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Suzanne Harrington
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Forget foetus frenzy and focus on actual children
Forget foetus frenzy and focus on actual children

SO, Ireland. This is it. This is the week where the present cleaves from the past, like those bits of rocket that fall away as the rocket gathers momentum. That rocket is the voice of Irish women.

Mon, 21 May, 2018

Shush now and don’t be making a fuss
Shush now and don’t be making a fuss

I once received a card of a cartoon stick man standing on top of a flattened cartoon stick woman.

Mon, 14 May, 2018

‘Life is, after all, yin and yang’
‘Life is, after all, yin and yang’

You couldn’t feel rage up here – or even mild irritation – no matter how hard you tried, writes Suzanne Harrington

Mon, 07 May, 2018

Don’t turn away from reality of begging
Don’t turn away from reality of begging

There is a beggar in the town where I live who appeared on a BBC reality series about beggars.

Mon, 30 Apr, 2018

Keep calm and don’t stress yourself out
Keep calm and don’t stress yourself out

It’s stress awareness month, in case any of us were unaware of what being stressed feels like.

Mon, 23 Apr, 2018

No thanks, Barbara. I’ll have what he’s having
No thanks, Barbara. I’ll have what he’s having

In a charity shop, I stumble across a copy of Barbara Cartland’s 1962 socio-cultural masterpiece, Etiquette Handbook: A Guide To Good Behaviour From The Boudoir To The Boardroom.

Mon, 16 Apr, 2018

Duvet days would’ve been a lot less hassle
Duvet days would’ve been a lot less hassle

So retrograde has Mercury turned out to be that I have found it safer to remain mostly under the duvet, for fear of encountering confusion, delays and frustration, writes Suzanne Harrington

Mon, 09 Apr, 2018

Great days ahead as it all gets a bit Stormy for Trump
Great days ahead as it all gets a bit Stormy for Trump

Behold, Stormy Daniels is risen! From behind an unsigned — therefore legally invalid — non-disclosure agreement, the porn star walks amongst men, making the orangest one squirm and quake in his handmade shoes.

Mon, 02 Apr, 2018

Ant’s addiction issues can happen to anyone
Ant’s addiction issues can happen to anyone

You have a fantastic life. Not just averagely good, but really bloody good. You have a job that involves fooling about with your best friend on the telly, and getting paid tons of money for it, writes Suzanne Harrington. 

Mon, 26 Mar, 2018

Would punk happen now? Would rave?
Would punk happen now? Would rave?

Ever wanted to know more about, say, Marxist ideas of alienation or the situationists, but couldn’t face reading actual Marxist or situationist theory? Well now you don’t have to, writes Suzanne Harrington.

Mon, 19 Mar, 2018

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