As well as the grief John Waters has been giving bloggers this past week, now Target, a Stateside hardware chain has refused to respond to comments made by a blogger with regard to its recent advertising campaign as it does not ’participate with non traditional media outlets’. I cannot imagine a less savy statement that one whereby […]

It is Monday another week working for the man lies ahead. But don’t despair rejoice because it can mean only one thing. The Dossing Times Monday Cheer Up. Something to sing to and something to laugh at. Something to sing. When I was in primary school I was one of the uncool kids. One […]

The Galway Advertiser tells us of the latest protest by the Galway Alliance against War.
The statue of Galway’s 1916 Rising leader Liam Mellows is to be clad in the notorious orange boiler suit worn by prisoners in Guantanamo Bay, as a protest against the US army’s use of Shannon Airport.
So the reason they pick him […]

I picked up Magill yesterday for my train journey home, pointedly doing so because I felt it was time to read some discussion of the Reform Treaty and begin to get a grasp of what its proponents and objectors would be discussing in the coming months. The title emblazened across the front of Magill reads […]

Hamas militants have used a bulldozer to try to open a new passage through the border fence between Gaza and Egypt after Egyptian troops tried to close off the area. Gunfire could be heard as thousands of Palestinian onlookers cheered on the militants as they rammed the chain-link and barbed-wire fence at the crossing near […]

So yesterday Youtube was misbehaving and wouldn’t leave me post the new trailer for ‘Get Smart’, the gist of my post would have been that it didn’t look very good and would hopefully amount to more than the some of the badly edited together bits of the trailer. Today I bring you news of a […]

The New York Times editorial board has endorsed Sens. Hillary Clinton and John McCain in their respective presidential nomination races. From the editorial endorsing Clinton:
By choosing Mrs. Clinton, we are not denying Mr. Obama’s appeal or his gifts. The idea of the first African-American nominee of a major party also is exhilarating, and so is the […]

I am taking over the Top Friday role today from CK. So here is my rundown of the top 6 greatest moments in movies where the music and the film blend into shear perfection.
6. From probably the most underrated bond film comes one of the greatest action scenes and musical accompaniment. Who does not think […]

Now I have little praise for Daniel Craigs debut as Bond and I place the burden firmly on the producers to prove I judged in haste with this years follow up. Off the starting blocks, choosing Marc Foster (Finding Neverland, Monsters Ball) has me intrigued. I want to save words such as perplexed for todays announcement that the movie will […]

This truly is dream makling stuff, echoing plot lines from James Bond movies as a wealthy entrepreneur breaks down the barriers in what a private citizen can achieve, though hopefully without plans for world domination. Richard Branson yesterday unveiled plans for ther launch of Virgin Galactic’s passenger spaceship. Read here coverage of the launch at […]