Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey is one of the most eagerly anticipated films of recent years. Bringing Homer's epic to the screen has challenged filmmakers for more than a century, yet few directors seem better equipped for the task. Throughout his career, Nolan has explored time, memory, identity and endurance. Recurring themes that run through Memento, The Prestige, Inception, Interstellar, Dunkirk and Oppenheimer. At the heart of all those films lies the same question that Homer asked...

The Ulysses Whiskey Detour: From a Teacher's Desk to the Declaration of Independence

This Bloomsday we were due to release Episode 3 — Proteus — the third chapter in our eighteen-year journey through James Joyce's Ulysses. Instead, I found myself wandering rather further than expected into the remarkable world of Philip Syng, the Irish-American silversmith whose work became intertwined with Episode 2. You see, we needed an inkwell for the teachers desk on our label for Nestor...