Thursday 21 October, 2021
Give me all the secret babies and secret weddings.
There’s more to us than tea and gúnas.
Escape Love Handle Island? We’ll stay right here thanks.
Will Calvin Harris and Dua Lipa reign supreme? Or will Drake take the crown?
Marissa Carter, Pippa O’Connor, Suzanne Jackson and Joanne Larby have all spoken out this week.
On being a fan of Beyoncé for the best part of two decades.
He has had *five* children in seven years.
There’s a ridiculous double standard for men and women.
“Balfe has made it from Tydavnet to Tinseltown and become an international phenomenon. If that’s not worth celebrating, then I don’t know what is.”
Rather than following the herd and booking conventional festival acts, it has curated a lineup that is fresh and thoroughly of the moment.
His new album is bloated and messy. Is he past his prime?
What the death of Dolores O’Riordan can teach us about telling people how we feel.
A plea for fewer shouty debates in 2018.
(Might be slightly more than 50.)
Leo Varadkar’s a fan, but are his colleagues? We found out.
“It’s creepy and paternalistic to tell a woman what she can and can’t wear, and it’s cynical to use photos of her to try undermine her feminism.”
Leo Varadkar’s a fan, but are his colleagues? We found out.
“We can’t encourage women to speak up and then block our ears when listening to them proves inconvenient.”
Accusing Saoirse Ronan of having a ‘fake’ Dublin accent smacks of begrudgery.
“Who knows how many women were discouraged from pursuing comedy after experiencing sexism?”
Why it’s an insult to women everywhere to have Mel Gibson on The Late Late Show.
Why aren’t men in Hollywood held to the same standards as women?
“I don’t have a tidy soundbite for you”
“If you’re constantly being harassed even in a small way, that builds up and that wears you down.”
“I don’t feel comfortable with it now.”
“Anyone who believes they got the gig because they are women is failing to take into account the fact that they have three decades of experience between them.”
There have been calls for social influencers to speak out on Repeal The 8th – but is that their responsibility?
A look back on a horrible week for women.
“She spoke truth to power at a time when it was unfashionable and paid a hefty price for it.”
