Archives for February 2007
Five Sons of the Devil Will Entertain You
Recent talk of prizes and awards has put me to thinking. Though I come from a reasonably competitive family (competitive in the “I want to beat you at Scrabble” sense), we have precious little that’s concrete to show for our… continue reading »
Link Roads and Custard Pies
Though I rarely write about matters (overtly) political, and tend to leave the local reporting to “squid” et al, I couldn’t let an image from today’s Limerick Post go uncommented on. While sitting on the U.L. bus this morning, and… continue reading »
Cobbled Together
It may be just another week in February for you, but for those of us who hang our hats in the University of Limerick it’s “Week 2″ – a time of pronounced hecticness, franticness, and (for me) extreme tiredness. While… continue reading »
This Thing of Ours
Well, the blog awards shortlist results are in…and fustar.info has done not too badly at all. Thanks to all who voted. Like last year I’m up for the best Arts/Culture prize along with two other category veterans: Sinéad (inaugural winner)… continue reading »
Anatomy, Action and Absence…
Further to my last Manky Toy Monday entry I offer a few observations on the heavily-articulated world of “Action Men” (or should that be “Action Mans”?). As admitted in the comments section of that post, Action Man (AM) was –… continue reading »
Manky Toy Monday: Squashy Heads & Points of Articulation
A little background to today’s entry (which I’ve decided to draw from my personal collection). While completing my MA in Winchester I first became aware of the rich browsing experiences afforded by England’s plentiful charity shops. After accustoming myself to… continue reading »
Attention List Lovers
Just a quick note to advise readers that the Irish Blog Awards “Long Lists” have been released and fustar.info has made the cut in the following categories: Best Blog Best Blog Post (x 2): “David Sque Interview Pt. 1: The… continue reading »
