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Irish Times
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Irish Times
Paradise House by Paul Perry: A fascinating, original and well-executed speculative fiction about James Joyce
Paradise House Author : Paul Perry ISBN-13 : 9781036907952 Publisher : Somerville Press Guideline Price : €20 In dire straits, as he often was, James Joyce latched on to a casual remark from his sister Eva, who was visiting her brother in Trieste, about the lack of a cinema in Dublin. Securing Italian syndicate backing, Joyce returned to Ireland and the Cinematograph Volta opened on Mary Street in December 1909. Once it was up and running Joyce retreated to Italy but the nascent business ran aground soon after and the struggling author remained, for the time being at least, potless. But what if Joyce's picture palace had taken off? This is the notion behind Paradise House by UCD professor of creative writing Paul Perry. If his last novel, 2021's excellent The Garden, evoked American masters like McCarthy, Steinbeck and Hemingway then this one takes inspiration from F Scott Fitzgerald, specifically The Great Gatsby. Here the Volta is renamed Paradise House and its success in a Dublin that's 'a city of half-truth and half lies' seen through the eyes of narrator Jacob Moonlight, has brought Joyce (called Kinch, the nickname bestowed by Oliver Gogarty, throughout) the financial rewards which previously eluded him. Like F's Jay however, what he truly longs for is love. This 'magical venue' has only one purpose: 'Kinch was trying to win Norah back'. [ Author Paul Perry: 'The myth of the starving genius is harmful nonsense' Opens in new window ] Upstairs at the House there's an after-hours club, The Worm's Ditch, which brings 'a sensuous kind of alternative reality' to 'a dreary outpost of colonial rule' and allows Joyce to throw Gatsby-esque, champagne-soaked get-togethers where luminaries such as Caruso can enjoy themselves, while he gazes longingly towards the green light of Norah's dock. READ MORE Perry's Joyce is a might-have-been who 'wrote a book and it was pulped' and was fired from his teaching job 'for turning up ossified'. Moonlight, a Jewish outsider like the Bloom this Joyce never gets to finish writing about because he's determined to drown any such ambition, doubts the Kinch he knows would ever want bridges or buildings named after him or to have his face on the currency or have 'ignorant, power-hungry politicians quote him without a clue' anyway. This alternate history also takes in to account war in Europe and rising unrest back home, and further borrows from Fitzgerald for the fates of supporting characters. It's a fascinating, original and well-executed what-if conceit, and highly entertaining to boot.
Yahoo
01-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Miki Berenyi Trio Announce 2025 North American Tour, Release New Song 'Kinch': Stream
The post Miki Berenyi Trio Announce 2025 North American Tour, Release New Song 'Kinch': Stream appeared first on Consequence. Miki Berenyi Trio has announced that they are heading to North America this fall. Throughout October, the trio will tour through the US and Canada to support their debut album Tripla. Along with the tour announcement, they've released 'Kinch,' the latest single from Tripla, which you can check out below. MB3's 2025 North American tour will kick off on October 10th in Washington, DC before hitting stops in Brooklyn, Montreal, Chicago, and San Francisco. The final show is on October 28th in West Hollywood, CA. Get Miki Berenyi Trio Tickets Here Tickets go on sale Friday, April 4th at 12:00 p.m. local time via the group's website. The band is about to kick off their UK and European tour later this week as well, also on April 4th in London. After that, they'll play shows in Paris, Bristol, Leeds, and more. Like much of her output with Lush, 'Kinch' is capital-D dream pop, and Berenyi describes the track as 'inspired by love and loss, and how those people never leave you, and how it makes you think about the nature of love.' Miki Berenyi Trio is composed of Miki Berenyi, KJ 'Moose' McKillop, and Oliver Cherer. Their debut album, Tripla, is out this Friday, April 4th via Bella Union. Berenyi, the co-founder of Lush, released her memoir Fingers Crossed: How Music Saved Me from Success in 2022. Miki Berenyi Trio 2025 Tour Dates: 04/04 — London, UK @ Rough Trade East 04/05 — Liverpool, UK @ Rough Trade Liverpool 04/06 — Bristol, UK @ Rough Trade Bristol 04/27 — Arlon, Belgium @ L'Entrepôt 04/28 — Colmar, France @ Le Grillen 04/29 — Paris, France @ FGO Barbara 04/30 — Lille, Hauts-de-France @ L'Aéronef 05/01 — Haarlem, Netherlands @ Patronaat 05/03 — Liège, UK @ Reflektor 05/09 — London, UK @ Moth Club 05/10 — Norwich, UK @ Voodoo Daddy 05/11 — Brighton, UK @ DUST 05/16 — Bristol, UK @ Exchange 05/17 — Southampton, UK @ The Joiners 05/18 — Reading, UK @ The Facebar 05/22 — Cambridge, UK @ The Portland Arms 05/24 — Leeds, UK @ Lending Rooms 05/31 — Edinburgh, UK @ Sneaky Petes 06/01 — Newcastle upon Tyne, UK @ The Cluny 10/10 — Washington, DC @ Pearl Street Warehouse 10/11 — Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg 10/12 — Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair 10/13 — Montreal, QC @ Bar Le Ritz PDB 10/15 — Toronto, ON @ The Great Hall 10/16 — Ferndale, MI @ The Magic Bag 10/17 — Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall 10/18 — St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club 10/20 — Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge 10/21 — Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge 10/23 — Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theatre 10/24 — Vancouver, BC @ Hollywood Theatre 10/25 — Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios 10/27 — San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall 10/28 — West Hollywood, CA @ The Roxy Theatre Miki Berenyi Trio Announce 2025 North American Tour, Release New Song 'Kinch': Stream Jaeden Pinder Popular Posts Morgan Wallen Walks Off SNL Stage: "Get Me to God's Country" Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl Halftime Show Received 125 FCC Complaints Chet Hanks Recreates Forrest Gump Scenes with Tom Hanks in New Music Video: Watch Jessica Simpson's Advice to Singers: 'Drink Snake Sperm' Gorillaz Confirm 2025 Release for New Album Heart's Nancy Wilson: It's "Embarrassing" To Be an American Right Now Subscribe to Consequence's email digest and get the latest breaking news in music, film, and television, tour updates, access to exclusive giveaways, and more straight to your inbox.
Yahoo
28-01-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
US Investigates Worrying Bird Flu Strain on Duck Farm in California
(Bloomberg) -- US officials are investigating the appearance of a strain of bird flu identified in the US for the first time, a worrying sign that the virus is evolving in ways that could make it harder to contain. Texas HOA Charged With Discrimination for Banning Section 8 Renters What Happened to Hanging Out on the Street? Vienna Embraces Heat Pumps to Ditch Russian Gas Budapest Mayor Aims to Block Orban's Plans to Build 'Mini Dubai' Billionaire Developer Caruso Slams LA Leadership Over Wildfires Detected on a duck farm in Merced County, California, it's the first confirmed case of H5N9 in poultry in the US, according to the website for the World Organization for Animal Health, a Paris-based group focused on animal diseases. The California case wasn't announced by US health officials, as the Trump administration has paused government communications on health topics pending a political review. Scientists worry that could delay the release of essential information to the public, including about disease outbreaks. 'It is extremely unusual, and I believe it reflects the policy decision for everyone to go dark,' said Michael Kinch, a vaccine specialist who's chief innovation officer at Stony Brook University. 'It's troubling because any sort of non-typical influenza is particularly problematic when it gains the ability to jump between species.' New strains of bird flu are concerning as the disease has caused hundreds of deaths in people over the years, mainly via exposure to infected animals, and the US Department of Agriculture and state officials are investigating the case. A more common bird flu strain, H5N1, has recently been spreading in US farm animals, although severe cases in people have been rare. H5N9 is a subtype of bird flu, and a version that appeared in China more than a decade ago was 'highly pathogenic,' according to a 2015 academic paper by researchers in the country. The H5N9 version is thought to come from a genetic combination of other bird flu viruses, including H5N1. US officials are required to report diseases in animals to the World Organization for Animal Health, according to the USDA website. The US agency didn't respond to requests for comment on why it didn't report the case publicly. Concerns about H5N1, which has been known and studied for more than a decade, have been rising since a death was linked to the virus in Louisiana earlier this month. H5N9 is a less researched viral strain. If it becomes widespread in humans, scientists would likely have to start from the beginning with developing vaccines and researching the virus, Kinch said. 'This the wrong time of year and the wrong virus to be messing around with,' Kinch said. US health officials have been monitoring the H5N1 virus for genetic mutations that could make it more dangerous. For now, they say there's no evidence of human-to-human spread and the risk to the general public remains low. Still, the new case shows that H5N1 is starting to mix genetic material with other influenza viruses, 'which is concerning,' said Peter Hotez, a vaccine expert and dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine. Richard Webby, a specialist in influenza at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, said the new H5N9 case doesn't itself appear to raise the risk to humans or animals. Still, he said, researchers need to look closely at the genetic sequence to see if any important changes have occurred. 'Anytime a flu virus mutates or evolves we can't predict the end result of that,' Webby said. --With assistance from Michael Hirtzer and Ilena Peng. What Trump's Tech Billionaires Are Buying Forget Factories, Small US Towns Want Buc-ee's Gas Stations The CDC Won't Give the Public a Full Picture of Fertility Treatment Risks Elon Musk's Inaugural Highs (and Lows) How Kendrick Lamar Turned Beef With Drake Into Music Superstardom ©2025 Bloomberg L.P. Sign in to access your portfolio
