Yearly Archives: 2014

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Lyra McKee is a young gay woman who wrote a letter to her 14 year-old self as a response to recent hate-filled speech by Christians.

She appeared on Monday’s ‘The Nolan Show’ on BBC Radio Ulster to talk about homophobia and coming out in light of Rose of Tralee Maria Walsh’s public announcement at the weekend.

BeLong To

Spunout

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Kate Bush playing the Eventim Apollo in Hammersmith tonight.

Meanwhile…

Eek.

UPDATE:

Thanks Anthony Curtis

Kate Bush’s first Before the Dawn show – live blog (The Guardian)

Pic: Ken McKay/REX

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Part one (and the recently released part two) of Anita Sarkeesian’s examination of the Women as Background Decoration video game trope – a thing she defines as:

…the subset of largely insignificant non-playable female characters whose sexuality or victimhood is exploited as a way to infuse edgy, gritty or racy flavoring into game worlds.

The 1970s. They never really went away.

Previously: Damsels In Distress

laughingsquid/feministfrequency

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Peace in Charlie Bird’s time.

On August 31 1994, the Provisional IRA announced its historic ceasefire which was due in part to the efforts of the then Taoiseach Albert Reynolds. The Combined Loyalist Military Command followed with its ceasefire announcement on October 12.

A “cassette” anyone?

Pic: Brian Rowan

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From left: light drinking Irish actress Caroline Morahan; telly’s John Healy (a once boozy now sober heart transplant recipient) and non-drinking Frank ‘DRINK!’ Kelly.

The launch today of the Irish Heart Foundation’s annual September Heart Month campaign urging tipplers to remember “your heart can’t drink like you can”.

And to know WHEN to say when before the early houses open and all the craziness sets in.

A downloadable magazine on healthier boozing is available here.

(Mark Stedman/Photocall Ireland)