One of my favourite poems is an old reliable from Henry Reed, Naming of Parts.

A porn star’s memoir, a study of the IRA, and a history of knitting are among 100 books public library bosses have refused to stock in recent years.

When there are no clear boundaries, difficulties arise, writes Richard Hogan

 

‘Big Week on the Farm’ will have live lambing and other farm features across five nights on RTÉ One this week.

Fresh from its nomination at the Oscars, ‘Mustang’ opens the Cork French Film festival, writes Helen Barlow

Life (15A) opens in 1955, with Nick Ray’s East of Eden about to be released on an unsuspecting public and James Dean (Dane DeHaan) just another Hollywood unknown. 

There's a biopic of James Dean called Life out this week, and that's your pick of major releases. Otherwise there's a cancer-weepy, some drama Kate Mara looking scared.

As fans of the series look forward to the release of Magic Mike XXL this summer, Dean Van Nguyen examines Hollywood’s recent trend of casting bulked-up male actors in its leading roles and asks whether the representation glorifies the Adonis bod.

Rose Mary Roche explores the theory that character, from which genuine coolness is derived, is much more fascinating than pure good looks. Faddy fashions peak and then die while genuine cool is consistent and enduring.

Rebel without a cause James Dean has been transformed into a hipster with a tattoo in an art project bringing some of Hollywood’s biggest stars into the 21st century.

Cosmopolitan now has a guide to sex positions for lesbians. Have celebrities like Michelle Rodriguez helped a new generation to ‘come out’? Paula Burns reports.

Hot metal, cool stools, fluttering butterflies and expensive wild leather furniture, crafted by hand. All part of this week’s list from Esther N McCarthy.

The road sign outside town reads “Welcome to Aberdeen. Come As You Are.” The iconic Nirvana song title greets fans from around the world flocking to pay homage to Kurt Cobain.

They are a staple of most women’s wardrobes, yet two-thirds of us struggle to find the perfect pair of jeans. Deirdre Reynolds tests the latest, body-con pair to see how they shape up.

Kristen Stewart wants to shave and tattoo her head.

Theatre is thriving in Cork: SHOW is a festival of original work and continues at the Triskel Arts Centre until Sunday.

Morrissey’s long-awaited autobiography is coming out later this month just weeks after the former Smiths’ frontman claimed he had abandoned plans to publish it.

Photographs have a curious power to stir the imagination, there is nothing quite like them for communicating a sense of the past.

Former Smiths' frontman Morrissey has pulled plans to publish his autobiography after what he described as a "a last-minute content disagreement" with his publishers Penguin.

WHAT do Bruce Springsteen and Simon Cowell have in common?

Levi Strauss’s arrival in the US, 160 years ago this week, was to change fashion forever. And it all began with a tent, says John Daly

From work to weddings, weekends to Saturday nights, there’s a style to suit every occasion. Stylist Niamh O’Rourke reveals the coolest looks for A/W 2012.

US fashion giant Abercrombie & Fitch is to open its flagship store in Dublin on Nov 1.

WE ARE used to seeing stills from old movies, classic celluloid moments captured forever — Marilyn Monroe in a white halter-neck dress standing on a vent, James Dean frowning, Elizabeth Taylor kneeling in a bikini, Charlton Heston in a chariot.

Michael Fassbender is a "once-in-a generation" actor.

A LOVELORN John Travolta pining for Olivia Newton-John may not, at first glance, represent film at its dazzling zenith, but film buff Garry Mulholland begs to differ.

MUM Natasha Wallace was in despair yesterday as her six-year-old son Colby broke down in tears and told her: “Santa won’t be able to find me.”

PRIVATE letters from movie heart-throb James Dean to his then girlfriend, in which he criticises his latest Broadway show and speaks of being homesick as he films a box office hit, are to be sold at auction.

THE eyes have it. Were it not for the quality of Andy Serkis’s performance in the central role, Rise of the Planet of the Apes (12A) would be little more than a nakedly commercial cash-in on the popularity of the Planet of the Apes films.

ELIZABETH Taylor’s acting career began in 1942 in the comedy There’s One Born Every Minute when she was just 10.

THREE days before he was gunned down, John Lennon complained about his critics — saying they were just interested in “dead heroes”.

Three days before he was gunned down, John Lennon complained about his critics, saying they were just interested in "dead heroes".

Nicolas Cage used to envision his life as a film.

Dennis Hopper, the Hollywood actor and director whose memorable career included the 1969 hit 'Easy Rider', has died aged 74.

La Roux singer Elly Jackson thinks Beyonce is stunningly attractive, but insists she finds both men and women sexy.

Sigourney Weaver is to play a stripper in her next film, it has emerged.

Dennis Hopper claims he is no match for notorious ladies man Jack Nicholson.

Paul Newman has been 'outed' from beyond the grave by Marlon Brando, according to writer Darwin Porter's scandalous new book on the late movie legend.

Marlyn Monroe tried to prevent herself from spiralling into the depression which eventually led to her suicide by seeking help from acting contemporary Marlon Brando, according to recently unearthed letters.

Pirates of the Carribean star Orlando Bloom is thrilled he is considered a Hollywood heart-throb, because he feels like he's following in the footsteps of his icons.

A museum dedicated to the life of American movie legend James Dean has closed in his home state Indiana.