Author Archives: Niall Murphy

Three days in, fourteen and a half million pageviews, 3756 retweets and a Facebook friend request from MuckyBoy1956. Sweet Jesus, it’s time for a long, hard think about what’s happened here.

What is this nu-media juggernaut the quality press have dubbed ‘John Ryan’s Seedy Pension Plan’? Is there any truth in the rumoured merger with Ireland.com? What if, one day, there simply are no more memes? Shh! What was that noise?

Brave Clarice. You will let me know when those lambs stop screaming, won’t you?

Clock for Night Owl by Tiancheng Luo

As a typical internets user, you’re most likely some class of sweaty-palmed night-crawler for whom breakfast is an afternoon meal. This is a scientific fact.

Well sleep on, Nosferatu. Designer Tiancheng Luo will rejig your fetid biorhythms with his new timepiece.

He says you’re welcome.

Via Yanko Design

Well, what a day it’s been. Thursday, apparently.

The tumultuous brouhaha of TwitterGate, more memes than you could shake a double rainbow at, superhero geekettes, vicious hipster-baiting and a mass conversion of literally some site visitors to Tarvu.

Cheer up Keanu, tomorrow’s Friday.

weekend knack magazine

Doing its bit for Euro-tourism, Belgian magazine Weekend Knack has commissioned design firm Khuan + Ktron to create cover-art representing various European countries. They’ve done five so far. We were number four.

It’s all rather sweet. They’ve even put in a little Guinness brewery. To indicate our massive, deep-seated drink problem.

Via Boing Boing

cute baby animals - Giggle Fit at the Slumber Party

Look, we’re dreadfully sorry about that hideous picture we posted earlier. You know the one. Don’t go looking for it. Too late.

We sincerely hope the above image goes some way toward redressing the balance.

Either way, puke bags are located in the forward seat pocket.

Via Daily Squee