Damian Flanagan's Blog

During the ongoing trials of the prolonged Coronavirus crisis, it’s been well recorded that many people, imprisoned indoors, have turned to ...

I love it when people stumble on some piece of writing from years ago and make a sudden new connection with it. Last night I happened by ...

And so, we are all Ukrainians now. We fly Ukrainian flags, making all the best shows of support as we can, and sending messages to the ...

As their boat, the Cairnrona, steamed towards America in 1910 and land mistily appeared, a 21-year-old English music hall star ran towards ...

We hear a lot about the decline of traditional education, but my 10-year-old son knows all about MacBeth and The Merchant of Venice and has...

(Ahead of the anniversary of the “Mishima Incident” on November 25, here is a reproduction of an article I wrote three years ago, which is n...

If you ever fancy having a truly disorientating experience that will challenge you and provide a mental adventure like no other, rather th...