A doodle. Done at work. Inspired by the day that's in it. Or possibly something else entirely.

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 …

Just a quick note to remind my fellow Limerickians that the 10th annual Unfringed festival will run (in various places/spaces around the city) from the 31st Jan (i.e. tomorrow) – 10th Feb.

Details of the various treats on offer – …

Following the pioneering leads of other bloggers who have themed certain days of the week (in a quest, presumably, to add some shape and discipline to the haphazard business that is blogging) I present my latest, …

Given my brief (admittedly lacklustre) childhood flirtation with astronomy - and my ongoing chuminess with the worlds of Sci-Fi, comics etc. - it should come as no surprise that I’ve always been a big fan of the planet Mars …

Since my original post on gender-inscribed signage hit the ‘blogwaves’, I’ve found myself closely scrutinising pedestrian crossings (and other sign-heavy areas) for goodies to delight and amuse.

The controlling brotherly hand of the child (seen in the last post) …

Is it just me or is anyone else sick of the sight of those Da Vinci Code publicity shots where a grim-faced Tom Hanks sprints away from danger leading a bewildered/terrified (and occasionally grim-faced herself) Audrey Tautou by the …

In a recent post by Jett Loe, over at the delightful Letter to America, Jett suggested that, due to his frequent bouts of wandering through Belfast's urban landscape, he could …

Here it is comic fans – the second (and final) part of the latest fustar.info interview, with the the hot-seat being occupied by the charming and gregarious David Sque. Many thanks again to David for agreeing to do …

A quick email exchange with Simon McGarr, the other night (on the topic of audio transcription), quickly turned to matters comic/cartoon related with Simon asking the intriguing (and very valid) question, "What, in the name of all that is …

Received a mail in my inbox the other day from Enso – a Galway-based art group who are taking part in this year's EV+A (10th March – 21st May 2006) – asking me to help promote their latest …

Apropos of nothing I feel like indulging in a little Wednesday night (defiant) catharsis, while simultaneously scaring 16 shades of bejaysus out of you, dear reader.

I have, as attentive fústarers may recall, blogged before about Graham J. McEwan's delightful 'bestiary', …

Am currently reading the Raw Vision Outsider Art Sourcebook, a fascinating volume detailing some of the most notable examples of 'Outsider Art' (paintings, drawings, sculpture etc.) and 'Visionary Environments' (such as Ferdinand Cheval's Le Palais Idéal).

Regarding …

We older generations…help the process of future scarcity along by obliviously throwing out this modern 'junk'. Ephemera Collecting - A Growing Field, Hard to Define - John C. Dann

As someone who's frequently been described as "a bit of a …

In terms of ambitious artwork heists, Thursday's theft of a Henry Moore sculpture (from the Henry Moore Foundation in Hertfordshire) has to be up there with the most audacious.

I have no idea how much …