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At Least It Looks Good from Space: A catalogue of modern, millennial and personal catastrophes
'A wonderful take on the chaos of the modern word' Louise O'Neill
'Carl has the rare gift of combining analytical clarity with maniacal vulnerability' Blindboy Boatclub
In At Least It Looks Good From Space, journalist Carl Kinsella attempts to solve the great human mystery of why we are the way we are in this chaotic era of internet algorithms, disinformation campaigns (Carl's only responsible for one of these), pandemics (he's not responsible for any of those) and the judgement-clouding influence of nostalgia.
Here, Carl explores the complexities of being friends with men, how online platforms might be making us addicted to attention, the way millennials relate to the generations around them, and that one time he fell into a lagoon when investigating a mystery in Lahinch. From OCD and intrusive thoughts to unknowingly breaking the law at Dollywood, he revisits the pivotal events in his life - times of true joy, paralysing fear, and confusion. Mostly confusion.
Honest and deeply human, At Least It Looks Good From Space is a colourful search for answers about what it means to be losing your mind in a world that encourages it.
'Carl has the rare gift of combining analytical clarity with maniacal vulnerability' Blindboy Boatclub
In At Least It Looks Good From Space, journalist Carl Kinsella attempts to solve the great human mystery of why we are the way we are in this chaotic era of internet algorithms, disinformation campaigns (Carl's only responsible for one of these), pandemics (he's not responsible for any of those) and the judgement-clouding influence of nostalgia.
Here, Carl explores the complexities of being friends with men, how online platforms might be making us addicted to attention, the way millennials relate to the generations around them, and that one time he fell into a lagoon when investigating a mystery in Lahinch. From OCD and intrusive thoughts to unknowingly breaking the law at Dollywood, he revisits the pivotal events in his life - times of true joy, paralysing fear, and confusion. Mostly confusion.
Honest and deeply human, At Least It Looks Good From Space is a colourful search for answers about what it means to be losing your mind in a world that encourages it.
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October 24, 2025
Really enjoyed this collection of essays from Ireland's Premier Journalist, about life online and being Irish twitter's main character at least once, the incomprehensible bonds and rituals of male friendship, what it actually feels like to live in an obsessive compulsive mind, and what it means to live in the Ireland that was wrenched from rurality into the Tech Age within a generation.
The essays meander delightfully, blending the boundaries between emotionally touching and how-did-we-get-here hilarious.
A Big Thing of Water was a particular high point in the collection - as taut as a short story and more than a little spooky!
The essays meander delightfully, blending the boundaries between emotionally touching and how-did-we-get-here hilarious.
A Big Thing of Water was a particular high point in the collection - as taut as a short story and more than a little spooky!
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