Daily Archives: March 16, 2009

An entry point to internet humour…

  By Allan | March 16, 2009 - 11:36 pm | Random Whimsy, The Arts
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This is the best pun I’ve ever encountered throughout the bendy lengths of the intertubes. It is the perfect distillation of popular iconography and the bad, meaningless puns that tickle your kidneys and make you dribble your knickers with mirth. And here’s the miracle of this immense experiment of mixing and remixing and stirring and pouring and cooking and daubing and tearing and gluing and letting go and have a million people take your gag and run with it in endlessly dendritic directions… you can mix the colours forever and you never get brown.

Pop goes the measles

  By Maxi Cane | March 16, 2009 - 10:23 pm | Random Whimsy, The Culch
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I was 7 and I had the day off school. More than just one day really if I remember it properly. I don’t remember much about the measles apart from being given as many bowls of Rice Krispies that I could stomach. I was never big on ice cream, but then again I wasn’t having my tonsils out, I’m still wating on that joy. I got to sit in front of the telly, watch The Den before it became what it is now, when it was good. Or maybe I just saw it differently. In my pyjamas for a fortnight and munching on Rice Krispies I discovered the wonder of the sound that they made. That unmistakable Snap, as they softened in the milk. In front of the fire with my hot water bottle munching on Rice Krispie buns I discovered that they were not just a cold, milky, sugary … There’s more →

Jesus, The Motion Picture

  By Darren Byrne | March 16, 2009 - 7:51 pm | Movies & TV, Random Whimsy, The Culch
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You know, when Mel made Passion of the Christ, he was definitely on to something with the subject matter. That was guaranteed to put arses on the cinema seats. He ticked the right box again with making it bloody, visceral, controversial even. But what he missed out on was the sci-fi factor. That would have broken all records. Sean has a pitch for Warner Bros for the ultimate Christ movie: …in the year 2253!! Being hunted by the half-dinosaur, half-people Jews, (hey, its how they evolved) Moses and Jenny, his parents, send him back in time to the year 0AD, with a locket around his neck telling people his name and some futuristic gadgets to perform his miracles, (such as ribena for the water into wine), watch as this great hero goes from child to legend… Ahem, I think we’ll put this one on the maybe pile…

Terminator Salvation - You Know, For Kids

  By Darren Byrne | March 16, 2009 - 4:41 pm | Movies & TV, The Culch
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Here’s an interesting one. When McG sat into the driving seat of the new Terminator Trilogy, he was told by Warner Bros execs that he could make the movie any rating he chose. He said, at the time, that though he wasn’t against a PG-13 rating (the equivalent over here could be 12A, 15A or 16) he would let the movie decide as it came into fruition. In early sample footage, there was a topless scene with Moon Bloodgood (awesome name), which indicated that it was likely to be going for an R rating (18 Certificate over here). In the last week, it’s come out that Warner Bros want him to remove the topless scene (it’s worth noting that according to those who have seen it, it’s not gratuitous) and this would lead us to believe that execs want to go for the PG13 rating to attract the lucrative young … There’s more →

You have to love simple Wikipedia

  By TheChrisD | March 16, 2009 - 4:39 pm | Random Whimsy, The Culch
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To jump on the bandwagon, I decided to do a bit of research first as to what pop culture actually entails. First step, Wikipedia. Seriously, who doesn’t go there first? So, reading the pop culture page, this wall of text greets me as the intro. Popular culture (or pop culture) is the totality of distinct memes, ideas, perspectives and attitudes that are deemed preferred per an informal consensus within the mainstream of a given culture. Heavily influenced by mass media (at least from the early 20th century on) and perpetuated by that culture’s vernacular language, this collection of ideas permeates the everyday lives of the society. Popular culture needs to be trivial and “dumbed-down” by definition in order to find consensual acceptance throughout the mainstream. As a result, it comes under heavy criticism from various scientific and non-mainstream sources (most notably religious groups and countercultural groups) which deem it superficial, … There’s more →

Meteor Ireland Music Awards 2009

  By Darren Byrne | March 16, 2009 - 1:08 pm | Events, Music, The Culch
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March 17th, St. Patrick’s Day, one of the biggest going-out days of the year in Ireland, where there’s parties, parades, events and craic agus ceol. Where will I be? I’m going to the Meteors in the RDS. I expect it to look very green. This year, our own Rick O’Shea is nominated in the Best National DJ category and will undoubtedly be Tweeting (@rickoshea) his way through the show. Personally, I’m looking forward to catching performances by Sharon Shannon, Imelda May, The Blizzards and James Morrison. Sharon Shannon is actually being awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award. Odd, seeing as she’s only 40, but who am I to argue? Delighted to see Duke Special, Camille O’Sullivan, Nick Cave and Choice Music Prize winners Jape nominated for awards. And though they’re up against Take That, The Killers, Kings of Leon and Coldplay, I’d love to see Fleet Foxes get Best International Album. … There’s more →

Photos from the Big Day Out on Merrion Square

  By darraghdoyle | March 16, 2009 - 12:13 pm | Events, The Culch
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Out and about volunteering on the Big Day Out for St Patrick’s Festival, I somehow managed to grab these shots which I’m rather fond of, despite not having any fancy photo lens (yes, I’m jealous of the journos and of Phil O’Kane) … click each photo for bigger version. It was a brilliant day and thank you to everyone who posed for a photo. Don’t forget that there are more great St Patrick’s Festival photos over on Pix.ie

Tarrant Arrested

  By Darren Byrne | March 16, 2009 - 10:37 am | In The News, The Culch
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Chris Tarrant is back in the news again. He was arrested yesterday on suspicion of assault in a domestic incident. It has not been confirmed if the allegedly assaulted woman is his latest girlfriend, his legal assistant Jane Bird, but it has been confirmed that it is not his ex wife, Ingrid. The couple split in 2006 after his wife hired private detectives to prove his string of marital indiscretions. A Surrey Police spokesman said: “Police officers attended an address in Esher at 12.58am on Thursday March 5 following reports of a domestic dispute. A man in his sixties was arrested on suspicion of assault and taken to Staines Police Station. He was later released without any further action being taken.” Two years ago, Tarrant was arrested on suspicion of assault at an Indian restaurant in Nottingham and received a formal police caution. Though he claims the incident was a … There’s more →

Movie News 16/03/09

  By Darren Byrne | March 16, 2009 - 10:10 am | Movies & TV, The Culch
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Start here and work down. Forrest Gump in 1 minute: MacGyver? The Movie? Hell yes!! Now we just pray they don’t recast it and make it a comedy with Will Ferrell. Richard Dean Anderson ftw. That guy from stuff, Ron Silver, passed away yesterday, aged 62. I know him mostly from his role in The West Wing, but he is probably best known for his role in Reversal of Fortune with Jeremy Irons. Matt Damon has confirmed they are going ahead with the fourth Bourne movie. Inevitable, but not bad news. JJ Abrahms, while discussing Star Trek recently, hinted that the Cloverfield sequel has a good idea behind it. He has always said a sequel would never be a business decision and would only go ahead if they could make a good movie. I’m not sure how he could follow up the brilliant Blair Witch/Godzilla mashup. We’ll see… I saw … There’s more →

Pride & Prejudice in a nutshell

  By Lottie | March 16, 2009 - 9:15 am | Books
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Jane Austen’s Pride & Prejudice, apparently one of those classic book that everyone should read. Personally, I find it intollerably boring. So for anyone who hasn’t read it, let me cut out the hard work. Mr. Darcy Nothing is good enough for me. Ms. Elizabeth Bennet I could never marry that proud man. (They change their minds.) THE END

For the week that’s in it - Happy St Paddy’s Day

  By darraghdoyle | March 16, 2009 - 12:22 am | The Culch
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I love days out. Like today’s Big Day Out on Merrion Square as part of the St Patrick’s Festival. Of the many many people I met, one was this little boy and I thought a good first post would be to share this with you. I’m currently uploading all my photos of the day to the Pix.ie St Patrick’s Day Group. From what I’ve seen, I may have gotten one or two good ones!