Berlin

Hob

Just off the Damm Hipsterstrassen.

Andy, top, writes

We are a group of Irish guys [Andy, Dave, Nick and Michael] all living in Berlin and we’ve gotten together to produce a live show mixing a live band and animated visuals. The idea is to bring it around on tour starting next year and we are NEARLY finished – we’ve just started an indiegogo campaign to raise funds to complete the final parts of the visuals.”

You can donate here.

Quest For A Real Hard Hob, involving a live band playing to a feature-length animated story on a huge screen. The story is set in Berlin, in a future without humans. The only inhabitants left are robots. This tale is about one robot Deco4, above, who is in need of a ‘new hob’, or a heart.

Mmmf.

pizzleOlder readers may recall Pizzle of Weezy and Pizzle.

Missing in the Harold’s Cross/Rathmines/Rathgar, Dublin,area.

They found Weezy two days later.

Pizzle’s fate was sadly less clear.

Until today…

pizzle2Pizzle, moments ago.

Looking more evil well, in fairness.

Purr.

Previously: Weezy And Pizzle

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A newly released HD version of the masterful 2010 short The Deep by director and stop-motion animator PES, featuring an aquatic world populated by old hand tools, keys, chains and film lenses.

A limited edition print (top) is also available.

Fullscreen HD recommended.

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Lukee

“Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan TD speaks with UCC Drug Awareness & Reform Society about his upcoming bill in the Dail to legalise the private possession and responsible consumption of cannabis in Ireland.

The bill is set to be discussed and voted on in early November. The event will be held in Boole 4 in UCC. Doors open at 8pm. This is a free event.”

 

Perishing stoners.

More here

Coghlans

Luke Byrne writes:

“Here’s a little short we made for a beautiful annual festival that takes place in a small pub in Cork called Coughlan’s. Including performances by Steve Cooney, Lisa Hannigan and Cathy Davey set against the backdrop of Cork city.”

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“I admire hitler because his army was so disciplined and he had great commmand over his people…it took three nations to beat him.”

Larry Brennan explains his Hitler birthday cake on the Sue Nunn show on KCLR FM.

That’s cleared that up then.

*climbs into attic*

Kilkenny mans Hitler cake causes controversy (KCLR)

Earlier: Hitler Cake Guy: The Truth

A Limerick A Day

Thanks NN

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By damn preppy hipster John Dillon.

Who sez:

 I’m a graphic designer from Dublin and I’m based in London. I’ve been here since 2012 after graduating from IADT the previous year. I’m a graphic designer for Topshop at the moment.
This cover was actually an idea I had at the start of the year. There was a lot of talk in the media and elsewhere of “Triskaidekaphobia“, which is a severe phobia of the number 13. I wanted to produce something which would comfort any fearful Le Cool reader.

 

This week’s Le Cool Dublin issue

stephenkingStephen-Kings-Letter-to-his-16-year-old-selfThe horror author’s sage advice to his wayward younger self.

King was one of 75 contributors to the book Dear Me: A Letter To My Sixteen Year Old Self.

MORE: Dear Me: Letters by Luminaries to Their 16-Year-Old Selves (Brain Pickings)

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Minister of State for Primary Care Alex White, above left, with Health Minister James Reilly launching the measures to deal with alcohol misuse that will be introduced in the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill.

Via MerrionStreet:

“Irish adults drink too much and drink in a harmful pattern. In 2011, the average per-capita pure alcohol consumption for everyone over the age of 15 was 11.63 litres; this roughly equates to a bottle of vodka per week per person over the age of 15. Given that 19% of the adult population are abstainers, the actual amount of alcohol consumed per adult drinker is considerably more. There was a 161% increase in the numbers of off-licences opening between 1998 & 2010. Over the same period the number of pub licences decreased by 19%.

With that in mind.

The new measures include:

Minimum pricing per unit of alcohol – targeting cheap, strong alcohol in off licences or supermarkets.

Limit advertising of alcohol on TV and radio from 2016 to evening hours and in cinemas to films classified as over 18s. The State will also draw up a statutory code of practice to restrict advertising of alcohol in ‘outdoor media’, from 2018 and regulate advertising of alcohol in print media. It will also ‘set limits’ on how alcohol is portrayed in advertisements.

However…

Regarding sports sponsorship, the existing voluntary code that governs sports sponsorship will be placed on a statutory footing. And a working group chaired by the Department of An Taoiseach will report within a year on the value, evidence, feasibility and implications of alcohol companies sponsoring major sporting events.

Health warnings will be placed on all alcoholic drink containers – detailing the amount of pure alcohol as measured in grams and the calorie count in each container.

Also: blah.

More here

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