Because you’re not the unhinged designer of solutions for problems that don’t exist, Matt Benedetto.
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The ongoing large scale work of French artists Ella & Pitr confined within the perimeters of vacant lots, rooftops and walls, often featuring the colours of the French flag.
The recumbent grannie (top three pictures) measures over 25,000 square meters and took eight days to complete.
Previously: Homeless
"This has been the greatest privilege and honour of my professional life"
John Bercow receives a standing ovation from MPs, as he announces his intention to stand down as House of Commons Speakerhttps://t.co/e3Shcat2ql pic.twitter.com/TqtEmoI9yE
— BBC Politics (@BBCPolitics) September 9, 2019
Will you please sit down?
Local viking John Cox (left) and Gavan Murphy at Wexford’s quayside prepare for the inaugural Viking Fire Festival
This is no Viking Splash.
This is Wexford, 900ad.
Ann Power writes:
A brand new epic festival is set to take place in Wexford town on Saturday, September 28th.
The first annual Viking Fire Festival will be hosted on Wexford’s quayside by the Irish National Heritage Park.
The historical Wexford town will be transformed back to Viking times, as the Wexford Quayside will be turned into a real-life Viking Village hosting an immersive experience akin to life over a thousand years ago.
The Vikings founded Wexford town sometime before 900AD when they first settled and the street layout today can be attributed to these early settlers.
The ancient settlement will be populated throughout the day with a host of re-enactors who will be going about their day-to-day life….
and offering visitors the opportunity to enjoy storytelling, a Viking market, coin striking, spinning, weaving, leatherworking, metalwork and woodwork, with some Viking music performances and even the chance to participate in some slave trading….
Pic: Patrick Browne
It’s with heavy hearts that we announce the end of our Bernard Shaw adventure. At the end of October 2019 we will close the Shaw, Eatyard, all organisational, art and performance spaces and everything else in the building and yards – for good.https://t.co/CGDpyluYIv
— The Bernard Shaw (@TheBernardShaw) September 9, 2019
This afternoon.
Richmond Street South, Dublin 2.
Via Shaw & Shoddytonic Crew
We’ve tried really hard over the last few months to renew the lease, stay on longer, or buy the place. A lot of things didn’t go our way over the last 12 months either, but it’s out of our hands now unfortunately.
…Dublin is changing, we can all see and feel it but we are going nowhere & we won’t go down without a fight. We’ll start something else, somewhere else [ plans are afoot ] , and keep fighting the good fight.
There are so many young creative, clever, smart people in Dublin & Ireland at the moment – there’s lots to be optimistic about – but they need the spaces to meet each other, make plans, and make them happen!
We’ll have more info, lineups, events, wakes, next steps out over the next few days & weeks…. until the end of October we’re open as normal, we’re ready for y’all and we’re gonna party like its….2019!
It is with heavy heart… (Bernard Shaw)
The Bernard Shaw and Eatyard Are To Close On October 31 (Golden Plec)
Meanwhile…
Bernard Shaw closing as Wetherspoons opens up the road. Varadkar gets publicity with LCD Soundsystem and Kylie while this is the reality. For all the shite talk Fine Gael don't give a fuck about " local entrepreneurship" and people sneered at the slogan, 'take back the city'….
— Oireachtas Retort (@Oireachtas_RX) September 9, 2019
Meanwhile…
I assume Dublin City Council's current strategy of turning Dublin into an anonymous Northern UK town bombed during WW2 is to ensure stag/hen party tourists from those towns aren't scared off by anything novel.
— Doctor Neutopia (@oceanclub) September 9, 2019
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Yes!
Frayed .
A FREE Fringe running until September 12 across Dublin.
Improv maestro Neil Curran (him what was on the telly) writes:
Frayed is a range of free events – including theatre, stand-up, improv comedy, and an art tour with a twist at the National Gallery.
The goal of Frayed is to highlight the quality of, and raise the profile of, performance art in Dublin.
The festival also hopes that by mixing different types of art forms, it will make them more accessible and introduce them to non-traditional audiences.
The festival is fully volunteer-run and all shows are free to attend…
In frayness.
Can't stand still for more than a minute before doing something for attention. #NotMyPrimeMinister pic.twitter.com/veyBfH5B1b
— HappyToast ★ (@IamHappyToast) September 9, 2019
Ah here.
This morning/afternoon.
Government Buildings, Dublin 2
Earlier….
wow. the PM of Ireland just absolutely *shreds* boris – to his face – here. brutal pic.twitter.com/a9uztfodJG
— Nicky Woolf (@NickyWoolf) September 9, 2019
For the benefit of those of us not classically-educated…
Hercules went mad and killed his wife and children but Athena stepped in, knocked him out and stopped his killing spree.
She then helped him through the rest of his 12 labours to atone for his streak of lunacy. https://t.co/U7j75ua6LU
— Richard Chambers (@newschambers) September 9, 2019
Earlier….
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson in Dublin for talks with Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar https://t.co/S8uYHp2qa9
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) September 9, 2019
This morning.
Government Buildings. Dublin 2.
More as we get it.
The Comet
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A fascinating filmic short directed by Christian Stangl with score by Wolfgang Stangl combining thousands of images of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko taken by the European Space Agency’s Rosetta spacecraft.
The sequences are digitally enhanced real-footage from the probe.