An impressive recent release from students of the prestigious French animation school GOBELINS, l’école de l’image featuring a scientist who finds his world falling apart after a strange encounter throws his lifelong skepticism into doubt.
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Monster, monster!
Shimmering pop duo Frankenstein Bolts play the first of two shows in Mackens Bar in their home town of Wexford this evening.
Justin Cullen (centre pic left) and Dan Comerford right) have mastered a smooth chilled-out sound that is just begging to be played on the radio.
Tonight the Bolts play their first album Slow Season right through and tomorrow night they perform their 2017 album Aglow & Spark right through.
Go South-East, young man.
Nick says: There’s a thriller on the loose.
This afternoon.
Kildare Street, Dublin 2.
Climate Change activist Patricia Devlin (holding a photo with her grandchildren) begins a hunger strike outside the gates of Dail Eireann to highlight ‘Government inaction on the climate and ecological emergency’ as part of another week-long series of ‘global action’ events by Extinction Rebellion.
From top: Love Will Find A Way by Fab Cow; Liberty Hall by Jando; Home Tree by Belinda Northcote; Baltimore Beacon by Jando; Two of A Kind by Black Hen; Life Is An Adventure by Rebeka Kahn, and Wild Atlantic Way by Simone-Walsh
This Saturday.
At the Kilenny shop, Nassau Street, Dublin 2.
The gift of personalised art.
Seamus Clancy writes:
A host of Ireland’s top artists will be in store greeting customers, discussing their work and personalising every piece sold on the day.
The event is taking place from 12-4pm and features renowned artists Belinda Northcote, Jim Skully, Jando, Vera Gaffney, Simone Walsh, Rebeka Kahn, Fab Cow, Black Hen and more.
Irish-made Xmas stocking fillers to Broadsheet@broadsheet.ie marked Irish-Made Stocking Fillers’. No fee.
Peter Hooton (left and) Simon Hughes in Dublin This morning: Peter’s book There She Goes (top)
Free TONIGHT?
‘There She Goes’
At BelloBar, 1 Portobello Harbour Dublin 8.
Simon Conway writes:
Join us for this intimate evening of conversation where award-winning writer and Liverpudlian Simon Hughes talks to Peter Hooton (The Farm) about his latest book, There She Goes, a history of Liverpool between 1979 and 1993.
Doors are at 7pm, tickets available at door as well as online and the conversation starts at 7.30pm
We have a PAIR (yes, two) free tickets for a Broadsheet reader in a scousestanding giveaway.
To enter, answer this question (first out of the hat wins):
What Liverpudlian group had a hit with a song of the same title as Peter’s Book?
Lines MUST close at 2.30pm 3pm 4pm.
An intimate evening with Simon Hughes & Peter Hooton (EventBrite)
Everyone was there.
Last night.
Powerscourt Townhouse Centre, Dublin 2.
The opening night of Little Pyg Pizza bringing dough maestro Enzo Coccia’s ‘legendary Neapolitan pizzas’ to Dublin.
Finally.
From top: Aishling Elliott and Brian Kennedy; Irene Hennessy (left) and Saoirse Kavanagh; Jules Mahon and Rebecca O Toole; Clyde Carroll and Paul Byrne; Nuala McKenna and Clare McKenna; Seán Munsanje; Niamh Mckeown and Zoe Ryan; Svetlana Jersova and Phil Costello; Emily McEvoy and Niamh McGroder.
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German educational design studio Kurzgesagt explores an alternative means of getting to space. To wit:
Getting to space is incredibly hard, expensive and needs a lot of resources. A more efficient way to get there is a Skyhook (or Spacetether), an ever rotating cable with a counter weight, that catapults spaceships from earth orbit into the depths of space.
Previously: Extreme And Violent Things
Hart Warming
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Gulp.
This morning/afternoon.
The first picture of Jose Mourinho as Tottenham Hotspur’s new manager following the sacking of Mauricio Pochettino yesterday.
Former Chelsea and Manchester United boss Mourinho has signed a contract until the end of the 2022-23 season.
The Tottenham Hotspur Supporters’ Trust, said:
“There are obviously concerns about how Jose and our club’s executive board will work together, and we are sure all fans would appreciate greater clarity on how the club sees this relationship operating in practice.”
FIGHT/REF!
Tottenham Fan Reaction: Mourinho ‘guaranteed to win something’ for Spurs (Love Sport Radio)
Pic via Spurs
Meanwhile…
Normally don’t comment on matters outside of my departments. But this is too much, too serious…Pochettino was a great leader of @SpursOfficial. Transformed our club. Deserved better. @kenearlys & @SecondCaptains – don’t let us down in our hour of need 😞😞
— Paschal Donohoe (@Paschald) November 20, 2019
Right so.
*ceases supporting Spurs*