One of the very best working storytellers today is Jon Ronson. His recent BBC Radio series, Things Fell Apart, which focuses on the human stories at the centre of the culture wars, is an absolute gem. Expertly crafted tales of people’s stories that have had huge ripples on our culture and communities. Equally interesting is […]
I had the privilege of seeing Mitch Hedberg live in one of his final performances and he did not disappoint. Every one of his carefully crafted jokes belong on a t-shirt (or a chalkboard). There is such wisdom and truth layered into every joke, and this one is no different.
Happy International Women’s Day to all of the brilliant, thoughtful, fierce and courageous women who make the world go round. #IWD has always been a significant moment on the calendar in our household. My mother was a social justice and equality warrior, and she instilled those values in myself and my sister. She was always […]
Kalle speaks with journalist Phil O’Connor about growing up Swedish in Ireland
The ever-changing, beautiful street art of Grand Canal Docks
“7 Deadly Facts” – Colm Mac Athlaoich (Apr 29th 2011) Around the time my first son was born I wanted to write something to mark his arrival. I was doing a lot of festival gigs at the time and I found that humorous poems always garnered a better reaction in those large crowd settings. So, I […]
Today’s inspirational chalkboard quote comes from the writer George Eliot. A maxim for life if ever there was one.
My friends over at The Irish NFL Show asked me to do the voiceover for their big Super Bowl intro. As a lifelong American Football fan, this was such a pleasure to do. The final result is a stirring, spinetingling little film that I’m very proud of. Take a look and let me know what […]
For Christmas I received an incredibly cool gift of a curated book subscription from Mr B’s Emporium of Reading Delights. I promptly filled out a very thoughtful questionnaire to gauge my interests and tastes, and then clicked send. They would then send a surprise book in the post to me each month. The first one […]
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