Culture Sara Keating: From House of the Dragon to the RHA exhibition, embroidery is being reclaimedLong dismissed as ‘women’s work’, the art of tapestry-making is seeing a resurgence
Self Looking for dining recommendations in London? Try Borough Market’s latest openingsNew restaurants are grabbing the spotlight from the over-the-top stalls to make Borough Market the city’s best and most diverse dining area in London
Culture Sara Keating: Whether you’re a fan or not, Taylor Swift has changed your worldLongevity, flexibility and the reassertion of her artistry have all combined to make the American singer, who arrives in Dublin shortly, a true icon
Culture Naomi Campbell on her London exhibit and why they don’t make models like ‘The Supers’ anymoreWith her first-of-a-kind retrospective at the V&A museum about to open, the original supermodel discusses her career, diversity initiatives, and why she’s starting a business in Dubai
Literature The top new books for your summer reading listNine works of fiction or non-fiction that you can take from the boardroom to the beach
Cover Story Going for Gold: Meet the Irish Women’s Rowing Squad on the road to Paris 2024From calorie loading to high-impact training and marathon Lego sessions, inside the Irish Women's Rowing Squad training camp ahead of this summer’s Olympics
Photography New Rankin retrospective captures U2, Aiden Gillen in their 90s heyday The first major retrospective of one of the UK’s era-defining photographers opens tomorrow
Culture London’s Royal Opera House is changing its name and chasing a Netflix seriesThe institution will now be known as the Royal Ballet and Opera in a rebrand that aims to raise box office revenue for ballet productions and attract business sponsors
Literature Walk the Line with Amor Towles: ‘When I visited the set of A Gentleman in Moscow for the first time, I was anxious’The American author on realising his best-selling novel for TV, his latest release ‘A Table for Two’ and inspiration from James Joyce, ahead of Towles’ appearance at International Literature Festival Dublin this month
Photography Exploring empowerment: how a new photography book focuses on the lives of Irish womenPortraits of 54 women feature in the book by Linda Hanlon, a psychotherapist turned photographer
Luxury news Taylor Swift set to draw five times as many US luxury travellers as the OlympicsThat’s according to one of the largest agencies catering to America’s ultra-high net-worth jet-setters.
Culture Michelin Guide has just dropped its first US hottest hotels list– here’s everything you need to knowThe new Michelin system doles out one, two or three key emblems like its restaurant stars but to the world’s worthiest hotels
Culture Sara Keating: Echoes of Yeats’ September 1913 are everywhere in Ireland’s Venice Biennale entryEimear Walshe’s multimedia installation is undercut by a deep objection to the sacrifice of personal security for capitalist gain
Culture Sara Keating on Culture: The reimagined Renaissance fresco writing women back into historyThe project from art collective Na Cailleacha takes a tongue-in-cheek approach to subverting the patriarchal canon
Luxury Hotels Licence to Thrill: Meet the Irish woman marketing London hotel that inspired Ian Fleming’s BondFor Jill O’Hare, exploring the history of the Old War Office, now a luxury hotel where rooms start at £1,100 per night, has been a source of fascination
Interview Designer Cath Kidston: ‘I realised I was working at a corporation and not a corner shop anymore’The designer once known for her signature floral prints that topped £100 million in sales has just launched a new brand in the business of bodycare. She talks business highs and lows and how her love of gardening inspired her new line
Design Diamonds, pigeons and a garden fit for a king: meet the winners of this year’s Irish design awardsCollaboration was the key to the success of many of this year’s winning projects
Culture Cate Blanchett’s new job? Creative director of a €200 a bottle Toku Sake The Oscar-winning Australian actor has partnered with Toku Sake as creative director and says there is a huge, growing market for the product in the West
Literature Walk the Line with Tana French: ‘I saw something really ordinary, and went looking for the potential mystery’The Dublin-based mystery writer on concluding her Dublin Murder Squad series, being a Third Culture Kid, and inspiration for her latest novel, The Hunter
Interiors The Renovator: ‘My desire is to see how far I can push materials and styles to spark real curiosity’Designer Carla Benedetti has worked across many creative mediums, but none are as testing as the art of home renovations. Here, she explains the highs and lows of being a four-time renovator