Author Archive for ck

In an interview to go out live on Yahoo, Bush has revealed how he gave up golf out of respect for the lives lost since the beginning of the war on Iraq in 2003.
“I don’t want some mom whose son may have recently died to see the commander in chief playing golf,” he said. “I […]

‘Speed Racer’

Writes ck on May 13th, 2008

Read More: Movies

Along with Iron Man it could be said Speed Racer marks a trend of character actors being deployed to fill out roles in summer blockbusters this year. Any comparison between the two movies essentially ends here, though it’s fair to say Speed Racer does go some way to meeting the fun quotient required of silly […]

Rhubarb Fool

Writes ck on May 12th, 2008

Read More: Cooking

So before I ever began writing this post it occurred to me to double check whether rhubarb was a fruit or a vegetable - one of those instances where you doubt something that would normally be glaringly obvious - anyway its a vegetable. And a robust one at that, the house my family moved into […]

First Look: George and Laura Bush

Writes ck on May 9th, 2008

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Otherwise known as Josh Brolin and Elizabeth Banks

Top 6 Friday: Jim Carrey Clips

Writes ck on May 9th, 2008

Read More: Top 6 Friday, funny clips

6. Parodying ‘CSI: Miami’

5. Paying ‘tribute’ to Spielberg

4. Paying ‘tribute’ to Meryl Streep

3. Classic, laugh out loud stuff from ‘Ace Ventura’

2. A Night at the Roxbury

1. Making the most of the opportunity, considering how elusive the real Oscar statuette is proving.

 

Obama Victorious, Clinton on the Ropes, cancelling appearances
NY Times Coverage
Washington Post Coverage

Hamlet 2

Writes ck on May 6th, 2008

Read More: Movies

You needn’t be told that there were new trailers for ‘The Dark Knight’ and ‘Indiana Jones’ released this weekend - it may have slipped under your radar that Steve Coogan is to star in a high school comedy called ‘Hamlet 2′ which seems to be a meshing of ‘The Producers’ and high school farce with inappropriate […]

Cinco de Mayo

Writes ck on May 5th, 2008

Read More: Restaurant Reviews

Today is traditionally a day of celebration of Mexican culture. In honour of this I want to give a plug to ‘Taco Taco’ a Mexican food stall in the Epicurean Food Hall near my work on Abbey Street in Dublin. The Food Hall has an excellent range of eclectic food types but no matter how […]

Top 6 Friday: Fictional Villages to Avoid

Writes ck on May 2nd, 2008

Read More: Random, Top 6 Friday

As part of the information service we like to provide here at the Dossing Times we are using this weeks Top 6 Friday to bring some worrying characteristics of small villages to your attention. It appears to be all about false pretences as these villages tend to prove picturesque, well maintained and ideally located. Our […]

Iron Man

Writes ck on May 1st, 2008

Read More: Movie Reviews, Movies

You need to make a decision while watching Iron Man, and I feel it should be made early in proceedings that you will from that point pay no regard to the science behind the movie. Whether you pride yourself on a basic ability to add or spend your evenings pondering infintesimal calculus, you will to varying degrees […]