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They’re Coming

Bodger — Thu, 17 May 2012 08:40:30 +0000

Yikes.

Dublin Housewives (TV3)

The Werewolf Nightmare

Niall Murphy — Thu, 17 May 2012 08:30:13 +0000

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The Irish Times: The “Left” Are Being Dishonest

Chompsky — Thu, 17 May 2012 08:11:02 +0000

The Irish Times nails its ‘all business, all week’ colours to the mast this morning.

It’s stirring stuff.

In Ireland, the issue at stake is not leaving the euro, but there is a similar simplistic refusal among some No campaigners to acknowledge that the alternative to what they call the “austerity treaty” is also austerity.
And almost certainly austerity with spades. Some argue that our EU partners will surely see us right even if we vote No – a bit rich from those who have long decried the supposed malign influence that Berlin and Paris represent. Or that money forgone from a possible second bailout by the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) will be found elsewhere easily, notably by bleeding the rich. It is naïve, wishful thinking and an irresponsible feeding of fanciful narratives to a hurt people that desperately wants to believe comfortable truths. The left owes its constituency better, the truth.

A genuine dialogue on the treaty’s merits is also not helped by the wilful distortion of language that use of terms like “blackmail clause” represents.

…To that end we have come together with partners voluntarily to create the necessary structures for our common project. And, to enjoy the potential benefits of such a robust currency, not least the possibility of using its weight in the markets to create relatively cheap credit, we all agree to play our part.

The ‘left’, eh?

Well, we’re convinced.

Home Truths On The Treaty (Irish Times Editorial)

The Swarm

Chompsky — Thu, 17 May 2012 07:50:30 +0000

On Monday, massive swarms of mosquitoes descended on the village of Mikoltsy in Belarus, blanketing the countryside, terrifying locals and reportedly drowning out the sound of traffic.

The Hellish Ball Of Mosquitoes (EnglishRussia)

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It’s A Bit Early For This

Bodger — Thu, 17 May 2012 07:38:43 +0000

But it’s 22 years since Jim Henson died.

Mmf.

Via Olly Richards

Moi-Même

Ewok — Thu, 17 May 2012 07:29:24 +0000

The importance of hyphenation in Google Translate.

ugliesttattoos

Bone Shaker

Chompsky — Thu, 17 May 2012 06:45:26 +0000

Mountain biker Marcelo Gutierrez hurtles down the stairs and cobblestones of a ridiculously bumpy Red Bull Devotos de Monserrate 2012 downhill course in Bogotá.

He probably won’t be starting a family any time soon.

b3ta

How Common Is Your Birthday?

Chompsky — Thu, 17 May 2012 06:20:05 +0000

Amitabh Chandra of Harvard University provided the data for a New York Times article back in 2006 based on babies born in the United States on specific dates between 1973 and 1999.

Conclusion: people in the US like to make babies in the winter, particularly around the holiday season.

Sure don’t we all?

22words/thedailyviz

Poorly Funded Sports Ahead

Chompsky — Thu, 17 May 2012 06:00:52 +0000

ALCOHOL SPONSORSHIP of sports events is to be ended, Minister of State for Health Róisín Shortall has pledged. “I am committed to phasing that out over a reasonable period of time,” she said in the Dáil. There is “no room for ambivalence in our approach”.

Because that’s the cause of Ireland’s massive drink problem, right?

Minister To End Alcohol Sponsorship Of Sports (Maire O’Halloran, Irish Times)

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Meanwhile, On A Wall In Cork

Chompsky — Wed, 16 May 2012 21:22:52 +0000

www.youtube.com/watch?v=18pyxowlwoc

The best graffiti artistry you’ll see today.

AKA Crap pays respect to The Black Keys with a rather nifty ‘Video Battle’ entry for the Livestyles Hip Hop Festival in Cork on June 1-4 (details here).

Stay for the burly bearded hipster at 1.36.

Music: Lonely Boy -- The Black Keys.

Thanks BKL