By Padraig McGrath - Articles published in Three Monkeys Online
Fights don't come any bigger than this - Floyd Mayweather Jnr. Vs Oscar De La Hoya
On May 5th Oscar De La Hoya faces Floyd Mayweather jnr in the ring at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, to decide the WBC world light-middleweight title. Padraig McGrath argues that they just don't come any bigger than this....
Twilight of the Idol - Oscar De La Hoya
Oscar 'The Golden Boy' De La Hoya challenges Ricardo 'El Matador' Mayorga for the WBC Light Middleweight title. Padraig McGrath, no stranger to the ring, assesses De La Hoya's chances, and future....
Bootleg Chomsky Meets the Big Societal Novel - Robert Newman talks about The Fountain at the Centre of the World
Robert Newman's third novel, The Fountain at the Centre of the World is set against a backdrop of globalisation, world trade, and political protest. Newman, a succesful stand up comic, answers questions on polemics, petrol, politics and Dickens, in...
Fundamentalism by Malise Ruthven - A review
What many liberals and new lefties overlook is that moral superiority is like detergent, basically a generic product. It doesn’t matter who’s selling it or what slogans they’re using. It’s all the same deal". Padraig McGrath, in an extended revi...
The Last Execution - a short story. New fiction from Three Monkeys Online
New fiction from Three Monkeys Online. The Last Execution is a short story by Irish writer Padraig McGrath....
Reviews by Padraig McGrath published in 3Monkeys Online
Tarantula by Thierry Jonquet
English translation of stylish French pot-boiler, currently being adapted for the screen by Pedro Almodovar....
Pornocopia – Porn, Sex, Technology and Desire - by Laurence O'Toole
A spirited and well-researched defense of pornography focussing on legal constraints that curtail the 'industry'....
Everyone’s Pretty by Lydia Millet
Social satire and black comedy from the author of My Happy Life and George Bush, Prince of Darkness....
The Fountain at the Center of the World - by Robert Newman
The third novel from comedian Robert Newman. The Fountain at the Centre of the World is billed as "an anti-globalization novel"....
Islam and Modernity by Iftikhar H. Malik
Historian Iftikhar H. Malik offers a wealth of case studies ranging from Muslim Spain and the Ottoman Empire to the present day, to examine what it is like to be a Muslim in the West today....
Milo's Marauders - by Danny King
Crime caper from Danny King, author of The Burglar Diaries....
Pompeii - Robert Harris
A historical novel culminating in the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD, from Robert Harris, author of bestselling titles such as Enigma and Fatherland....
