Edel Coffey: Escaping the world’s harsh uncertainties has become an occupational hazard, but can we really go on indulging ourselves like this?
It is entirely natural to want to escape from the horrific news greeting us each day, but we can’t avoid reality forever if we want to create a better world
A couple of weeks ago, I returned to the cinema after a long pandemic-induced hiatus. I watched the carefully photographed black-and-white scenes of Kenneth Branagh’s multi-Oscar-nominated film Belfast, while Storm Dudley or Eunice or Franklin or whichever one it was that night danced a jig on the roof.
As I sipped a can of Bacardi Mojito, which I had smuggled in in my handbag, I waited for the anticipated hit of escapism to kick in. ...
