The Irish Times - Features

• The misfits: when Sartre met Huston in Galway
  When John Huston asked Jean-Paul Sartre to write a script for the film 'Freud', he was confident he had 'the ideal man' for the job, but the enterprise turned out to be a disaster, writes
  
  
• Rising from the ashes of a bust
  Debts, the loss of a job, the closure of a business - all can feel as traumatic as a bereavement, according to counsellors who see the human cost of the economic crisis. But hard times can also be an opportunity for positive change and creative reinvention, writes
  
  
• The improbable connection between Harold Pinter and 'Big Brother'
  The manner in which he brought the language of the street, speech tics and pauses onto the stage is an important part of Pinter's legacy, writes
  
  
• The painful departure of my miracle daughter
  ONE MINUTE you're about to give birth and wondering if you're depriving your first-born by going medical instead of having a birthing pool, the next minute she's a beautiful young woman texting you from a jacuzzi in Spain, writes
  
  
• CON TEXT
  Many people like to spend Christmas curled up on a couch in front of the fire with a box of Milk Tray, but in recent years, a growing number are having a seasonal burst of physical activity, as they perfect their golf swing and their tennis serve. No sitting around watching the TV for these poor unfortunates - they're up and running about for the entire season, and it's taking its toll on their health.
  
  
• Luach le hailt Uí Chonaire go fóill
  BEOCHEIST: BHUAIL FIABHRAS glanta m'áit oibre le gairid agus, lena linn, thug mé faoi deara leabhar beag téagartha i measc beart leabhar eile a raibh an canna bruscair i ndán dóibh.