What’s the best way to ease someone’s suffering?
Part of an illuminating talk entitled ‘The Power Of Vulnerability’ by US scholar and public speaker Dr Brené Brown animated for The RSA by Katy Davis.
What’s the best way to ease someone’s suffering?
Part of an illuminating talk entitled ‘The Power Of Vulnerability’ by US scholar and public speaker Dr Brené Brown animated for The RSA by Katy Davis.
Paul Sammon writes:
Maybe the new London Irish [Rugby club] owners can bring an end to this abomination spotted at the weekend in the Madejeski [London Irish ground in Reading, Berkshire] during their win over Stade Francais..
RUCK!

[The Dublin Roller Derby team]
It’s judgement night in the arena.
Feeownah writes:
Dublin Roller Derby’s last bout of their season tomorrow. They’re playing Hot Wheels (from Leeds)…
Last December Saw our fleg depart
And it wasn’t okay
‘Cause it’s not on displayThis year
We want it to reappear
That’s basically it in a nutshell
‘Last December’, a Wham! parody for charity by satirists Loyalists Against Democracy (LAD).
LAD were born a year ago this week in response to loyalists protesting at the flying of the Union Jack from Belfast City Hall solely on designated days.
The single, launched last week with proceeds going to SOS Bus NI, climbed Amazon’s mp3 chart and was a 10/1 bet to make the Christmas Number One spot.
Until a Dublin musician called ‘Frankie Regan’ made a complaint to the music distributors claiming the lyrics were sectarian and SOS took the decision to step away from the single.
‘Frankie Regan’, it has since emerged, is a known anti-Lad lad from Coleraine.
Good times.
Swine-y Todd (Loyalists Against Democracy)
Previously: Guevara Ourra Tha’
John Muldoon writes:
A Christmas cracker beloved by all in the office.
Thanks Maxi
My desk dinosaurs are very cheery today.
Gabriel (an exile) writes:
Just me and Bondage Pig feeling the cheer.
Sarah Barry writes:
A mini manger “brightening ” up my desk
Joanna Brophy writes:
My addition to your lonely Xmas scenes is my not so lonely overcrowded crib. Virgins, aliens, shepherds, dinosaurs, smurfs, wise men, dragons, carpenters, wizards – there is room for everyone at Occupy Bethlehem. I know baby Jesus isn’t meant to appear yet but he had a severe case of FOMO.
One retro decoration and some handsome tinsel. Thanks 1980s…
Lonely office/home Xmas scenes to broadsheet@broadsheet.ie
An extraordinary, serene image of a horse in the womb on the 85th day of gestation taken by photographer Tim Flach.

Star Trek Family Car Decals (€11) from ThinkGeek.
Also available in Star Wars and Marvel superhero flavours.