Archives for November 2008
Manky Toy Show is Go!
Friday, 5th December, 2008 @ 9.00 p.m. Pencil that date and that time into your diaries. If you don’t have a diary then sprint madly out the door this instant and buy one. If you don’t have a pencil…then, God… continue reading »
The Museum of Cultural Waste: In the Land That Invented the Future
A week or two ago, while she sat diligently at her desk attending to her many labours, my wife’s gaze passed over an object that instantly made her think of me. What was this strange and captivating artefact? A leather-bound… continue reading »
Positions for Labour
Earlier this afternoon, as Jess & I sat watching a Kerrywoman pull a plastic baby out of a woolen womb, a single A4 sheet was passed around our ante-natal classroom. Atop the page were the words “Positions for Labour –… continue reading »
The Manky Toy Show 2008: The Countdown Begins…
Ask square and un-hip members of society what the highlight of their 2007 Christmas season was and they’ll most likely answer: the dinner; time spent with loved ones; browsing through the bumper issue of the RTÉ Guide etc. Cool cats,… continue reading »
Batmangled
Was in HMV the other day and noticed that Batman: The Movie (a full-length theatrical spin-off of the ’60s series) has undergone something of a transformation. First, we had the jolly VHS version. All colourful & kitsch family fun. Then… continue reading »
Manky Toy Monday: Rapid, Fighter, Apex
I’ve mentioned (somewhere) before that I, like most children, was more than happy to mix, match and mash together toy worlds and universes in the name of fun. This tolerance of inconsistency led to situations where Star Wars figures happily… continue reading »
Naughty Boys, Lucky Bags, and Karl’s Lovely Wig
And so the brother (he who used to love jam sandwiches more than life itself) is married. Saturday’s celebratory fancy dress part-tay was a raucous, riotous and rewarding affair. Particularly for me, as I scored a magnificent triumph in the… continue reading »
