Culchie Catch-Up (5)

It’s October already! So much to do, so little time. Last week saw the passing of Arthur’s Day which we fully believe should be a public holiday from now on. We are also being a very cultured lot this week, feasting in the goodies of the Dublin Theatre Festival.

October is going to be a very interesting month. Between Horror-fests, Beer festivals, new movie and so many gigs, I just hope we can keep up.

Movies

• Niall’s roundup of this weeks Cinema releases.
• I am ever so excited about the new Freddy movie but as Darren asked, where is the classic theme?
• BEST.MOVIE. CROSS. OVER. IDEA. EVER!
  

Music

• A bit of Irish music for October.
  

Theatre/Comedy/Gigs/Events

• Arthur’s Day Celebrations, culchie style.
• I haven’t gotten tickets for The Birds in The Gate but it’s I am really looking forward to it.

Dublin Theatre Festival Reviews:

• Three Sisters
• KAMP
  
• The New Electric Ballroom
  

TV

• Our in-house Austen fanatic Bngr talks about the BBCs latest Emma series.
  

The Apprentice

• Brendan O’Connor doesn’t go easy on the victims on “You’re Fired.
  

Books/Magazines/Comics

• I’ve always wanted to read the Mills & Boons that sat on the top shelf of the bookcase at home but I never had the nerve to sneak one under the sheets. Now Mills & Boons are giving away free E-books.
• They need your vote! Help some Irish talent make it big in the world of comics.
• Pat Ingoldsby has a new book out. If you get a chance to get your hands on them it continues are beautiful collection and dare I say at this early stage, his books make great Christmas presents.

The woman on the street was telling me

that her canary is depressed

because his name is Tweetie.

For a while I thought she was joking

but it soon became unnervingly clear to me

that she wasn’t.

“It’s highly unlikely” I said.

“Canaries probably get depressed

because they’re not getting the leg over.”

“How do you know?” she said.

“Do you keep them yourself?”

“No” I said. “I’m depressed as well.”

Upcoming Events

• Fr. Jack re-emerges during the Galway Comedy Festival this month.
  
• Video Games Live comes to Dublin in November and there are still tickets available. I’ll be washing my hair that night but it might be your cup of tea.
  

Internet Jiggery-Pokery

• Viral video mash-up.
• It’s all geek to me!
• I’m not sure if this falls under “movies” or “jiggery pokery” but the winner of the Touch Film Festival has been announced.
  

Celebs/Gossip

• Dita did Dublin and boy is she one hot lady.
• Sweary’s Jaw is at it again and this week Nelly Furtado is on the receiving end. Is anyone else surreptitiously slipping in the word “surreptitiously” into every other sentence?
  

Competitions

• Win tickets to see SarahMillican at the Axis.
  
• Who says there’s no such thing as a free meal? Win dinner for you and three of your mates at the opening night of the Paulaner Oktoberfest.

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