Twelve years since their last event in Montreal, Vans Warped Tour is coming back

Ireland’s new basic income program for artists is more than a social experiment. It is a cultural reckoning, a response to decades of precarious labor and a political statement about what a country chooses to protect when the world starts to unravel. For years, artists across Ireland have lived in a quiet contradiction. Their work defines the country’s global image, fills its festivals, draws tourists and inspires pride, yet most could barely afford rent. When the pandemic hi