Yearly Archives: 2013

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Researchers feel certain that there was a colony of Irish folk living in what is now South Carolina, when Christopher Columbus “thought” he had discovered the New World.

 

Old Spanish Document Suggests Irish Were In America Before Columbus (Kerry O’Shea, Irish Central)

 

Boards.ie is 15 years old today.

Grown spectacularly from its humble beginnings as a Quake forum.

Fair play though, in fairness.

Moonlight Shadow
Snowspeeder Knock-Over Mission
Last Ship to Rendezvous Point
The Arrival of a Star Destroyer
The Derelict

Finnish illustrator and designer Vesa Lehtimäki has created these stunning vignettes over the last few years. There’s plenty more on his Flickr photostream with scenes from Hoth as well as a few set on Tatooine

He’s also produced a limited run book for himself and his son that we are desperately lusting over but is sadly not for sale.

wired


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hq0-i8GQbgw

The first man meets the first man’s best friend in Minkyu Lee’s gorgeous 2013 Oscar nommed short.

WATCH: All Of The Nominees For The Best Animated Short Film Oscar (Bleeding Cool)

awesomer

 

Perhaps most importantly, the Government has incurred in this deal a huge hidden cost – the loss of the sense of justice, dignity and national self respect that is crucial to the building of a successful society. A nation taught to be grateful for such small mercies is not one that can imagine big things for its future.

 

Debt Deal Is Normalising The Irish Freak Show (Fintan O’Toole, Irish Times)

(Sam Boal/Photocall Ireland)

 

Hugh McDowell writes:

I know you don’t normally do this but this morning I cycled into work, along the Rock Road [Co Dublin], past Merrion Square, through Trinity and up to Tara Street. Along the way at some point my keys fell out of my pocket. They are fairly indistinguishable, except for a silver key ring that says ‘I (heart symbol) my dog’. I’m attaching a picture of said dog (Jack), who would be utterly distressed if I did not recover the keys (and that sort of stress is the last thing he needs at the ripe old age of 14 and a half). If anyone picked up those keys this morning, PLEASE let me know!

Anyone?