Picked up a GAA annual from 1969 recently. Irish graphic design had no earthly reason, none whatsoever, to go as hard as it did. #spéirghorm #ireland
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Extrapolating from experience to form generalizations. Dualla, Cashel, Co. Tipperary https://practicalreason.net https://flickr.com/photos/21857244@N00
Amazing things going in the Temporary Secretary YouTube comments
A short (too short?) video from Little White Lies on designer Saul Bass and his influence on the art of movie title design. They also did videos on Pablo Ferro and Kyle Cooper. [youtube.com]
Saul Bass and the art of movie title design
Exploring the work of legendary graphic designer Saul Bass, and how he revolutionised the art of movie title design in the 1960s. Edited by Luís Azevedo.
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Ingrid Carlberg, permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy, said the author was in Iceland “listening to the wind” when the academy reached her to notify her of the win. apnews.com/article/nobe...
Canadian poet and essayist Anne Carson wins Nobel Prize in literature
Anne Carson, a Canadian poet and essayist, has won the Nobel Prize in literature. The Swedish Academy recognized her for her bold and inventive work that engages with classical traditions to create ne...
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It reminds me of this spectacular Frau Im Mond (Fritz Lang's Woman in the Moon, 1929) set. RIP Eva Marie Saint. A true classic Hollywood legend.
Robin Baker@robinalexbaker.bsky.social · 3d agoLike many people, I suspect, I've been thinking about Eva Marie Saint and NORTH BY NORTHWEST (Alfred Hitchcock, 1959) today. Reminded me of these wonderful photos of the Mount Rushmore set.
Lidl Connect is available tomorrow. Unlimited 5G. It's on Eir's network but 1Global handle data. Your traffic will end up going abroad first before coming back to Ireland adding +26ms compared to Eir mobile proper. Goosed has more info in this video. www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2Uo...
Lidl's €8.99 SIM runs on Eir. So what's the catch?
YouTube video by Goosed.ie
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The tone of the "yeah" at 1 min 6 seconds says a lot
Daryl 𝘊𝘰𝘨𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘯 𝘗𝘩𝘶𝘪𝘮𝘤í𝘯 🎃 Feehely@darylfeehely.com · 6d agoWell done Jennifer Whitmore! Oireachtas Committee testimony created solely from AI should most definitely not be accepted as expert opinion. 📽️@jen_whitmore_td & @social-democrats.bsky.social on insta: www.instagram.com/reel/DeCetuV... #IrishPol
📱 “Hands” / Photo Tunnel — By Kerry Wilson in Glenrothes, Scotland, UK 🇬🇧 Under Bridges (8 Photos) https://streetartutopia.com/2026/10/01/street-art-under-bridges-and-tunnels/
☕ For #InternationalCoffeeDay, we’re sharing one of our most popular photos of all time on #Flickr! This bustling scene shows the Tea and Coffee Van at Ballybricken Fair, Waterford City, on 4 May 1910. https://flic.kr/p/bT52Ak
All the next day Toad sang songs to his seeds.
Doddington Grove, Kennington, London (1976) Photo: Nick Birch / Indiana Univ.
Libraries are a sanctuary where nobody tries to sell you anything, you're not followed by an algorithm and you can take home books for free!
Irish Literary Times@irishlittimes.bsky.social · 2w agoAnd now for some good news: "Visits to public libraries around Ireland have increased by two million in the last two years. New figures show that almost 16 million visits were made to Ireland's libraries in 2025, compared with nearly 14 million in 2023." www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
I wonder how much it cost Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen to license this William Eggleston photo for a full-color, double-page spread, mentioning The Row only in microscopic type on the back corner, in today's Times
Incredible photo by Rich Fury in the Irish Times of U2 on Grafton Street this evening
Ralph J. Gleason, who got to know John Coltrane on the way up, wrote the liner notes for ‘Coltrane’s Sound’ on Atlantic Records. A memorable first few paragraphs here.
"In a leaked document, the Irish Presidency proposes to EU Member States that the interest of OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta and SpaceX to make profits should take precedence over the fundamental right to data protection" noyb.eu/en/ai-eu-mem...
AI: EU Member States plan “digital expropriation” of Europeans in the interest of AI companies
In a leaked document, the Irish Presidency proposes to EU Member States that the interest of AI companies to make profits should take precedence over the fundamental rights of Europeans.
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Forbidden Planet (1956) "For the very first time, Forbidden Planet is presented in its original Cinemascope aspect ratio of 2.55:1 with its theatrical "Perspecta" stereo soundtrack in an eye-popping brand new 4K restoration that is out of this world!"
Forbidden Planet | Official Trailer | 4K
YouTube video by Arrow Video
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Helpful points from @jburnmurdoch.ft.com here on what AI solving big maths problems might mean for the future of the maths community www.ft.com/content/c947...
Legendary “Choose Your Own Adventure” book, due to one extremely meta feature: there’s a utopian ending, but no way to reach it
Bleeding Cool@bleedingcool.com · 3w agoChoose Your Own Adventure has reprinted Edward Packard's Inside UFO 54-40. #Books #CYOA #ChooseYourOwnAdventure
“Now seeds,” said Toad, “start growing.” Toad walked up and down a few times. The seeds did not start to grow.
Cory @doctorow.pluralistic.net has been writing about inflammatory AI predictions for years. Message below is that systems are being deployed & given the ability to do real things on the network, without adequate testing or guardrails. The systems have zero intentions. medium.com/@doctorow/ll...
LLMs are real, AI is fake
No, it didn’t “go rogue.”
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Goodness, as pointed out by the bauld Pip over on the 'gram, the first Corpo record is 25 years today. I like to think the world changed a little that day. Oh wait, that was the next day... thedudleycorporation.bandcamp.com/album/the-lo...
The Lonely World Of The Dudley Corporation - 10th Anniversary Remasters, by The Dudley Corporation
15 track album
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