February 2015 – Postcards

Old Friends – The Sound of Music’s 50th Anniversary

February 25, 2015 No Comments

There’s a lovely interview in Vanity Fair with Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer for The Sound of Music's 50th Anniversary. It would surprise no one, perhaps, to learn that Julie Andrews travels with her own teakettle. On a late afternoon last winter she and Christopher Plummer met me at the Loews Regency Hotel, in Manhattan, […]

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Humour

Normal Supper

February 22, 2015 No Comments

Judas: still on for Friday? Jesus: Friday? Judas: yeah, the last supper Jesus: the what? Judas: supper. Normal supper with the fellas — David Hughes (@david8hughes) January 5, 2015 *teehee*

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Big Brother

GCHQ does whatever the fuck it wants

February 20, 2015 No Comments

According to the latest Snowden documents, it seems that GCHQ have stolen the master encryption keys for a large chunk of the world’s SIM cards. This essentially means that they can decrypt more or less any phone call content, text message etc. Your phone is not private. AMERICAN AND BRITISH spies hacked into the internal […]

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Films History Oddities

Bus Stops of the former Soviet Union

February 18, 2015February 20, 2015 No Comments

Some quirk for the day – An obsession – brutal, beautiful bus stop design of the former Soviet states on Vimeo.

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Cycling Transport

Four out of every five shoppers in Dublin City centre arrive by bus/foot/bike

February 17, 2015 No Comments

Interesting report on TheJournal that just under one in five shoppers arrive by car in Dublin city centre. The figures show that less than one if five shoppers heading into Dublin’s main shopping areas Grafton Street and Henry Street arrive by car. Instead a far higher number opt to walk in or to use public […]

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Gender Oddities Society

Spicy sauces and gender

February 14, 2015 No Comments

Penn State have released a study on hot sauce and gender: In the study, the researchers conclude that women are more likely to seek sensation from spicy food, while men are more likely to see other extrinsic rewards like praise and admiration. The authors write, "It is possible that the cultural association of consuming spicy […]

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Cycling Health

The boring ‘miracle cure’

February 13, 2015February 13, 2015 No Comments

No need for pills, no mad sessions at the gym, no personal trainers required, no fad diets, just go and do some regular exercise says the Guardian. The report, entitled “The miracle cure and the role of the doctor in promoting it”, points to evidence that exercise prevents a whole range of diseases. “Regular exercise […]

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Big Business

The Elephant in the Village

February 13, 2015 No Comments

Instructive piece on the BBC about the demise of some Tesco stores in the UK and the effect that has on the towns and villages they were built (or going to be built) in. It’s a lesson in the wisdom of allowing large, distorting enterprises to be built. On arrival, they tend to destroy by […]

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Economy Europe

Krugman: “The dynamic is different this time”

February 9, 2015 No Comments

Paul Krugman could be on to something when he points out that small country politicians can have an incentive to go along with what the Davos Set (think troika) want, as once you are seen as a good member of the club, there’s no end of interesting jobs in the EU, IMF, etc that you […]

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Europe Films Oddities Transport

Bus advertising in Denmark. Epic.

February 7, 2015 No Comments

Molotov Cocktails! Sexy Sandwiches! Via Grist

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Who?

Murf

Old Friends – The Sound of Music’s 50th Anniversary

Normal Supper

GCHQ does whatever the fuck it wants

Bus Stops of the former Soviet Union

Four out of every five shoppers in Dublin City centre arrive by bus/foot/bike

Spicy sauces and gender

The boring ‘miracle cure’

The Elephant in the Village

Krugman: “The dynamic is different this time”

Bus advertising in Denmark. Epic.

Month: February 2015