YOU’LL have heard of the term media. It varies from place to place, like in Meath they call them the meeja but elsewhere they refer to them as various types of shower; b******s, c****s, f*****s etc.
Officially at least the media is just a collective term for newspapers, radio stations, television, reporters, anchors, writers, journalists, photographers, [...]
For all that’s good about something we enjoy there’s always someone who can find fault.
Some find fault with a few things – the club chairman perhaps who has been given the role because he is the compromise between the cheerleader and the cynic – and others find fault with everything.
And if you judged this author [...]
The radio this morning announced that stations were being inundated with requests for the John Denver song ever since the miraculous plane crash in the Hudson River, where the pilot managed to safely land and safely secure the lives of everyone on board.
Fortunately for those that were saved they won’t have been distracted by the [...]
Paul McKenna has made a living out of this type of thing and while it won’t be everybody’s cup of tea there is something in there for everyone so long as you can stop your cynical glands from working for a short while.
The problem for most people is that your instincts tell you to beware [...]
Did you ever pull your hair out looking for something?
You’re sure you had the thing, positive you left in a drawer but then you go and root around for it, all the while dreaming up all the other places you might have thought to put it just in case you were foolish enough to lose [...]
The latest news from the Irish economy might just convince you to pack the bags and head for England if only our neighbours weren’t in a similar position. And even if emigrating to the United States were an option for Irish people anymore the prospects are hardly any better in the land of the free.
We [...]
The cast will probably be enough to ensure that while Australia is a commercial success it will be only fit for derision among the critical masses. The combination of a big time director - Baz Luhrman - two stars in the lead roles - Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman - plus the billion-pound spectacle that [...]
The latest version of Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah has reached number one although this is a risible version sung by the winner of the X Factor - a television enterprise totally at odds with the artistry of Cohen and his classic song.
Some people decided to try and halt the new version by encouraging everybody to go [...]
You’ll see more theories on Roy Keane and his departure from Sunderland on this link although this theory is a little less than half baked.
The analogy seems to be stretched beyond belief. You are right in your observation about the euphemistic world of sports journalism although that applies to most of the tabloids, you seem [...]
WE ALL love a knock-out, except when it’s someone you know. The strange experience was one that I encountered on Friday night when I went to watch an Ultimate Fighting Championship fight night.
If you’ve seen UFC on the television you’ll either love it or hate it. Love it because it is a legitimised [...]
