Andrew O'Hehir
Executive Editor at Salon
Freelance Writer at The Hollywood Reporter
Exec editor (politics), columnist, vid talking head. Salon. Not promising I won't still write about movies most people hate.
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3 days ago |
salon.com | Andrew O'Hehir
It’s almost surprising that a hip-hop band from the perennially troubled, still-British province of Northern Ireland hasn’t emerged until now: It’s the right kind of place. Admittedly, “race,” in the 21st-century meaning of the word, is not a major consideration on the island of Ireland, despite some discomfort with recent immigration from Eastern Europe, Syria, North Africa and elsewhere.
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3 days ago |
yahoo.com | Andrew O'Hehir
It’s almost surprising that a hip-hop band from the perennially troubled, still-British province of Northern Ireland hasn’t emerged until now: It’s the right kind of place. Admittedly, “race,” in the 21st-century meaning of the word, is not a major consideration on the island of Ireland, despite some discomfort with recent immigration from Eastern Europe, Syria, North Africa and elsewhere.
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3 days ago |
flipboard.com | Andrew O'Hehir
1 day agoI went to Ireland to experience Sennheiser’s HE 1 headphone system, which turns electricity into epiphany. Tullamore, County Offaly, sits 22km from the geographical center of Ireland. That’s not quite right for a survey marker, but still a Midlands milestone if you’re judging by heart not GPS. …
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1 week ago |
salon.com | Andrew O'Hehir
Here’s a conspiracy theory for you: Mainstream political parties of the center-right and center-left, across a wide range of self-described democratic nations, were in big trouble as we neared the midpoint of the 2020s. They were beset on all sides by anti-immigrant sentiment, worsening economic inequality and widespread mistrust in government. The proto-fascist (and actually fascist) far right was on the rise; to a lesser extent, so was the socialist left.
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2 weeks ago |
salon.com | Andrew O'Hehir
There may be no way back to respectability for a supposedly major nation, let alone a global power, after “Vladimir, STOP!” Amid the daily storm of sewage and plague of frogs that is Donald Trump's second administration, it’s difficult to say that anything beggars belief.
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If you're willing to discuss your involvement with the anti-immigrant movement in Ireland my DMs are open @desilva_frank. Or email me: aoh at salon dot com.
You know, I can take or leave Gaelic, I enjoy it, it's fine. But virtually nothing in any sport can match the All-Ireland hurling final. #gaa #CorkvClare
I say this from a (moderately) compromised position, but very few media outlets have the freedom to ignore issues like page views & "monetization" -- and the last few years have seen numerous independent outlets collapse or contract.