‘It’s as if no other poet except Williams had really seen America or heard its language’, wrote Robert Lowell in 1962, near the end of the elder bard’s life: ‘His flowers rustle by the superhighways and pick up all our voices.’ Some decades earlier, Mike Gold, the editor of New Masses magazine, predicted that ‘[w]hen […]
Capitalism and Gaming
How Monetisation Destroys Good Games Eoghan Ó Nia interviewed by Conor Kostick Conor: We’re going to talk about capitalism and gaming. And I suppose we’re framing the discussion by saying that we live in a strange world where whenever there’s anything that human beings do that’s fun, somebody thinks, ‘oh, I could make some money […]
Independent Left statement on the launch of Le Chéile
The growth of fascism in 2020 was a disturbing development in Irish politics and one that needed a coherent response from the left. Fascists were able to capitalise on discontent at the COVID restrictions and insert themselves into anti-mask protests. At the same time, socialists, appreciating that anti-mask is anti-worker and insisting that the government […]
One of the best books about the Haitian Revolution
There are many excellent and inspiring books about the Haitian Revolution, one of the richest and most insightful of which is The Common Wind: Afro-American Currents in the Age of the Haitian Revolution by Julius S. Scott. The Common Wind: Afro-American Currents in the Age of the Haitian Revolution by Julius S. Scott In early […]
An inspiring book about dyspraxia
Victoria Biggs, Caged in Chaos Eoghan Ó Nia interviewed by Conor Kostick CK: What is dyspraxia? E Ó N: In very general, broad terms, dyspraxia is a learning difficulty which has to do with your hand-eye coordination. It can be very basic stuff like even reaching out to pick up a cup. Depth perception can […]