Yearly Archives: 2014

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A new animation from Jake Fried, who uses ink, gouache, white-out and coffee to build up the ‘frames’ of his animations as layers, invariably resulting in a completed canvas several inches thick.

Previously: Down Into Nothing

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Rabble reports:

As many as 20 staff of the Paris Bakery restaurant on 18 Moore St. are picketing the premises this morning over unpaid wages. Reports from staff who arrived to work this morning at the historic address are that they found themselves locked out without notice. Some haven’t been paid since March, one worker claims to be owed €3,000.

Yeast-er Rising (Rabble)

Pic via Janice Boylan

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Journalist Colette Browne

Further to the news that the Rape Crisis Midwest’s services in Clare and Tipperary have to close for at least a month because of financial problems, due to funding cutbacks, Colette Browne, in the Irish Independent, writes:

As part of the most recent round of efficiencies in the health service, rapists have agreed to rape for just 11 months of the year. The surprise arrangement came to light on Monday when it was revealed that rapists in the midwest would be taking one month off later this year.
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By decree of some bureaucratic pen pusher, there will be no sexual violence, of any description, in the region for approximately 31 days.

Blimey.

Fair play in fairness.

It’s simply not acceptable that rape victims have been sacrificed to save a paltry €20,000 (Colette Browne, Irish Independent)

Previously: 80 Clients A Week

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQ2Nd53ye-Y

What you may need to know.

1. Un film de Ryan Gosling. Seriously.

2. It stars Matt Smith, Joan from Mad Men and Saoirse Ronan.

3. It just premiered at Cannes. To a rather mixed reaction.

4. The Gos is on a hiatus from acting. Possibly a good idea after Only God Forgives (2013).

5. Broadsheet Prognosis: Beasts Of The Southern Wha?

Release Date: TBC

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You might recall Shane O’Connor’s missing Bvlgari watch – a present from his late father – dropped somewhere on South William Street, Dublin.

They said it wouldn’t be found.

Shane O’Connor writes:

“Just want say the watch was handed into a bar on South William St, I’m beyond happy…it would be great to update to show the cynics there are good people out there.”

Fight!

Previously: Recognise This Face