It feels like time for another round of these, doesn’t it? I give you the stern, twin gazes of Jose Saramago and Alan Arkin: And when y...

On this date in 1904, James Joyce took his wife-to-be, Nora Barnacle, out on a stroll through a Dublin suburb. It was their first date. Y...

It’s been fifty years since my parents were married- fifty years to the day, actually. Tonight they’ll celebrate their golden wedding...

If you enjoy the sing-song cadence of a lilting Irish Brogue, then you’ll enjoy this recording of James Joyce reading from Finnegans Wak...

In response to this post , reader Jillian22 has asked us to weigh in on Woody Allen’s portrayal of the various literary legends who figu...

In case you have trouble making out the audio: …James Joyce. They did a certain amount of drinking together. The author of Ulysses was...