The nice folk at Hot Toys – purveyors of uncannily lifelike and detailed action figurines have released this impressive 30.5cm tall miniature of S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent Phil Coulsen, complete with interchangeable hands, headset, documentation and big-ass Loki cannon.
Actor Clark Gregg, who plays Coulson in The Avengers films, was most impressed.
Sean who?
What fresh, savoury madness is this?
Louise Fitzpatrick writes:
Check out these “authentic” Irish crisps found on holiday in South Africa last week.
Anyone?
Flimsily-argued and poorly produced leaflets distributed by Clann Na bFinini (The Family Group) during the 1990 Presidential Election.
They were NOT dictating.
P writes:
I really feel you should cover the disparity between [financial blogger] Namawinelake’s coverage of the death of [entrepreneur] Hugh O’Regan (above) and everyone else’s. Namawinelake has reported it as suicide and has refused to amend the post even though the best information coming out now is that it was a heart attack in his car.
Nama Developer Takes Life (NamaWineLake)
Tragic Death Of Superpubs Boss Hugh O’Regan (Irish Independent)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8R9H87zafc0
What you may need to know:
1. Rooney Mara made a splash as The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (2011). Now she’s starring in this new Steven Soderbergh movie. Followed by the new Terrence Malick movie. She should do comedy.
2. No, Soderbergh hasn’t retired yet. He’s got this, then his Liberace movie with Michael Douglas, and he swears he’s out.
3. Channing Tatum is now a proper movie star, thanks to a trio of 2012 hits: The Vow, 21 Jump Street and Soderbergh’s Magic Mike. The latter two are both getting sequels.
4. Question: Has anybody ever gone to see a Jude Law movie on purpose?
5. Yes, Catherine Zeta Jones has got an Oscar.
6. Our Prognosis: May Cause Drowsiness.
Release Date: February 2013
A 19 year-old Jimi Hendrix jams with a friend in 1962. Choosing military service over two years in prison after being arrested in a stolen car, Hendrix was stationed with the 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell Kentucky in 1961.
He was awarded an honourable discharge after a year in service on the grounds of ‘unsuitability’.
New York’s two-time tallest skyscraper shows off its swanky new LED light fixture yesterday (switch thrown by, and featuring the music of, Alicia Keys).
Empire State Building puts on high-tech light show, with help from Alicia Keys (NYDailyNews)
(Pic: Bryan Smith, NYDN)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjE6aTnpKSs
A supercut of slippy schadenfreude.
Naturally, the Dublin guy is in there.
The plastic bag levy should be extended to condoms, sanitary pads, babies’ nappies, balloons, single-use cigarette lighters and other potential litter that’s harmful to wildlife, according to Coastwatch Ireland.
Director Karin Dubsky issued the call yesterday after presenting the results of this year’s Coastwatch survey by more than 400 volunteers to Minister for Heritage Jimmy Deenihan. It covered a representative sample of 3 per cent of the coastline.
