Ciara Ruane

Why isn't Graham Linehan Funny Anymore? A couple of years back Graham Linehan interacted with me on Twitter. Twenty years ago, I would have been starstruck that the genius behind Father Ted, Black Books, and the IT Crowd was speaking to me. Twelve-year old me would probably have imagined this interaction like this: Me telling I'm huge fan and him graciously accepting the compliment. Back before his career switch, I considered him a very intelligent man and a uniquely talented comedy writer.

A Tale of Two Supermen: Libertarianism vs Anarchism ***WARNING!! Spoilers for Superman (2025) and Man of Steel (2013)*** We’ve got a new Superman! He’s back to his roots! He’s got the cape with the ‘S’ logo on the back, he’s got the red shorts! He has a cute canine sidekick! He even saves a squirrel from being squished by a kaiju monster at one point! As a lifelong Superman fan, this rules. He’s what he was always supposed to be: a big blue boy scout who just wants to help out.

“Salt Path Gate" is the Tip of a Very Rotten Publishing Iceberg The story goes like this; a nice middle class white couple lose their home after a bad investment, the husband is diagnosed with a terminal neurodegenerative disease, and their favourite sheep dies. So what do they do?? They do what anyone would do - they decide to walk 630 miles around the South West coast of England, homeless and camping wild. Years later, the wife writes about their journey in a memoir.