Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Henry Kelly weighs in
It looks like it’s taken the former presenter of the terrible ‘Going for Gold’ to actually say what everybody else in the country has been thinking. Choice quotes: “Mr Haughey was accorded a state funeral. A state funeral. This is the honour you accord to heads of state, who have been truly loved, or men…
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Questions and Answers
It was incendiary stuff last night. Watch it here. Oh and on the Week in Politics on Sunday, Vincent Browne made an ass of himself, in my humble opinion. Even better was Michael Martin’s weird response to Sean O’Rourke’s question: As someone who was at both events, in terms of the public response, how did…
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Labour on Flickr
Ah! Socialists have invaded Flickr. Who will be on their contacts list I wonder…
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Le Monde to be sued?
I read in the Tribune on Sunday that Le Monde made a boo-boo with the following: Citant Othello dans son discours d’adieu, “Charlie” affirme “avoir rendu quelque service à l’Etat”. Mais le dernier hommage pourrait revenir à Moira Geoghegan-Quinn, ancien ministre de son cabinet, qui décrit ainsi celui qu’elle appelait “Sweetie” : “C’était un personnage…
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Connie Chung says goodbye
Ouch.
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I'm sick…
…sick at the pathetic fawning interviews RTE has conducted in relation to Charles Haughey. Saturday View today was tantamount to this bullshit coverage I have watched and listened to over the last few days. Vincent Browne has turned coat and now loves Haughey apparently. But RTE are not alone. The Indo today made me feel…
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UCC and blogging
Damien links to the list of blogs on UCC’s servers. I have to agree with Damien, and I would love to see more students blogging, it would be an interesting way of interacting with other students and, indeed, lecturers. Unfortunately I don’t think there was a specific decision made to start students blogging. UCC installed…
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Bill Hicks in Cork
Ok I know he’s dead 11 years, but on the 26th June we get to see him come back to life: The true story of one man’s attempt to change the world through stand-up. In this comedy play, the greatest comedian ever returns from the dead for one more show, revealing how to end the…
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Loach on Newsnight tonight
There should be an interesting discussion on Newsnight tonight when their culture correspondent Stephen Smith interviews Ken Loach, the Palm D’Or winner for the Wind that Shakes the Barley. He hits back at the “headbangers” who’ve accused him of hating his country and tells Newsnight he is proud to be British.
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McCain and Soros
Steve Clemons has a very interesting take on these two guys, having a attended a dinner with both in New York last week. Most notably McCain, who will be running in the primaries. And an equally interesting insight into Soros, with this remark: But then George Soros discussed a bit of his background and tutelage…
Got any book recommendations?