Luke Abbott writes:
You might like this, it’s a project we’ve been working on in Discovery here at eightytwenty. It’s an infographic looking at the digital audience for Oxegen and Electric Picnic festivals. It breaks them down by who they are, where they’re from and what bands and brands they like.
Officials from the Revenue Commissioners are conducting a search of the home of TD Michael Lowry.
— BreakingNews.ie (@breakingnewsie) July 25, 2013
https://vimeo.com/65303694
In this ‘small tribute to Photoshop filters’, Barcelona based design studio Device apply every Photoshop filter to the Photoshop logo in a bid to ‘seek the essence of the software.’
There’s also a Tumblr where each of the melon-twisting effects is shown as an animating gif.
zefrank explores true facts about a raptor whose chick looks like a cotton ball that grew a face.
Also, did you know that camouflaging itself as a muppet is how the young owl do?
Previously: Things You Didn’t Know About The Mantis Shrimp
A short film by photographer Boris Godford featuring snails and insects roving around a miniature indoor diorama of sodden moss from noon to sunrise.
It’s much lovelier than the description would suggest.
Via Independent.ie and Rory Noonan
The roof of Clerys, on O’Connell Street in Dublin, was badly damaged in last night’s bad weather and is to remain closed today.
Sam Boal/Photocall Ireland
UPDATE:
Philip Boland writes
Hi that’s my drivers licence… it’s not lost… its in my wallet! One of my friends, a certain Ms. Eimear Jenkinson thought it might be a funny prank to send it to you! I would be grateful if you could remove the post please!
Meanwhile…
Do you know Sinead Norman?
Oonagh writes:
Found outside Pygmalion [Powerscourt Townhouse, South William Street, Dublin] on Sunday.
UPDATE:
PaulandSinead writes:
“HOLY CRAP, THAT’S MY GIRLFRIEND’S DRIVER’S LICENSE !!! We were at Longitude festival on Sunday. She didn’t know it was lost till now!!! Could you send it to the address written on it please! This is mental!
THANKS SOO MUCH”
The Tipsy Crow, San Diego, California.
Daniel writes:
I know you guys shock folks with drink prices in Dublin’s “cultural district”, here’s a receipt from San Diego’s “cultural district” (read tourist trap, rip-off district, high overheads area). $4.50 for ice?
