it until the pages fall out. With a CD, you get to play it until the end of time. Games • 18 Aug 25
The battle to keep games alive after publishers pull the plug When you buy something, you often think that you own it. That it's yours to use whenever and if ever you want to. When you leave the shop with that book, you can read it until the pages fall out. With a CD, you get to play it until the end of time. Games • 18 Aug 25
From Croker to the Hills: how one song defines Donegal GAA pride Sunday, September 23rd, 2012. I'm freshly fifteen years old, and standing in the lower Davin stand. I'm with my older sister, and we're alone in a crowd of eighty thousand people. Pop Culture • 25 Jul 25
From Croker to the Hills: how one song defines Donegal GAA pride Sunday, September 23rd, 2012. I'm freshly fifteen years old, and standing in the lower Davin stand. I'm with my older sister, and we're alone in a crowd of eighty thousand people. Pop Culture • 25 Jul 25
