Month: September 2008
Irish More Right-wing than US Republicans
It's not often that I'd call an article in the Irish Times "interesting" (more often "prudish", "tame" or...
A Pint Of Plain: Tracking the Price of Booze in Ireland
(image by twenty questions) A domain name after our own hearts this one. Meet pintofplain.com - an all...
The ‘Lost Chapter’: the origin of domestic covert propaganda in the USA
'As historians ponder George W. Bush's disastrous presidency, they may wonder how Republicans perfected a propaganda system that...
Large Hadron Collider Rap remixed by Center of the Universe
Norway's own Center of the Universe has given this track some dark energy!!
Italian Comedienne Faces Jail For Insulting The Pope
(Sabina Guzzanti - image by jurko87) No, seriously. We're not making this up. From The Times: 'An Italian...
Damn fine: David Lynch-branded coffee!
"It took Lynch around 18 months to find a blend of coffee he was happy to put his...
New General Fuzz album available for free download
Mercurial bleepmeister General Fuzz is back with another free album. From the Fuzzster: 'I'm quite proud to announce...
Scientology issues 4,000 takedown notices for videos critical of ‘church’
Well now. Guess those 'Anonymous' kids must have hit a nerve. From Ars Technica: 'A huge trove of...
Mark Twain was right: Google Earth shows that all cows point north
(photo 'Spring Moos' by Fiona McGinty) I can't believe it took me a week to see this. The...