Culture

There is a view that if aliens were so advanced as to reach Planet Earth then they are already here and in forms we can’t understand or recognize. ...

Happy New Year, everyone! Here’s to a fulfilling and enjoyable year for all. In the media yoke this week is “Paint This Life,” the upcoming release...

Planning a visit to Ireland in 2025? Already deciding “where to go,” “what to do,” and “where to eat”? I can’t help you with any of these decisions...

This year the Echo will mark 20 years since the debut of the author questionnaire Page Turner. We note here the writers and books featured in 2024 ...

I’ll start this end-of-year column by extending the warmest of congratulations to the great Ivan Goff, who performed with hit indie artist Hozier o...

I doubt that there is anyone alive who knows more about the history of the Irish in New York City than John Ridge. A soft-spoken man, Ridge is a fo...

Although there have been reports of a Guinness shortage and even ration cards in distant parts, there were no such issues on a recent Friday evenin...

The Christmas of the past can seem better than the Christmas of the present. Why is that? One answer is: We had less, but what we did have was more...

“Bareheaded and carrying a lighted candle in his left hand, the frail figure of Pope Pius XII crossed the threshold of the Holy Door at St. Peter's...

When someone hears that I worked for many years as a doorman in Manhattan, the usual follow-up question is “Did anyone famous live in your building...

A molten wheel of baked brie just might be the “it girl” of holiday appetizers this season, not only because it’s so irresistibly delicious but bec...

Season’s greetings, all! A couple excellent albums to report on this week in the lead up to Christmas. The first in the media yoke is David Munnell...