I can not tell you how much I want to see this movie.  Emma Stone, Steve Carrell and Ryan “Ride of my Life” Gosling?  YES PLEASE.

If you click through to watch the video in it’s home on YouTube you can see the full tracklisting.  Pretty amazing to hear a live mashup like that.

P.S.  I just found his Twitter…he’s 17.  Yep.  Seven…teen.

On July 8, the Hong Kong Zoological & Botanical Gardens welcomed twin Bornean Orangutans.  THEY ARE SUPER CUTE.  And sleepy, which means I feel an automatic connection with them.

 

The Huffington Post has put together a collection of some of the funniest kid’s test answers over the last year.  They are more than a little amusing.  Check them out here.

 

 

 

Via @johnpower69 on Twitter.

It’s important to remember that George was “straight” then…

No matter how old we get, or how cool we become, deep inside most of us there is a desire.  One desire, simply and true.  It’s the desire to be a Disney princess.  Some of us embrace it (they’re the ones in work with fluffy pink pens and sparkly everything), some of us try to pretend it’s not there, and some of us channel it into the one occasion where it’s permissable to wear a giant dress and copies of Cinderella’s glass slippers.  That’s right, our wedding day.  And now, it’s more possible than ever.  Take a look, at Alfred Angelo’s iconic Disney princess collection:

I’m a little weirded out by just how strongly I reacted to these dresses.  I feel very strongly about them.  And my overwhelming feeling is WANT.

 

 

As you know at this point, Oxegen (“Europe’s Greatest Music Festival”) is happening this weekend in Punchestown.  There are some brilliant acts playing, from huge pop stars like Beyonce to hot new things like Odd Future, and of course, Amanda Brunker.  Who?  Amanda Brunker.  Yes.  Champagne Babes writing, Sunday World journalizing, couch selling Amanda Brunker.  She’ll be on the second biggest stage (The Vodafone Stage) on Saturday afternoon filling the stilettos of Jessie J.  Confused?  Me too.

 

Apparently Amanda has been working on some music “behind the scenes” and we can expect a set of “kicking dance music”.  Has your head exploded yet?  Mine has.

The reputation of Oxegen has been suffering over the last few years due to reports of vandalism and pissed up and obnoxious teenagers taking over, but the lineup has always been hard to argue with.  There has always been something for everyone, and I know I’m missing out on some great music by not going this weekend, but they are really not doing themselves any favours here in terms of credibility.  There are countless Irish bands who would kill for an opportunity to play at a festival of this size, and many of them deserve a slot like that.  Someone like The Cast of Cheers or Not Squares would be incredible in a slot like that, why not get them in?  While they may not be big names in mainstream Ireland, their energy would get the day started right, in a way that attendees would surely appreciate.  I mean, judging by the age bracket most attendees fall into these days, they won’t have a clue who Amanda is anyway.

I don’t want to be a massive downer on Amanda Brunker, maybe she is a brilliant musician, maybe she’s going to blow our minds with the music she’s recording…but surely someone has to prove themselves a bit before getting a slot on the second biggest stage at “Europe’s Greatest Music Festival”?

Guess not.

 

 

 

It’s cheesy but it works.  (Although if that isn’t the PS22 chorus, and I don’t think it is, it’s a total PS22 chorus rip off.)