The Dossing Times

After much soul searching I’ve decided to hand in my badge here at the Dossing Times. I’ve had fun here and I’d like to thank Simon and CK for the work they put into this blog. I’d also like to thank you the readers and especially all those who comment. The three of us are [...]

With Tipp losing many people would say I should drop the banner from the site. To me that is saying that we here are only fair weather supporters. What do you think? Should it be dropped. Should a Cork banner be added for the 1 cork guy on the blog?

See above the first picture of Johnny Depp, as Sweeney Todd, the fictional butchering barber who’s various love interests like to bake the unfortunate customers who came his way for a shave. Tim Burton directs with Helena Bonham Carter co-starring so we can expect plenty of gothic stylised characterisation and ambience.

Read here an article detailing a move by the New Zealand parliament to ban ridicule and satire of politicians by controlling the use of footage and shots recorded by media outlets in the parliament chamber. This is the type of political manouevering that undermines any claim a government can make on openess and transparency and [...]

I remember a scene in ‘Primary Colours’ as a political aide sitting in a cafe watched John Travolta, deliver a speech, playing a thinly disguised version of Bill Clinton. Emma Thompson stands behind Travolta on screen, looking distinctly Hilaryesque. The aide is hooked up to comms and is relaying feedback on the comments of [...]

J.J Abrams as well as teasing us with whatever this ‘Cloverfield’ project will turn out to be is also of course re-imagining, re-hashing, re-making, screwing with or bringing a new vision to the Star Trek series. The man to the left, Zachary Quinto, you may recognise as a character from ‘Heroes’, if not, then [...]

Whatever the verdict on ‘The Simpsons Movie’, the series’ consistently smart tributes, spoofs of and ridiculing of an endless number of movies has become a calling card for the show and one of the many sources of humour utilised.

6. In the episode ‘Bart the Murderer’, Bart begins working for the ‘Legitimate Businessmen’s Social Club’, the [...]

Everyday indymedia is coming more and more like IndyFOX. Yesterday I posted a comment. In this post About Mobile phone masts pointing out that mobile mast do not damage your health and the more in fact the better. I have posted about this before if anyone is wondering about Masts. I checked it this morning [...]

Of the entire world, Ireland probably has the most to thank for from globalisation. While the likes China and India have also boomed, the social changes that globalisation has brought to Ireland has been greater then the changes that have been made in China where civil rights abuses still are rife and India where the [...]