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What you may need to know:

1. Drone pilot Tom Egan (Ethan Hawke) is troubled by the murky ethics of fighting a disconnected war.

2. Hawke and director Andrew Niccol also worked together on Lord of War and the brilliant but terribly nineties Gattaca (1997).

3. Here’s hoping that this is a little more balanced than Uncle Clint’s American Sniper (2014). Rock, flag and eagle!!!

4. Brainless YouTube comment #1: “You have to be a special kind of pussy to get PTSD from being a drone pilot. It’s like getting PTSD from playing the Sims.”

5. Brainless YouTube comment #2: “Eventually, we’re going to have drone soldiers. That would be cool.” Oh Internet… you so crazy.

6. Broadsheet Prognosis: Drone to bouts of anxiety.

Release Date: April 10

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

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By animator Yukai Du. To wit:

This animation is based on a familiar game — Musical Chairs. The main character in this animation represents the human race. The human, in his selfish ways, discovers that he can’t bear the consequences of his own actions. This animation is also trying to depict a society in which people constantly want to get more and more to fulfill their insatiable desires. Maybe the humans win, but perhaps they lose something of greater importance.

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Taoiseach Enda Kenny and IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde at Government Buildings this morning.

Meanwhile…

Nice.

Previously: He’s Held In High Lagarde

Sssh

‘That Makes No Sense’

Christine BLAGARD

Pics via Merrion Street

UPDATE:

Vom

FIGHT!

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Yes.

And it’s all perfectly legal.

Ciaran writes:

I usually do not moan or vent my personal circumstances but after what has happened to me yesterday I am so angry I just had to let people know.

I was informed just before Christmas that my apartment block was being sold, which is fine and it clearly stated on the for-sale-sign that the tenants would not be affected!!
My girlfriend and I have been tenants in the building just shy of 4 years, we are currently paying €925 which at the time we moved in (in Harold’s Cross) was the going rate.

Now we know that this is pretty good for the area and below market value and we were expecting a rent increase which is perfectly fair and within the new landlords rights.

The market value for a 1 bed in Harold’s cross is about €1050-€1100 presently and we are by PRTB rules allowed first refusal on the apartment.

Yesterday we were informed that the rent is going up to €1400!!! Yes that is an increase of 51% and is downright scandalous for a 1 bed, we have pleaded with the landlord who will not listen to us. Now I have heard of rents going up across the whole country and people finding it hard but this is beyond a joke, I really wanted to shine some light on this as how can landlords keep getting away with this?

The underlining matter here is that how in god’s name are a professional couple supposed to save for a mortgage when we are being asked to cough up €1400 a month, not including that the cost of our cars, bills etc.. on top of this.

We are a hard working professional couple and seems like one hurdle after another, every time you think you have something else crossed off another obstacle blocks your way – we are paying taxes in this country so why are we being punished for trying to live here?

This is a serious issue that is not only affecting us but also nearly every one of my friends are in the same boat. The market is well overpriced and nobody can afford to save for a mortgage, now as I stated at the start that I do not usually vent my issues but this is a serious matter and needs to be put to bed asap.

Previously: Pull Up A Crying Chair

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