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October November 2008 Issue

Irish Eye On Hollywood

By Tom Deignan, Contributor
October / November 2008

October 1, 2008 by 1 Comment

Liam Cunningham is an Irish actor to look out for as fall approaches. He has built up an impressive resume of Irish and British movies, including Ken Loach’s provocative Irish Civil War Epic The Wind that Shakes the Barley as well as Breakfast on Pluto, in which Cunningham co-starred with fellow Irish actor Cillian Murphy. Cunningham’s most recent appearance was in the summer … [Read more...] about Irish Eye On Hollywood

The Battle Over Ulysses

By Tom Deignan, Contributor
October / November 2008

October 1, 2008 by Leave a Comment

 The court case that changed the way Americans read. During a first-season episode of the excellent AMC TV series Mad Men, set in the New York advertising world of the 1960s, several secretaries are seen gathered around the office water cooler, whispering. Finally, one secretly passes along a well-thumbed copy of the erotic literary classic Lady Chatterley’s Lover, which was … [Read more...] about The Battle Over Ulysses

Broadway’s Irish Colleen: Kelli O’Hara

By Mary Pat Kelly, Contributor
October / November 2008

October 1, 2008 by Leave a Comment

We all know the wonderful score of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South Pacific. The romantic ballads such as “Some Enchanted Evening” and “Younger Than Springtime,” the joyous numbers “Cock- Eyed Optimist” and “In Love with a Wonderful Guy,” the humorous songs “Nothing Like a Dame” and “Honey Bun,” and the insightful lyrics of “You Have to Be Carefully Taught” – these all play in … [Read more...] about Broadway’s Irish Colleen: Kelli O’Hara

Broadway’s Irish Colleen:
Kelli O’Hara

By Mary Pat Kelly, Contributor
October / November 2008

October 1, 2008 by Leave a Comment

We all know the wonderful score of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South Pacific. The romantic ballads such as “Some Enchanted Evening” and “Younger Than Springtime,” the joyous numbers “Cock- Eyed Optimist” and “In Love with a Wonderful Guy,” the humorous songs “Nothing Like a Dame” and “Honey Bun,” and the insightful lyrics of “You Have to Be Carefully Taught” – these all play in … [Read more...] about Broadway’s Irish Colleen:
Kelli O’Hara

The Legacy of the San Patricios

By Robert Salas, Contributor
October / November 2008

October 1, 2008 by 2 Comments

To the Mexicans they were heroes. To the Americans they were traitors. They were recent Irish immigrants fleeing poverty and famine in Ireland who, motivated by discrimination in their own ranks, a shared religion, and sympathy for the cause, fought on the side of Mexico in the U.S.-Mexican war of 1846-1848. The war between the United States and Mexico had two causes: … [Read more...] about The Legacy of the San Patricios

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