This film by Emile Dinneen, on his artist grandmother Imogen Stuart, is insightful, moving, funny, unexpected and just beautifully done rte.ie/player/movie/i…

What's your top science story of 2023? I've picked a study detailing the reasons for bird decline - but other scientists' choices were fascinating, too. Thanks Killian Fox The Observer The Guardian for the space to share these.

I spoke to Hannah Ritchie (author of Not the End of the World) about the climate crisis, doomfulness vs optimism, and why we're in a unique position to build a sustainable world – for Observer New Review theguardian.com/environment/20…

Is a restaurant just a restaurant? Killian Fox samples the vibrant designs that are bringing a different kind of fizz to urban eateries and wine bars apollo-magazine.com/posters-graphi…

I spoke to 25 chefs around the UK about their favourite places to eat on a budget – for Food Monthly theguardian.com/food/2024/jan/…

Tears, joy, yoga – and dreaded games: stage actors share their secrets of the rehearsal room dlvr.it/T3sMjZ

How I learned to love the slow route home to Ireland theguardian.com/travel/2024/ap…

I wrote about the joys, frustrations and weirdnesses of SailRailing between London and Dublin for Guardian Travel, after 15 years of dedicated research theguardian.com/travel/2024/ap…

London folks, today is the publication day for Ghosts of the British Museum, and we'll be doing a launch at Tenderbooks from 6-8pm. I'll read something from the book around 7pm, please stop by.

I interviewed 16 chefs and writers about their favourite local food shops in the UK for Food Monthly – some real gems here theguardian.com/food/2024/apr/…

I really enjoyed talking to Georgina Hayden for this Food Monthly piece, being a big fan of her new cookbook Greekish, out now. The skordostoumbi pasta is a thing of beauty... theguardian.com/food/2024/apr/…

Whenever we begin to wake up to how we're being screwed, conspiracy fictions distract and confuse us and send us back to sleep. So why DO so many people obsess about false stories, but ignore the real ones? In the hope of finding out, I wrote this theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2…

Wonderful piece written by ⁦Killian Fox⁩ Lamb kofta, sea bream puttanesca, potato cakes – 20-minute recipes from Anna Haugh ⁦myrtle⁩ #chef #first #cookbook theguardian.com/food/article/2…

The Horse by Willy Vlautin review – man and beast in harmony dlvr.it/T79p46

A few weeks late... I reviewed Adam Higginbotham's excellent, deeply researched book Challenger for Observer New Review. (If you haven't read his last one, Midnight at Chernobyl, it's extraordinary.) Adam Higginbotham theguardian.com/books/article/…

Spoke to Pat Barker and Benjamin Myers about their brilliant new books and the perils and pleasures of writing for Observer New Review theguardian.com/books/article/…

Heart, Be at Peace by Donal Ryan review – old grudges die hard in rural Ireland dlvr.it/TBTNqV

Spoke to astrobiologist Nathalie Cabrol about life on other planets, Elon Musk and UAPs theguardian.com/science/articl…

Remember, if you're in a jam and/or on your uppers in Britain, Sail Rail is always an option from anywhere in the UK to anywhere in Ireland, as easy as walking into any mainline train station and explaining that yes, they can sell you a ticket to Dublin. jrnl.ie/6464929