Marvel superheroes arranged by height (seemingly based on their appearance in comic books as opposed to films) by Aleksandra Sobic, brand manager of Halloween Costumes (who’s probably as much of an authority on this as anyone).
inB4u with: Robert Downey Jr? 6’6″? What an actor.
Full size version here.
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Now watch the video.
A behind the scenes look at Donal Moloney’s Sinéad O’Connor shoot.
Donal sez:
“This was the first of two great days craic shootin with Sinéad. Originally, this was planned as just a selection of promo shots for her new album but the record company liked the shots a lot and pulled the original cover to use one of these…subsequently Sinéad renamed the album “I’m not Bossy, I’m the Boss’.”
Thanks Liam Zero
What you may need to know:
1. Wait… what?
2. Well, the worldwide box office for The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011) was a cool $136m on a budget of $10m, so this was a no-brainer.
3. Worst sequel title since I’ll Always Know What You Did Last Summer (2006). Or ‘Great Expectations 2: Greater Expectations’.
4. Dev Patel really needs a new agent.
5. Google Richard Gere and the first result is still ‘Richard Gere Gerbil’. Once and for all… that never happened.
6. Broadsheet Prognosis: Smells like wee and sherry.
Release Date: February 27, 2015.
(Delboy is away)
Mark writes on culture on WhyBother.ie.
The decision published today of the ‘compliance committee’ of the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland upholding a complaint about a RTÉ Radio 1 Derek Mooney Show item last January discussing the latest Civil Partnership figures with RTÉ’s Michael Murphy and Tiernan Brady of GLEN, the Gay and Lesbian Equality network.
GLEN Chairman Kieran Rose asks:
“Can lesbian and gay people not now talk about their lives and their aspirations as Irish citizens on the airwaves, or about their experiences of love and commitment without somebody opposing them?
Today’s ruling by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland raises worrying concerns about the nature of debate and discussion on issues of current affairs across the airwaves in Ireland.
The ruling has implications for all issues that are topics under public discussion, not just lesbian and gay issues.
Does it now mean contributors to a broadcast programme may not now talk about possible future constitutional change on any issue, unless the programme segment has opposing views? We would have serious concerns that this ruling would restrict open debate on issues that directly impact lesbian and gay people in Ireland”
Free next Tuesday?
Dalachy writes:
“Galway Samaritans are running a fundraiser and awareness night in The Roisin Dubh on Tuesday 26th August. Showing one of Robin Williams best movies to be chosen by YOU. €5 on the door and all proceeds to Galway Samaritans. The choice is YOURS: : Good Will Hunting (1997), Good Morning Vietnam (1987) or Mrs Doubtfire (1993)…”
YOU must decide!
Good Morning Mrs Will Hunting – Samartians fundraiser (Facebook)
Wonderfully grotesque cardboard mugs by Parisian artist Junior Fritz Jacquet – each one made from a crumpled toilet paper tube.
Ferguson, Missouri last night
What transpired in the streets appeared to be a kind of municipal version of shock and awe; the first wave of flash grenades and tear gas had played as a prelude to the appearance of an unusually large armored vehicle, carrying a military-style rifle mounted on a tripod. The message of all of this was something beyond the mere maintenance of law and order: it’s difficult to imagine how armored officers with what looked like a mobile military sniper’s nest could quell the anxieties of a community outraged by allegations regarding the excessive use of force. It revealed itself as a raw matter of public intimidation.
What I Saw In Ferguson (Jelani Cobb, New Yorker)
Earlier: American Rage