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Karl Whitney — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:51:13 +0000

Glenn Beck on The Coming Insurrection here.

Karl Whitney — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:23:40 +0000

Here I am at my desk in Dublin only a few hundred miles from Glastonbury. The weather outside is wet and quite cool. The forecast is for more rain, but is that some sunlight I can see on the horizon? Here’s hoping! (Although the weather here in Dublin is no guarantee of what it’s like in Glastonbury, of course). I’ve just checked Google Maps, and according to that it would take about nine hours for me to drive to Glastonbury if I left now – which I have no intention of doing! (I don’t even drive.)

Neil Young! No way! That was just Neil Young on my MP3 player there. Followed by The Strokes and Elvis Costello and the original line-up of the Attractions. This really is an all star line-up! (I have no idea who’s playing Glastonbury though… um… a mash-up between Jay-Z and Noel Gallagher?)

Where are you watching the Euro semi-final tonight? I’m torn between watching its faint flicker on a big-screen through a rainstorm while standing in a muddy field surrounded by twat-hatted revellers in Somerset (maybe it’s dry there – I haven’t checked the reports) or watching it in my house in Dublin with a nice cup of tea and easy access to numerous academic textbooks. I’ll let you know which I choose in later ‘live from Glastonbury’ posts on this site!

Karl Whitney — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 11:19:41 +0000

Now Antonioni snuffs it.

Karl Whitney — Sun, 27 May 2007 21:52:00 +0000

The General Election has come and gone. As ever, the government got in. But, in the run-up to the election, the lamp posts of Ireland became something of a playground for any disenchanted citizens armed with a felt-tip pen. Here’s a couple of really great examples: a regal Dick Roche and a highly elaborate ruse which involves a Chris Andrews poster, some sticky-backed plastic and the Count from Sesame Street.

Karl Whitney — Tue, 16 Jan 2007 17:08:00 +0000

No Laughing Matter

Yes, yes it’s a terrible thing, if you’re worried about the price of things and the cost of living and all that. But, isn’t this amusing: if consumer price inflation hits a certain level, the Bank of England has to write a letter to the Treasury. ‘Dear Treasury, sorry about that whole inflation business. Regards, The Bank of England.’ All very refined and polite. Certainly better than those ‘Oi – give us yer business’ phonecalls that so many banks make nowadays.