‘sup?
Ronan Kelly writes:
In case we thought pictures of cats snuggling up to budgies was a recent phenomenon, I found this in a Punch magazine from 1914. It was in a series of cartoons headed, “How To Get Your Photograph in the Illustrated London News”. Other panels included advice like, “Or look like a celebrity…”
An unnerving animation by 3D artist Francisco Sanchez de Canete inspired by Charles Darwn’s first impressions of carnivorous plants.
Just answer the question.
*sigh*
The Ray D’Arcy Show on RTÉ One at 10.05pm
Rayna Connery writes:
Journalist and broadcaster Vincent Browne (above) will join Ray in studio for an in-depth interview about his life and career to date. SModel and television personality Caprice will tell Ray all about her extraordinary story of motherhood and surrogacy.tar of The Republic of Telly and The Fear, comedian Fred Cooke, will share his experiences about learning to drive at the ripe old age of 35, as part of his new documentary Operation Transportation. Oscar-nominated Irish director Jim Sheridan will spill the beans on his upcoming projects and his role with the Dublin Arabic Film Festival. Music will be provided by London-based Wexford native Maverick Sabre….
Fight!
A personal tattoo machine designed by Royal College of Art graduate Jakub Pollág and prestented at this year’s Designblok design and fashion week in Prague. According to the designer, the device:
…aims to democratise the tattoo industry. It gives a tool used only by a limited group of people into the hands of enthusiasts who are seeking for an alternative and unique way to permanently mark their meaningful memories onto their skin.
Oh dear.
The Screen Cinema (formerly The Metropole), Hawkins Street/Townsend Street, Dublin 2
Lord Fiddlebottom writes:
The Screen Cinema [known for showing decent independent and world cinema movies since 1984] is closing. They seem to only have two weeks left. Staff have been put on protective notice. They are moving the booked shows to the Savoy. This has been a long time coming and some of the staff think it’s to do with the regeneration of the area. There are no plans to ever reopen the screen. If a cinema opens up on this site again it’s going to be a multiplex…
Previously: IMC Clearly Now
Comedian and broadcaster Oliver Callan
I read that a ‘bitter old queen’,
Has managed to cause quite a scene,
By slagging off those,
Who chose to propose,
Live on a TV3 screen.
John Moynes
(RTÉ)
Last night.
Government Buildings, Merrion Street, Dublin 2
Eva Panicker age four, and her father Roopesh Panicker seeking to draw attention to what they call Ireland’s ‘educational apartheid’.
Eva was refused entry to her local national school because she is not Christian. Mr Panicker and his wife Najamol Kalangara say they were repeatedly told the school was entitled to give preference to Catholic children.
(Leah Farrell/RollingNews.ie)
Previously Educate Apart
