More to folly.
Thanks Nick Sutton, Brendan Malone, Enda Bolger, Meliosa Fitzgibbon, Brian Oliver and Enda Cunningham.
Covers to broadsheet@broadsheet.ie
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Garth Brooks in letter to Peter Aiken says he will go ahead with five concerts if there’s any chance they can be salvaged
— RTÉ News (@rtenews) July 9, 2014
Florence Olivier – Portals.
They’re having a laugh.
Florence writes:
“Question: What’s pink & black and makes pop music? Answer: A gorilla with a pink keytar. Oh, and FLORENCE OLIVIER. This is the latest of Florence Olivier’s Summer-y offerings – presented here with accompanying video jam-packed full of stupid jokes… because everyone knows that stupid jokes are the best….”
Puca writes:
“Letter from social welfare addressed to Dear Customer. Customer? Reminiscent of Fintan O’Toole on refuse collection yesterday.”
https://soundcloud.com/jackknifej/lethal-dialect-x-jackknifej-feat-jess-kav-headstrong
Saturday July 12 – Lethal Dialect @ The Grand Social, Liffey Street Lwr, Dublin, 8pm (€10)
Nialler9 writes:
“Dublin rapper Lethal Dialect has his third album 1988 coming out in September and he’ll be previewing it in full with a live band on Saturday. Have a listen to Headstrong (above) from it to get an idea what to expect – it’s a doozy.”
An improved version by Ted McCagg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mu-083geLo0
The world’s best film fleadh.
Day 1.
Laura Gaynor writes:
“I’m down in Galway for the week at the Galway Film Fleadh. This year our ‘Fleadh TV’ crew are putting up highlight videos of screenings, Q&A’s, and more. Our first video features John Carney (previously directed Once) talking about his new film ‘Begin Again (2013)’….”
While stopping short of announcing a ground invasion, the Israeli prime minister told assembled security chiefs in Beersheba on Wednesday: “The IDF [Israel Defence Forces] is prepared for any option. Hamas will pay a heavy price for firing at Israeli citizens.”
Netanyahu instructs Israeli military to intensify assault on Gaza (peter beaumont, The Guardian)
(AP)
Hello Denizen’s follow up to Tiny Hamsters Eating Tiny Burritos which – like its predecessor – is of course excellent in every way imaginable.
Bob writes:
“They have gone away, you know. To Sicily. This morning.”