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Scenes from the England V Ireland friendly in Wembley, London, last night, including a gif (via Balls.ie) of Shane Long’s goal in the 13th minute. The game ended in a 1-1 draw. Commentary in excitable Arabic.
England v Republic of Ireland: idiot minority drowned out on night of respect (Telegraph)
(Pics: Guardian)
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On Saturday, Redditor Wrestles4food pointed out the wonderful pareidolic resemblence of a JC Penney ad for the Michael Graves Stainless Steel Tea Kettle to a certain Nazi dictator.
The product subsequently became unavailable, but only – according to JC Penney – because it had sold out.
Or, you know, because the Internet.
Superquinn, Ranelagh yesterday.
Stephen Hanley writes:
Note how the prices are carefully matched, line item by line item. How is that legal? It’s like a nappy cartel!
More to follow.
Covers to broadsheet@broadsheet.ie
Thanks Deirdre O’Shaughnessy, Meliosa Fitzgibbon and Joe Donnelly.
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Parts one and two of the Tropes Vs Women in Video Games series – a Kickstarter funded educational video project exploring one of the most prevalent gender-stereotyping clichés of gaming. Of the just-released episode 2, Anita Sarkeesian sez:
In this installment we look at “dark and edgy” side of the trope in more modern games and how the plot device is often used in conjunction with graphic depictions of violence against women. Over the past decade we’ve seen developers try to spice up the old Damsel in Distress cliche by combining it with other tropes involving victimized women including the disposable woman, the mercy killing and the woman in the refrigerator.
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The setting-up for the Bloom festival in the Phoenix park, Dublin, this afternoon.
The festival, taking place over 70 acres of the park, begins tomorrow until Monday. And features some ‘fair play though in fairness’, soil-handled talent including from toP:
1) Dorothy played by Olivia Ball in The Wizard of Oz Santuary Garden by Mark O Loughlin
2) Tim Austen from Wicklow Town in his garden entitled Giardino Della Mostra
3) Gardening teacher Monica Alvarez (left) and Megan O Reilly modeling a dress by Craig Donn stands in a garden designed by students from the College of Further Education, Dundrum, Co Dublin
4) Assorted Cosplay characters roam the site.
5) Leonie Cornelius at the pond in her garden she calls, ‘A Love Letter To The West’.
6) Dave Ryan (left) and Alan Rudden from Gardens Now, CastleKnock, Co Dublin with their offering, A Cranberry Gathering.
7) Sarah Cummins as the Wicked Witch and Olivia ‘Dorothy’ Ball (as above).
(Sam Boal/Photocall Ireland)