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What a beautiful way to go… // Pringles are evil AND amazing
The Man Buried in a Pringles Can [time.com – June 04, 2008] “In 1966, Baur came up with a clever way for Procter & Gamble to stack chips uniformly rather than tossing them in a bag. He was so proud … Continue reading
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Tagged chips, crisps, food, funerals, Jackson Generals, potato chips, Pringles, Proctor and Gamble, snacks
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This one goes out to the one I love…
Sufjan Stevens, Live in Manchester, May 19th 2011: Sufjan covered R.E.M.’s The One I Love a few years ago (here’s one from Chicago in 2004) but it lay in his big briefcase of tunes unplayed for years. But it made … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Photos, Videos
Tagged Age of Adz, All Delighted People, Asthmatic Kitty, Dublin, Illinois, Majestic Snowbird, Manchester, Michigan, montreal, NME, olympia, Primavera, R.E.M., soof-yan, sufjan stevens, The One i love
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The revolution will not be televised
Gil Scott-Heron // 1949-2011 So bear with me. This was quite a strange way to be introduced to an artist. There’ll be no mention of Jamie XX, New York State prison or “bluesology”, but you’ve been able to read those … Continue reading
Guess who also celebrates a birthday today?
How did I not know this already? OK, so we all know it’s Bob Dylan’s birthday today (and I went on an epic ramble here), but I had forgotten that May 24 also marks the birthday of another hero of … Continue reading
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Tagged 70th birthday, birthday, Bob Dylan, Eric Cantona, Ken Loach, Looking for Eric, Manchester United, mufc
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Bob Dylan at 70 // a personal reflection…
“At times in my life the only place I have been happy is when I am on stage.” So today, May 24th, Bob Dylan turns 70 years of age. Wasn’t really sure what to post for his birthday. I figure … Continue reading
The end of the world as we know it? Me arse.
Seems like we survived so.
OH YEAH! “Macho Man” Randy Savage // 1952-2011
A new addition… [Previously: Top 5…. Dead wrestlers.] Miss Elizabeth chooses her side prior to Wrestlemania V, with real-life husband “Macho Man” Randy Savage set to face challenger Hulk Hogan for the WWF world championship (watch match here). Elizabeth Hulette … Continue reading
14 summer movies to get a lil excited about… [pt2]
previously… 14 summer movies to get a lil excited about… [pt1] A documentary maker, Mike Cahill, and a trainee investment banker, Brit Marling, combine to write a screenplay. Cahill directing, producing, shooting and editing and Marling acting as co-producer and … Continue reading
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Tagged 30 minutes or less, abrams, Another Earth, Bellflower, Carey Mulligan, Drive, movies, My idiot brother, One Day, ryan gosling, spielberg, summer 2011, Super 8, super8, Terri, upcoming
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Garret Fitzgerald’s glasses // 1984 – 2011
A sad day for all spectacle wearers. So today I arrived into work to read the news that Garret Fitzgerald, Ireland’s 7th Taoiseach, had died. Reports surfaced two weeks that he was gravely ill, but the news will still have … Continue reading
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Tagged elections, Fine Gael, Garret Fitzgerald, glasses, Ireland, politics, RIP, spectacles
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Were you this AMAZING when you were 9?
Back in 1993 I was too busy ODing on tayto sandwiches, ice burgers and lilt… Japanese luchador wrestler Mister Roku Go.
Movie Review: Bridesmaids
previously: 14 summer movies to get a lil excited about… [pt1] Bridesmaids – ★★★★½ 125 minutes | America | Language: English | Rating: R Weddings and cinema are a match made in heaven. Whether it’s in drama – imagine the … Continue reading
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Tagged bridesmaids, Chris O'Dowd, comedy, Ellie Kemper, Graham Linehan, IT Crowd, Judd Apatow, kristen wiig, Maya Rudolph, Melissa McCarthy, Movie Reviews, movies, Posters, reviews, Richard Ayoade, Rose Bryne, Saturday Night Live, snl, Wendi Mclendon-Covey
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Terence Malick’s “The Tree of Life” – first impressions & reviews… (woos and boos)
Magnificent. Mental. Preposterous. Pretentious. Amazing. Bollocks. Terence Malick’s fifth film premiered at Cannes at 8.30 this morning and, as expected, it is getting fantastically mixed reviews. It was on almost everyone’s most anticipated lists, including mine, and living up to … Continue reading
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Tagged brad pitt, cannes, cinema, film festival, film festivals, guardian, hollywood reporter, malick, reviews, sean penn, terence malick, tree of life, variety
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