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Friday essay: what do publishers' revisions and content warnings say about the moral purpose of literature?

This year, there has been some controversy about the rewriting of passages from authors such as Roald Dahl, Enid Blyton, Ian Fleming and Agatha Christie with the aim of removing potentially offensive material. Some publishers have also adopted the precautionary measure of adding content warnings and disclaimers to books by…

The Conversation · Aug 17, 2023

While I wait for Phantom Liberty, I'm replaying Cyberpunk 2077 as a hardboiled detective

Just call me V, Night City PI

GamesRadar · Jul 27, 2023

The best recent crime and thrillers – review roundup

The Second Murderer by Denise Mina; Beware the Woman by Megan Abbott; Murder in the Family by Cara Hunter; Black Thorn by Sarah Hilary; The Housekeepers by Alex Hay

The Guardian - UK · Jul 14, 2023

Liam Neeson on his 100th film, Marlowe on Sky: ‘where have the years gone? I’ve been blessed’

The Irish actor is appearing in Sky’s new hardboiled detective film, Marlowe , based on the work of Raymond Chandler

Evening Standard · Mar 20, 2023

Marlowe review – worldweary Liam Neeson makes for low-energy private eye

Raymond Chandler’s gumshoe hero is resurrected in this period adaptation of a novel by John Banville – a film that looks good but lacks a spark

The Guardian - UK · Mar 14, 2023

Liam Neeson confirmed as first guest for RTE Late Late Show St Patrick's Day special

The Taken star will chat to Ryan on the show which falls on St Patrick's Day

Irish Mirror · Mar 11, 2023

50 Years Ago, Elliott Gould Made a Controversial Noir Thriller With a Shocking Final Twist

Funny yet melancholy, Gould's take on Philip Marlowe divided fans but produced a classic.

Inverse · Mar 7, 2023

First look at Liam Neeson's latest movie as Antrim native hits a major milestone in his career

The Taken actor stars in Neil Jordan's Marlowe, which will be released on Sky Cinema on St Patrick's Day

Irish Mirror · Feb 28, 2023

Movie review: 'Marlowe' a tepid take on classic noir

“Marlowe” is an adaptation of the 2014 book “The Black-Eyed Blonde: A Philip Marlowe Novel” by Irish novelist and Booker Award winner John Banville (“Doctor Copernicus”), writing as his pseudonymous other self Benjamin Black. It is a detective story set in 1939 Los Angeles, featuring Raymond Chandler’s immortal modern-day knight…

Boston Herald · Feb 15, 2023

Mike Davis, California’s ‘prophet of doom’, on activism in a dying world: ‘Despair is useless’

His warnings of ecological and social breakdown have proved accurate. But with months to live, Davis is anything but defeated

The Guardian - US · Aug 31, 2022