Trailer For The American Version Of Akira
Posted on July 28, 2009 - Filed Under Film, Funny | Leave a Comment
Obviously this is a joke, and thankfully it looks like the real proposed remake is now dead. I learned this (and found the video) on this superbly named Irish film blog.
Nom Nom Nom
Posted on July 28, 2009 - Filed Under Film | Leave a Comment
“Either you eat life or life eats you.” So said one of the Tahitians in the 1962 version of Mutiny On The Bounty. It reminds me a little of Sam Elliott’s sage adage in The Big Lebowski that “sometimes you drink the bar, and well, sometimes the bar, it drinks you.” I’d almost be motivated [...]
Night Reconnaissance
Posted on July 28, 2009 - Filed Under Music | 3 Comments
Dresden Dolls- Night Reconnaissance- UNCENSORED I’ve posted this before and I’ll no doubt post it again because it’s a great song and I love the video.
‘Militant’ Atheism
Posted on July 21, 2009 - Filed Under Religion | 4 Comments
I’m sick and tired of reading about ‘militant’ atheists. I’ve never heard of atheists trying to advance their goals through violence, but ardent atheists are almost always yoked with this adjective, even when they receive largely favourable press coverage, as in this Economist article. Needless to say, there are plenty of religions out there with [...]
Ibrahimović To Barca?
Posted on July 20, 2009 - Filed Under Football | 2 Comments
How on earth is Zlatan Ibrahimović worth €45 million plus Samuel Eto’o? I just can’t understand it. Eto’o has a better goal scoring record, he’s only a year older than Ibrahimović, and he can sometimes make a contribution in big matches, which is something I’ve never seen Ibrahimović do. Sure, Eto’o is reputed to have [...]
Correction
Posted on July 11, 2009 - Filed Under Music | Leave a Comment
Ahem. I may have previously given the indication that I do not think very much of the Oxegen festival, and I may even have rattled out a few angry paragraphs before about how Trent’s decision to play at it is a slap in the face to all Irish NIN fans. However, I now fully recognise [...]
Nine Inch Nails Live In Amsterdam On 9/7/09
Posted on July 11, 2009 - Filed Under Music | Leave a Comment
It is going to take something very special for me to ever feel happier than I did on Wednesday night. Nine Inch Nails played for a full two hours, and they ran through some excellent old material that I wasn’t expecting. I only wish that I drank a bit less as my memory is a [...]
Good Riddance To Sarah Palin
Posted on July 4, 2009 - Filed Under American Politics | 4 Comments
She’s resigned the governorship of Alaska, and the word is that she’s planning on staying out of politics for good. She never struck me as being particularly evil, but she did seem particularly uninformed and just way out of her depth on the national stage, so I hope this for real, and not some hairbrained [...]
Religion & Morality vis-à-vis Homosexuality
Posted on July 2, 2009 - Filed Under Politics, Religion | 2 Comments
Here’s a smattering of BBC News readers’ opinions about an Indian court’s decision to decriminalise gay sex. For every sensible “good for India” comment there seems to be a comment along the lines of “homosexuality is an abomination forbidden by God”. Defenders of religion are fond of claiming that religious values promote things like treating [...]
Statement Of Purpose For MA Application
Posted on July 1, 2009 - Filed Under College | 11 Comments
Give me some comments, and give me them soon. I have to swiftpost this biatch sometime this morning, after I crawl back out of bed. Statement of Purpose I am applying to this MA program so that I can resume studying philosophy after a disastrous year of medical school. I always enjoyed philosophy as an [...]
