Writing: Weblog
Learning a Lesson from Live8
My views on the event, the motivations surrounding it, and whether the real issues are being overlooked.
Some Notes on Rock and Roll Graphic Design
What the title says; just throwing some ideas against the wall.
Weblogs in Jeopardy?
In which I give my take on the Kottke/Sony controversy.
On Disinterest and the Modern Media
Here I argue that the disposability of today’s media takes away from the seriousness of social issues.
Bleep
A review-esque piece marking the launch of Warp Records’ download service.
The Elephant in our Living Room
On the looming spectre of racism in the North, from the Troubles to the present.
On the ‘New’ Anti-Semitism
My comments on a Guardian piece discussing the supposed ‘policical correctness’ of anti-semitism in Europe.
Thinking Out Loud About Presence And Extelligence
Another piece where I throw some ideas to see what sticks. Weblogs are great for this.
On Making Connections
A short essay inspired by Searle’s Chinese Room.
God, Religion and Bad Faith
A long essay in which I adapt Sartre’s concept of ‘bad faith’ to describe most people's blind faith in organised religion.
To Be and To Have
In which I review two films that couldn't be more different from one another, and yet share something beneath the surface.
Writing: Features
Boggersphere?
What started as the sparse and technical ramblings of the cyber-geek community has become a popular and global means of expression � and even a source of credible news. Blogging is here to stay, and now Ireland is jumping on the blogwagon. In this feature for Furnace I peer into the Irish Blogosphere to catch a glimpse of the future.
About
This is the personal website of MacDara Conroy, a twenty-something journalist, editor and all-round creative type living in Dublin, Ireland.
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This section collects some of the best writing from this website, along with other works written by and published elsewhere by yours truly.