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What you may need to know:

1. Really?

2. Yep. It’s the most unwanted sequel since Paul Blart 2 (2015).

3. Alice in Wonderland (2010) made over $1 billion worldwide on a production budget of $200 million. You can’t argue with commerce.

4. Tim Burton has jumped ship. In his place is Flight of the Conchords/The Muppets director James Bobin.

5. The rest of the cast aren’t quite so lucky. Always read the small print.

6. Broadsheet prognosis: Johnny B Bad.

Release Date: May 27, 2016.

(Mark blogs about film, TV and other stuff at WhyBother.ie)

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qo0fnK3na5g

The changing face of mankind, illustrated by Museum of the Earth paleo artist in residence  John Gurche (that’s him, top right) visualised by Yale University Press.

Shaping Humanity: How Science, Art, and Imagination Help Us Understand Our Origins (John Gurche)

Controversial.

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Newstalk presenters, from left: Ian Guider, Sean Moncrieff, Ivan Yates and Pat Kenny in September 2013

So women aren’t getting their share,
Of interview time on the air,
There’s surely no way,
They’ve nothing to say,
It’s the gentlemen being unfair.

John Moynes

(Rollingnews.ie)

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Bonkers writes:

[RTÉ One’s] The Week in Politics [yesterday] did a montage of Enda Kenny’s 40 year political career last night. During his speech after the Fine Gael heave on him in 2010 he appears to be wearing some sort of earpiece. Is it a medical device or did he literally have to be told his words?

Anyone?

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