Endurance

The triumph of virtue over fear and malice: The Bridge, by Colm Tóibín, reviewed

3 October 2026 9:00 am

The beauty of Tóibín’s novella lies principally in its gentle, long-suffering protagonist, whose unselfconscious goodness is a kind of a miracle

Cycle of pain

3 April 2021 9:00 am

Suffering from post-traumatic stress and the effects of government austerity measures, Paul Jones resigned as the head of an inner-city…

Shackleton’s ship the Nimrod in the ice at McMurdo Sound

Beyond Endurance

11 October 2014 9:00 am

Polar explorers are often cast as mavericks, and this is hardly surprising. The profession requires a disdain for pseudo-orthodoxies and,…