Canadian interviewer John ‘Nardwuar The Human Serviette’ Ruskin interviews 2014 Grulke prize-winners and all-round fine young world-conquering Cavan lads The Strypes at SXSW in Austin, Texas.
Previously: Meanwhile, On Letterman
(H/T: Eoin Murtagh)
Yearly Archives: 2014
From 1997, an ad for Caffrey’s Ale.
Yeasty, creamy and pale.
Like a dose of thrush.
He’s no Fassbender, in fairness.
Trinity College Dublin this lunchtime following the splintering clash between a car and the College’s fabled front door.
Earlier: Meanwhile, At Trinity
(Sam Boal/Photocall Ireland)
Short Mini
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The Merrion Centre, Nutley Lane, Dublin this lunchtime.
Thanks Aoife
Timelords
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Using information drawn from Mason Currey’s book Daily Rituals: How Artists Work, designer RJ Andrews isolates the productivity schedules of some of history’s noted thinkers (focusing, with the exception of Maya Angelou, almost entirely on male figures, which rather skews things).
More here.
Still Excira
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Scenes from Gay Byrne’s final show (of the current season) of his Sunday afternoon show on Lyric Fm in the Radio Centre, Montrose, Donnybrook, Dublin last Sunday..
The Randomer writes:
“He has said he’s just going on a break and that reports of his final departure from the airwaves are greatly exaggerated. So,until he teams up again with his award-winning producer Eithne Hand, here are some shots of Gay Byrne on air last Sunday afternoon as he presented his last show before he headed off for his break which could end some time after the celebration in August of his 80th birthday….”
Eighty.
Previously: Random Friday Pints
Covers to broadsheet@broadsheet.ie
Humany
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Free Easter weekend?
Dave Redmond writes:
“I run a little fandango called Airbound every year, its an Irish festival that travels to different parts of Europe each year to throw parties. it’s is a nomad festival that brings the delight of an Irish party to Foreign shores each year. From the Dalmatian coast of Croatia in 2009, the basements of Berlin in 2010 to what is now an annual Easter Cruise along the Thames. With a fully Irish line-up we set sail once again on Good Friday April 18th, come join the nautical merriment and see for yourself what its all about…”
Tickets here
Early One Morning – a giant globe made from matchsticks by artist Andy Yoder, who spent two years hand-painting individual matches, gluing each one to a foam, cardboard and plywood sphere then finally spraying the whole thing with flame retardant (come on now. He’s not a total eejit).
The piece goes on display this summer at the PULSE New York Contemporary Art Fair.