A fascinating half hour with dialect coach Erik Singer in which he analyses the accuracy of twenty eight Actors Playing The President Of The United States. To wit:
How close was Josh Brolin to capturing George W. Bush in W.? Is Jay Pharoah’s version of Obama true to life? Is it even possible for an actor to accurately portray George Washington?
Last night.
Aviva Stadium.
Tennis balls rained down onto the pitch during the Republic of Ireland Euro 2010 qualifier against Georgia in protest at chief executive John Delaney’s continued role in the Football Association of Ireland (FAI).
The balls were thrown on the field in the 33rd minute when Ireland was awarded a free kick.
After a delay for the balls to be cleared, Conor Hourihane scored to seal a 1-0 home victory.
Monday: New Balls Please
Behold: the Selmi Triangle by Nidhal Selmi – an unholy marriage of the fractal Sierpinski Triangle and the Penrose Triangle.
*vomits*
The army needs to help cull wild deer, says independent Kerry TD Danny Healy-Rae
In Kerry a climate of fear
Is gripping the Kingdom this year
And so Healy-Rae
Has thought of a way
To use soldiers to deal with the deer.
John Moynes
Pics: Rollingnews
MORE to folly
Tonight.
Kelly’s Avenue, Dun Laoghaire, County Dublin.
Ultan Mashup writes:
Scrumdiddly’s at 8.30pm. Ice cream in March. Move over Teddy’s…
FIGHT!
Stop that.
This afternoon.
Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2.
PARKLIFE!
Meanwhile…
Mostly dry again this afternoon and evening with good sunshine across much of the country but cloudier conditions persisting through parts of Ulster and north Connacht with the odd spot of drizzle. Highs of 11 to 14 degrees. pic.twitter.com/636Xc3uPYR
— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) March 26, 2019
Scorchio!
BREAKING: Jussie Smollett speaks after all charges dropped:
“I have been truthful and consistent on every single level since day one.”
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) March 26, 2019
Seems legit.
Good times.
Charges against Jussie Smollett ‘dropped’ (BBC)
Update:
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel compares Jussie Smollett's dropped charges to the recent college admissions scandal: "You cannot have, because of a person's position, one set of rules apply to them and another set of rules apply to everybody else" https://t.co/kNQqMavks3 pic.twitter.com/mwx1mChCqH
— CBS News (@CBSNews) March 26, 2019
From top: Rapporteur on copyright MEP Axel Voss celebrates in the EU parliament today; A Wired primer on Article 13
This afternoon
A directive introducing sweeping changes to copyright enforcement across Europe has been approved by the European parliament.
It will now go before EU countries and civil servants who will attempt to resolve their differences over the proposals.
The European copyright directive, voted in by 348 MEPs to 274 against, is best known for two provisions it contains: articles 11 and 13, referred to as the “link tax” and “upload filter”, respectively, by opponents.
The latter has been the main focus of campaigning. It requires websites that host user-generated content to take active measures to prevent copyrighted material from being uploaded without permission, under the penalty of being held liable for their users’ copyright infringement.
Article 11, the “link tax”, includes new requirements aimed at making companies like Google pay licensing fees to publications such as newspapers whose work gets aggregated in services like Google News…
MEPs approve sweeping changes to copyright law (The Guardian)
Pic: Getty
Meanwhile…
Irish MEPs voting to keep the internet open and safe from the #copyright industry, rejecting upload filters and the link tax: @NChildersMEP (Ind), @LNBDublin (SF), @mattcarthy (SF), @lukeming (Ind), Martina Anderson (SF), @DianeDoddsMEP (DUP).
— Éibhear Ó hAnluain (@eibhear) March 26, 2019
Irish MEPs voting to stifle creative expression and to adopt upload filters and the link tax: @brianhayesMEP (FG), @MarianHarkin (Ind), @MaireadMcGMEP (FG), @SeanKellyMEP (FG) and @JimNicholsonMEP (UUP — suspended twitter account!).
— Éibhear Ó hAnluain (@eibhear) March 26, 2019
Irish MEPs with unrecorded #CopyrightDirective votes at this point in time: @LiadhNiRiadaMEP (SF), Brian Crowley (FF) and @DeirdreCluneMEP (FG)
— Éibhear Ó hAnluain (@eibhear) March 26, 2019
Correction:
@LiadhNiRiadaMEP voted against, @DeirdreCluneMEP voted for
— Aindriú (@AindriuB) March 26, 2019
