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Not the bananas.
This morning.
Moore Street, Dublin 1
Marie Cullen and Titan an 8ft robot, in Dublin city to launch this years Laya Healthcare’s City spectaculars in Merrion Square, Dublin 2 on July 8-10 and in Cork’s Fitzgerald Park on July 16 and 17.
Any excuse
Meanwhile
Titan
He’s a moonwalking tin fool.
Leon Farrell/Rollingnews
This lunchtime.
Merrion Square, Dublin 2.
Thanks Gary Byrne
In their latest video edit, BaracksDubs has Obama perform Rihanna’s Work.
previously: Obama So Fancy
Magnetic
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From Ferro – an experimental series of images using ferrofluid and magnets on a range of backgrounds (including CDs, metal foil and black plexiglass coated with oil, water, soap and, in the final image, caviare) by Copenhagen based artist Phillip Overbuary.
A reaction, in part, to the Photoshoppery and digital manipulation required of him in a previous job as a commercial photographer, he sez of it:
I wanted to do something people wouldn’t believe was actually real. Like a dream, or a psychedelic trip—but it actually happened and could be captured.
Father Time
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As you know, June 19th is Father’s Day.
The Irish Workshop (the online home for Irish-made gifts and whatnottery) have put together five Irish-made gifts to give your Dad this Father’s Day.
Charmaine Kenny, of the workshop, writes:
1. 1916-loving Dad
Wicklow-based jewellery studio, Terrible Beauty, have designed sterling silver cufflinks that are deeply etched with the Irish Proclamation of Independence or one of its seven signatories.
2. Style-loving Dad
Designer Brendan Joseph has seen his star rise in Ireland of late, and your Dad will look like a star in one of Brendan’s handwoven silk scarves that are inspired by Ireland’s colours and textures – designs include Howth Head, Daylight in Dublin and Wicklow Mountains.
3. music-loving Dad
Dublin artist Vincent Keeling has beautifully captured in portrait some of our most talented musicians – Christy Moore, Luke Kelly, Phil Lynott, Shane McGowan, Rory Gallagher, Sinead O’Connor and Van Morrison.
4. History-loving Dad
As previously featured on broadsheet, Your Dad can wrap himself up in history with this replica of a blanket that was specially commissioned for Irish revolutionary leader Michael Collins to mark his appointment to Commander in Chief of the newly established Irish Army in early 1922. Foxford Woollen Mills in Co.Mayo made the blanket for Collins and have re-released the design this year.
5. Sentimental Dad
Fab Cow Design have put together this illustration of words that might set you and Dad happy-crying on Father’s Day *sniffle*
Irish-made stuff to broadsheet@broadsheet.ie marked ‘Irish made Stuff’
Air Metal
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Thomas writes:
Enda Kenny enjoying (Swedish) math metal wizards ‘Meshuggah‘ at Croke Park…
Previously: Dorkness On The Edge of Town
Kincora Boys’ Home, East Belfast
‘Although it is an established fact that children were abused by staff in Kincora, this inquiry [Historical Institutional Abuse] in addition has to address, amongst others, a range of extraordinary allegations.
‘Not that the State failed to prevent abuse because of missed opportunities or ineffective systems of oversight and regulation but that it, with deliberation and planning, cynically orchestrated and utilised the abuse of children it was supposed to care for in order to further its own ends.
‘If true, that would mean those who had the privilege and responsibility of protecting citizens compounded the pain of those who suffered as a result.”
Barrister Joseph Aiken, counsel to The Historical Institutional Abuse Inquiry yesterday on the first day of its Kincora Boys’ Home module..
Previously: A Boys’ Home Story
Enemies – playing ArcTangent festival in August
What you may need to know…
01. Wicklow math-rock four-piece Enemies have been knocking about for the bones of the past decade now, making all manner of bright and fanciful noises. They’ve toured the world in the process, including sold-out shows in New York and Tokyo.
02. Currently resident on Topshelf Records, the band were formerly part of the much-missed Richter Collective, on which debut album We’ve Been Talking was released. Follow-up effort Embark, Embrace is arguably one of the best Irish records of recent years.
03. Streaming above is the video for most recent single Play Fire, taken from their upcoming third LP. Directed by Finn Keenan, it’s a fairly handsome piece of cinematography.
04. If you’re hankering for more, they did a live session for Chicago music channel Audiotree in April. Stream it in full, along with interviews, here.
05. Next appearing at ArcTangent, Europe’s leading fest for all things instrumental, noisy and/or in odd timings, happening August 18-20 in Bristol. Among the frankly insane line-up are fellow Irish soundscapers Alarmist.
Verdict: Play Fire represents a turn to broader strokes and a poppier feel. It suits their more blissed-out moments of old, and this next LP might well be the one that puts them in front of a wider audience.
What you may need to know:
1. A risk management consultant (Kate Mara) is summoned to a remote research facility to assess if an artificial being (Anya Taylor-Joy) should be terminated.
2. Morgan is the first directorial feature from Luke (son of Ridley) Scott.
3. Shot in part up north.
4. You might remember Taylor-Joy from The Witch (2015). And Toby Jones… always a pleasure.
5. Mara currently has a gap in her schedule where Fantastic Four 2 should be.
6. Broadsheet prognosis: Morgan a woman.
Release Date: September 2.
(Mark writes about film and TV at ScreenTime.ie)