The sharp, witty Californian looks much younger than her 78 years – “Must be the lighting in here,” she says, erupting into laughter

Planners and architects need to ask people where they feel unsafe, when, and why, writes Niamh NicGhabhann

Colm Motherway's online station offers a platform to a wide range of music from Leeside music veterans and emerging aficionados from the likes of UCC's DJ Society

— Plus Munster v Ulster United Rugby Championship 

Succession, Adele and Conversations After Sex all feature in the selections by 13 well-known people 

As the big storm draws near, here's our roundup of new streaming releases on the big services

Hunter Schafer has said she feels members of the transgender and queer community often make great artists as many have spent time turning inward due to their exterior world not aligning with their bodies.

There are plenty of new releases on Netflix and other streaming services in December, while a slew of movies open in cinemas for the holiday season 

Elsewhere: Live opera and classical on LyricFM, young Irish musicians head to Amsterdam on the Lyric Feature, RnaG's best trad albums of 2021, Treaty Songs features a gamut of Irish folk musicians, RTÉ sessions from Wilt and Happyalone

An LGBT advocacy group in China that has spearheaded many of the country’s legal cases pushing for greater rights is halting its work for the foreseeable future.

The Marvel adventure has been pulled from Gulf region markets after sources claim the studio refused to remove a same-sex kiss

This time around transphobic, Dave Chappelle, isn't just delivering stand-up comedy lines in his Netflix show, he's delivering continued permission to hate 

Brooklyn 99's Stephanie Beatriz and Queer Eye’s Jonathan Van Ness are among the cast members 

In music: Whipping Boy and Bitch Falcon in archive RTÉ sessions on The Alternative; live action from Jealous Of The Birds, Odd Morris, Smoothboi Ezra and more via Seconds Away on 2XM; kids take over the decks on RTÉ Jr

Memories of John Prine, and a story told to him in Listowel fed into the Cork musician's lockdown album 

"Even if you support a club based in one of the gayest towns in Europe – like Brighton & Hove Albion, with their rainbow merch and inclusive policies – there are no players queering the pitch."

'It means so much to be a little queer boy from the Liberties proving that being different and being working class doesn't mean you are set up to fail'

Good morning everyone. Here's today's briefing from the early crew here on the Irish Examiner newsdesk.

Jon Gruden stepped down after The New York Times reported that the LA Raiders coach frequently used misogynistic and homophobic language directed at Commissioner Roger Goodell and others in the NFL.

The Macroom native will be taking part in Cork Short Story Festival in advance of launching her latest book