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English as a subject in Ireland
An interim issue between Fortnightlies 188 and 189 (coming on Saturday), and a rare Monday appearance, for teachers in Ireland who are looking for some…
188: Flattering beach bunnies
Patrick McGuinness, AI & English, Emma Smith on 'Macbeth', Pádraig Ó Tuama on Denise Duhamel, Rebecca Winthrop with Ezra Klein, Shakespeare in…
187: Enough of chickens
John Warner on writing & AI, English Meet, Agatha Christie, William Trevor & Yiyun Li, Close Reading, Hisham Matar in Siena, RIP Aidan Chambers and…
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186: A dreamy divagation
Vincenzo Latronico, Isabel Colegate, Carl Hendrick on reading, Sienese painting, Elizabeth Bishop, Maryanne Wolf & Rebecca Winthrop, Robert Caro and…
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The Occasional 7
Andrew O'Hagan, George Saunders, Natalia Ginzburg, Othello with Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal, Sarah Churchwell on Gatsby & our current moment…
185: The Determined Chicken
Lara Pawson, Leaving Certificate English, Tony Judt, Alan Alda with Shannon Vallor, Neil Postman, Flannery O'Connor, Adolescence, and more.
184: A hyphenated life
David Marcus, 21st century Irish fiction, Eavan Boland, Ronald Pickup, Slow Reading, Helen Garner, and more.
183: A tall chimneypot hat
Donal Ryan, Emma Smith & Greg Doran, Elizabeth O'Connor, AI & Irish education | John Warner & Marcus Luther, RIP Jennifer Johnston, and more.
A love letter to libraries
A modified and updated version of a post from early 2024 on the joys of libraries, especially for the many new subscribers since then.
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The Occasional 6
Lots more book recommendations from past editions of the Fortnightly for paid subscribers (who can also access the whole archive). I'm sincerely…
182: Outward conditions notwithstanding
Harriet Walter & Shakespeare's women, English Meet, Sarah Churchwell on 'The Great Gatsby', AI & English, Marianne Faithful & Byron, Sheila Heti, Philip…
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Neil Postman's 'Technopoly'
An intermediate issue. The standard Fortnightly will be back this time next week, followed a week later by an issue of The Occasional for paid…
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The Fortnightly from Julian Girdham
The Fortnightly from Julian Girdham
The Fortnightly is about thinking, writing, reading, teaching & more. Every two weeks in the school term since 2016. Always free, but contributions are most welcome, and paid contributors will receive The Occasional, a close-cousin.
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