Underworld Turns

‘Mycenae Lookout’

Seamus Heaney’s five-part epic “Mycenae Lookout” was written in response to the IRA ceasefire of August 31, 1994, which brought an end to twenty-five years of armed conflict in Northern Ireland. Heaney began the poem two months later, more “to give a snarl rather than sing a hymn”. The sequence recounts episodes – voiced by […]

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The colour of stone

The colour of stone

I recently went to visit a great exhibition of the work of the sculptor Stephen Cox at Houghton Hall in Norfolk. The truth is that the show (which placed Cox’s works around the house and in the parkland) officially ended some time ago, but I had missed it – so happily took up the offer […]

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Bad Bunny, Billionaires, and the Business of Sports

From financial scandals to transgender rights, DEI, and Bad Bunny performing in this weekend’s Super Bowl, there’s no shortage of sports stories to tell. However, investigative sports journalism is a shell of its former self. That’s where Pablo Torre comes in. A longtime sports journalist and now host of the podcast Pablo Torre Finds Out, […]
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2 suspects arrested after 14-year-old football player found shot to death in San Bernardino County

Two suspects were arrested after a 14-year-old boy and beloved member of a local football team, was found shot to death in San Bernardino County. The suspects were identified as Abel Ramirez, 27, and a 16-year-old boy, both Victorville residents, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department. On Jan. 16, deputies responded to a […]
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Officials announce significant update in massive California human trafficking sting 

Officials announced a significant update in a massive human trafficking sting called “Operation Reclaim and Rebuild,” an initiative that mobilized over 80 law enforcement agencies at all levels from across California. L.A. County Sheriff Robert Luna spoke Tuesday morning at a press conference announcing the results of what authorities described in a press release as “an extensive […]
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