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'The fantasy elements are terrific ... but Rudden is also excellent at peeling back layers of history to excavate the human cost of colonisation'
How about this Irish Times rave for #SisterWake!
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
How about this Irish Times rave for #SisterWake!
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
Scifi/fantasy: Dave Rudden’s Sister Wake a politically charged epic that draws on Irish history
Plus Artificial Wisdom by Thomas R Weaver, The Killing Time by Elly Griffiths, and more
www.irishtimes.com
February 12, 2026 at 10:47 AM
'The fantasy elements are terrific ... but Rudden is also excellent at peeling back layers of history to excavate the human cost of colonisation'
How about this Irish Times rave for #SisterWake!
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
How about this Irish Times rave for #SisterWake!
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
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Ah, 7 January – or as it’s otherwise known, 88th anniversary of the time Samuel Beckett was stabbed by a pimp on the streets of Paris in the small hours, causing him to meet his soulmate and giving rise to the phrase (and recipe) ‘assassination custard’ 🧵
January 7, 2026 at 9:58 AM
Ah, 7 January – or as it’s otherwise known, 88th anniversary of the time Samuel Beckett was stabbed by a pimp on the streets of Paris in the small hours, causing him to meet his soulmate and giving rise to the phrase (and recipe) ‘assassination custard’ 🧵
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Every time I'm in a restaurant I remember Kevin McAleer's reply to a waiter who told him the Soup Of The Day.
"Where there any other contenders?"
"Um, no?"
"A hollow victory, then".
"Where there any other contenders?"
"Um, no?"
"A hollow victory, then".
December 19, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Every time I'm in a restaurant I remember Kevin McAleer's reply to a waiter who told him the Soup Of The Day.
"Where there any other contenders?"
"Um, no?"
"A hollow victory, then".
"Where there any other contenders?"
"Um, no?"
"A hollow victory, then".
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It has taken us YEARS to be able to do this! Even before Mick & Kevin took over at Chapters, when the Internet was still new & web addresses came in a directory, they talked about being able to trade in via a website … 30 years later I give you …
chaptersbookstore.com/collections/...
chaptersbookstore.com/collections/...
September 25, 2025 at 8:54 AM
It has taken us YEARS to be able to do this! Even before Mick & Kevin took over at Chapters, when the Internet was still new & web addresses came in a directory, they talked about being able to trade in via a website … 30 years later I give you …
chaptersbookstore.com/collections/...
chaptersbookstore.com/collections/...
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Wunderhorse in Dublin: Young crowd delirious for one of the buzziest live acts around
Wunderhorse in Dublin: Young crowd delirious for one of the buzziest live acts around
Collins Barracks rocked to unflinchingly earnest guitar music made evocative by clever melodies
www.irishtimes.com
August 20, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Wunderhorse in Dublin: Young crowd delirious for one of the buzziest live acts around
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This is wild! Worth the read 👇
"Olo is not a shade of blue, red, or green — not even a mix of colors we already know. Olo exists completely outside the visible spectrum as we experience it."
www.scientificamerican.com/article/rese...
"Olo is not a shade of blue, red, or green — not even a mix of colors we already know. Olo exists completely outside the visible spectrum as we experience it."
www.scientificamerican.com/article/rese...
Only Five People Have Seen This New Impossible Color
Researchers discover a new color outside the range of human color vision, but you have to laser your retinas to see it
www.scientificamerican.com
August 16, 2025 at 3:43 PM
This is wild! Worth the read 👇
"Olo is not a shade of blue, red, or green — not even a mix of colors we already know. Olo exists completely outside the visible spectrum as we experience it."
www.scientificamerican.com/article/rese...
"Olo is not a shade of blue, red, or green — not even a mix of colors we already know. Olo exists completely outside the visible spectrum as we experience it."
www.scientificamerican.com/article/rese...
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Liverpool agree potential British record fee with Bayer Leverkusen for Florian Wirtz
Liverpool agree potential British record fee with Bayer Leverkusen for Florian Wirtz
The deal could be a British record fee of €136m if even some of the add-ons are fulfilled
www.irishtimes.com
June 13, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Liverpool agree potential British record fee with Bayer Leverkusen for Florian Wirtz
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Arise now, ye Tarnished — Alex Garland is set to write and direct a live-action #EldenRing movie at A24.
Read more: www.empireonline.com/movies/news/...
Read more: www.empireonline.com/movies/news/...
May 23, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Arise now, ye Tarnished — Alex Garland is set to write and direct a live-action #EldenRing movie at A24.
Read more: www.empireonline.com/movies/news/...
Read more: www.empireonline.com/movies/news/...
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Dissected Lego Man by Jason Freeny.
April 12, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Dissected Lego Man by Jason Freeny.
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Once Upon a Time in Hollywood is getting a sequel, with Brad Pitt returning as Cliff Booth!
Quentin Tarantino is back on scripting duties, while David Fincher will step in to direct.
Read more: www.empireonline.com/movies/news/...
Quentin Tarantino is back on scripting duties, while David Fincher will step in to direct.
Read more: www.empireonline.com/movies/news/...
April 2, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood is getting a sequel, with Brad Pitt returning as Cliff Booth!
Quentin Tarantino is back on scripting duties, while David Fincher will step in to direct.
Read more: www.empireonline.com/movies/news/...
Quentin Tarantino is back on scripting duties, while David Fincher will step in to direct.
Read more: www.empireonline.com/movies/news/...
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For European consumers wondering what they can do to give the NASDAQ another helpful shove in the right direction, this is a handy enough guide:
www.goeuropean.org
www.goeuropean.org
Buy European Made
A directory of EU-made alternatives. From software and electronics to everyday products - all made in Europe
www.goeuropean.org
March 10, 2025 at 5:11 PM
For European consumers wondering what they can do to give the NASDAQ another helpful shove in the right direction, this is a handy enough guide:
www.goeuropean.org
www.goeuropean.org
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They're doing also this:
March 10, 2025 at 6:28 PM
They're doing also this:
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You've just been thrown to your death by the Beatles.
January 23, 2025 at 12:00 AM
You've just been thrown to your death by the Beatles.
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Press Up’s Kaldero: A dining experience that feels more like being fed by an accountant than a chef
Press Up’s Kaldero: A dining experience that feels more like being fed by an accountant than a chef
A calculated exercise in bean counting that amounts to culinary gaslighting
www.irishtimes.com
January 9, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Press Up’s Kaldero: A dining experience that feels more like being fed by an accountant than a chef
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December 15, 2024 at 6:48 PM
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I wrote about Christmas "stuff" www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-r...
Wake up, people: Here’s what the mainstream media don’t want you to know about Christmas
From Santy and selection boxes to Christmas pudding and Mariah Carey, these are some of the truths you won’t hear elsewhere
www.irishtimes.com
December 12, 2024 at 10:03 AM
I wrote about Christmas "stuff" www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-r...
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Elon Musk: The Comic Strip
November 28, 2024 at 1:06 AM
Elon Musk: The Comic Strip
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More than 5,000 female students have benefited from an initiative that offers pupils from disadvantaged communities a pathway into careers in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Maths).
Over 5,000 female students benefit from STEM initiative
More than 5,000 female students have benefited from an initiative that offers pupils from disadvantaged communities a pathway into careers in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Maths).
www.rte.ie
November 27, 2024 at 6:43 AM
More than 5,000 female students have benefited from an initiative that offers pupils from disadvantaged communities a pathway into careers in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Maths).
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[sign in the Terminator's kitchen]
come with me if you want to live, laugh, love
come with me if you want to live, laugh, love
November 26, 2024 at 5:47 AM
[sign in the Terminator's kitchen]
come with me if you want to live, laugh, love
come with me if you want to live, laugh, love