The opposite of apogee.
A perigee/super moon From Galway, May 2012.
Alan C writes:
Tomorrow [Sunday] night’s rising full moon will be a perigree moon, the closest point to Earth in the moon’s orbit, and make it the largest full moon of 2013 (and the largest for another 14 months). More details here
Pic: newlifeinireland
Rihanna leaving Lillie’s Bordello nightclub, Grafton Street, Dublin in da wee hours following her concert at Lansdowne Road.
With a sweary message to her fans backstage.
Via Rihanna Diva
The Nurses Home Building facing onto Lower Grangegorman, Dublin.
Annebix writes:
Windows knocked out at the old nurses home in Grangegorman, To be demolished as part of the DIT [Dublin Institute of Technology] move to Grangegorman.
Top pic via Rooney Media
Christy Dignam closes his tribute cncert last night with a stage-filled rousing version of Aslan’s Crazy World.
Among those joining Christy at the Olympia Theatre, Dublin, included Paul Brady, Gavin Friday, Jerry Fish, Danny O’Reilly from the Coronas, Mary Black, Jedward, Don Mescall and Steve Walla
Proceeds from the night will help Christy, who was recently diagnosed with a rare form of blood cancer, to pay mounting medical bills.
Meanwhile…
U2 marked the night with a cover of Aslan’s ‘This Is’ live from from New York for tax reasons. Kidding.
Top pic: Darren Kinsella via Dublin People
Stars come out in force for cancer-stricken Christy (Ken Sweeney, Irish Independent)
Thanks Vinny Staggliano
Critique (of style but not necessarily sentiment) spotted yesterday morning on a Parisian trottoir by Jim Redmond who sez:
I think the white one means something like a bad stencil (like the green one) is like a shit on the path. True. Stay classy Paris.
Some of the graphic work done for film adaptations of JK Rowling’s Harry Potter novels by Miraphora Mina and Eduardo Lima.
Hundreds of seen and unseen props from the Harry Potter series, including packaging for potions and poisons, newspapers, magazines, adverts, posters and letters are on display at Soho’s Coningsby Gallery this month.
Mark Cox writes:
I shan’t try and understand what this is, but a friend of mine, Daniel Nolan has made this beautiful video and I thought you kind folk might enjoy it. He’s a creative young boy is our Daniel.
Daniel sez:
This is my entry into this year’s MEDS workshop, a conceptual video exploring the theme of “reaction”.
French graffiti artist Mathieu Tremblin’s faux Getty Images watermark.
Copyright reserved when viewed from certain angles.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwMSszhLBeU
Finally.
Cork superhero Aine Duffy (performing Keeping The Streets Clean) joins OKi’s Wagon at the Stag’s Head Raw Discovery Night upstairs in the Stag’s head, Dame Court, Dublin on Sunday.
8pm. €8
