Irish America
Irish America
I thought that ours indeed was a land of shame, a land of murder, a land of strange, throttled, sacrificial women," says the narrator of Edna O'Brien's story, "A Scandalous Woman." Of Irish murder and Irish shame we have heard much, but the news has been in the mouths of men. Edna O'Brien tells the Trish woman's inside story. She has — as only the finest writers can created a … [Read more...] about Edna O’Brien: A Fanatic Heart
"Patrick Graham is a powerful and poetic artist. This man is real. He's the artist to watch in the 1990's.” So says Thomas Hoving, former director of the Metropolitan Museum, New York, now editor for Connoisseur. Graham's impact on Irish art is without precedent, and his work is increasingly arousing a dramatic response in the U.S. In 1986 he exhibited with four Irish … [Read more...] about Art Review: An Alternative Reality
Why don't Americans like soccer? Well, not exactly all Americans – just most of them. Ask your average baseball fan where the next World Cup is being held.. Most likely he'll give you a big shrug. Explain to him that three-quarters of the globe goes into a frothy fever over the World Cup, that it draws a crowd of 2.6 million people and is broadcast to 170 countries and he'll … [Read more...] about Soccer – A No Score in the U.S.A.
