This afternoon.
‘Dropped’ earlier.
The first official trailer for The Matrix Resurrections, the fourth film in the Matrix franchise reuniting Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss as red pill-popping, bullet-stopping duo Neo and Trinity.
Release date: December 22
The Matrix Resurrections Trailer Wants to Free Your Mind (Again) (Gizmodo)
R.I.P. Susan Anway: The former singer of the Boston synthpop band The Magnetic Fields has passed away. https://t.co/vB06txXQvn pic.twitter.com/qn9LBt2UQ2
— Consequence (@consequence) September 9, 2021
This afternoon.
Broadsheet is very saddened to hear of the death of former Magnetic Fields singer Susan Anway.
Her amazing voice lit up their early albums from the 1990s, including this masterpiece 100,000 Fireflies (above).
Somewhere a dobro is inconsolable today.
R.I.P. Susan Anway, Former Vocalist of The Magnetic Fields Has Died (CoS)
NEW: President Biden is expected to sign an executive order requiring all federal workers to be vaccinated, with no option of being regularly tested to opt out of the requirement, a source familiar with the plans tells CNN.
— Ana Cabrera (@AnaCabrera) September 9, 2021
This afternoon.
Via CNN:
Among the steps the President will take is signing an executive order requiring all federal workers be vaccinated against Covid-19, with no option of being regularly tested to opt out of the requirement, according to a source familiar with the plans.
The President will also sign an executive order directing the same standard be extended to employees of contractors who do business with the federal government. The Department of Defense, the Department of Veterans Affairs, Indian Health Service and National Institutes of Health will also complete their previously announced vaccination requirements, which the White House estimates covers 2.5 million workers.
Biden to announce that all federal workers must be vaccinated, with no option for testing (CNN)
Reuters
Meanwhile…
🦸♂️ ❓ Have you got ‘superhuman immunity’?
💉 Researchers have discovered that getting double-jabbed after Covid infection may turbo-charge the immune system – and even provide a lasting defence against future variantshttps://t.co/7t7XvK3iwk— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) September 9, 2021
Alternatively…
"If you've had two vaccines, you're six times more likely to catch Covid than someone who has just had Covid."
NHS GP Dr Renee Hoenderkamp says it is "morally wrong and scientifically wrong" to give children the Covid jab.@TVKev | @DrHoenderkamp pic.twitter.com/GngDsXW8BT
— talkRADIO (@talkRADIO) September 8, 2021
This afternoon.
George’s Street, Dun Laoghaire, county Dublin.
Damo writes:
Dun Laoghaire County Council ending disabled parking spaces without public consultation and without planning permission. New County Manager Tom McHugh & Council Management are breaking planning law.
Anyone?
The Letters.
Written and directed by Robbie Walsh.
Starring Mary Murray, Sarah Carroll and Kathleen Warner Yeates (above).
Kate Donnelly writes:
On Friday, 29th October, Irish feature film ‘The Letters’ will hit the big screen at the ODEON Cinema in Charlestown, Dublin.
Set against the backdrop of the CervicalCheck scandal, ‘The Letters’ is inspired by true events happening in Ireland and tells the story of 3 women from different walks of life, who have been given only weeks to live due to the false results of their cervical cancer checks.
Book here
This morning.
Henry Street, Dublin 1.
Teodora Sutra and her daughter Isabella Sutra celebrate the opening of the Christmas Shop at Arnotts.
What took you so long?
I’m eating here.
This morning/afternoon.
Lunch on the steps of Powerscourt Shopping Centre, Dublin 2.
Nice mullet/trucker hat mix (left), in fair.
This afternoon.
Orla writes:
Just got this in my mail. Interesting position. Don’t see it often.
In fairness.
The Crayon Set – Summer Song (Gui Boratto remix)
The last days of disco.
Homegrown electro-pop enthusiasts The Crayon Set celebrate the release of their new album Disco Downer on September 24 with this nifty remix of their single Summer Song by ace Brazilian producer Gui Boratto.
It’s a banger!
The band’s Robert Baker writes:
“The album has a happy-sad dynamic going on – we’re always trying to write and record the perfect pop song but lyrically the songs couldn’t help but reflect the increasingly stressed-out, messed-up world we breathe in every day.
“So that’s where the album title came from – the idea of sad bangers, melody with melancholy, downer disco. In terms of the disco thing, it is a bit tongue-in-cheek but we did incorporate more electronic elements and we wanted to get people dancing more.
“With the help of our producer Stephen Shannon, we focused more on mood and groove. Our previous album ‘Lost Languages’ was more folk-rock and acoustic, so it was probably a reaction to that.”
Nick says: Baker’s treat.
A full coachload of mica redress campaigners, led by @PaddyDiver4, have just arrived at the Fianna Fáil think-in in Cavan pic.twitter.com/vWpv8WUWmo
— Gavan Reilly (@gavreilly) September 9, 2021
This afternoon.
Ballyconnell, county Cavan.
In fairness.
Labour party fully supports 100% Mica Redress scheme (Highland Radio)
