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Posted in Administration, Anti Room Film Club on Oct 29th, 2011
Some final house-keeping: earlier this summer, we held a special film club where we had a raffle to help raise money for Somalian famine aid. We finally got around to dropping the proceeds - €387 -into Oxfam, who were delighted and presented us with a receipt. Thanks again for all the prizes, donations and to those [...]
Posted in Administration, Anti Room Film Club on Oct 26th, 2011
We’re sorry to say that the Anti Room is going on indefinite (and possibly permanent) hiatus. We may return at some stage in the future, but in the meantime, thanks to all our contributors and readers. Tonight, our film club is showing Young Frankenstein in the Workman’s Club. Doors are 7.30pm, it’s free in and [...]
Posted in Men, Relationships, Sport on Oct 26th, 2011
A recent global survey funded and endorsed by the university of Twitter on the subject of football and romantic relationships delivered inconclusive yet interesting findings. It did, however, provide a blanket bundle of both heart-warming and frustrated tales to give an insight into how the most popular spectator sport impacts on one or the other [...]
Posted in Beauty, Fashion, Humour, News, Personal, Women on Oct 25th, 2011
Like many women, on an average day – in other words, pretty much every day – I don’t bother wearing make-up. I turn up for work with my blemishes unconcealed, my cheekbones uncontoured and my eyelashes unlengthened. I do the school runs and the supermarket slogs with unglossy lips and without any light reflecting off [...]
Posted in Books, Publishing, Web Stuff on Oct 24th, 2011
In 2001, writer and performer Mike Daisey had a big hit with his one-man show 21 Dog Years: Doing Time @ Amazon.com. The monologue told of Daisey’s time as a disaffected early-years Amazon employee, where he and his workmates became increasingly distressed as the ‘books website’ moved away from books and towards algorithms, whilst they themselves [...]
Posted in Anti Room Film Club on Oct 21st, 2011
Next Wednesday, we’re hosting our fourth Anti Room film club. In tribute to Halloween, and so as not to scare the bejebus out of anyone, we’re watching Mel Brooks’ classic Young Frankenstein. So here’s what you need to know: What: Anti Room screening of Young Frankenstein Where: The Workman’s Club, beside the Clarence Hotel on [...]
Posted in International, Parenting, Relationships, Religion, Sex, Society, Television, Women on Oct 20th, 2011
Reality TV has foisted a great number of ugly things on us – step forward, Big Brother and Jersey Shore – but it still remains the best way to journey into somebody else’s life in a totally new way. Thanks to reality TV, those of us who are a bit ‘curious’ (or nosey, as some [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 19th, 2011
Good morning! Just a quick reminder to those who are not blue in the face hearing about it, this evening is the launch of my latest novel The Chosen. The launch is being held at The Gutter Bookshop in Temple Bar, starting 6:30 pm. As some of you also know, The Chosen is the first [...]
Posted in Web Stuff on Oct 19th, 2011
I get emails every so often that are not for me. Here’s a house you might be interested in, it meets your specifications as outlined in our conversation last week. Here are the classes we have at the gym – and an invoice for the last round of fitness training. As discussed, Claire, here’s the [...]
Posted in Family, Guest Posters, Parenting, Technology on Oct 18th, 2011
Lots of people’s lives were changed by Steve Jobs – but Lisa Domican, the mother of two autistic children, has a special reason to thank him. I was terribly sad to hear of the passing of Steve Jobs last Thursday. And before you ask – yes, I read about it on the Twitter App on [...]
