Emma Bakes… Raspberry Mascarpone Macarons
So the New Year’s resolutions are well and truly out the window at this stage, am I right? But please, don’t worry, this doesn’t make you a terrible person – just a very weak one with poor self control...
View ArticleRottweiler Soup: Poxy Lips
In retrospect, that Planet of the Sheep movie was an ill-considered sequel I met up with Maggie and Frank by the statue of Bill Clinton this evening. It wasn’t originally a statue of Clinton, it was...
View ArticleThe Fearless Frugalista: How To Avoid Housework? Declutter
These days, everybody has too much stuff. Stuff accumulates and drifts like snow against the end of the bed and inside the cutlery drawer and multiplies in the night when you’re not looking. Of course,...
View ArticleOpinion: Is Cheap Meat Really A Necessarily Evil?
As the producers, food safety authority (FSAI) and supermarkets concerned scramble to clean up the mess after horse meat was discovered in beef burgers, it’s only a matter of time before the finger...
View ArticleTheatre Review: The Life and Sort of Death of Eric Argyle
What happens when we’re in limbo? Can solace be derived from a life barely lived? Why would anyone receive 5,307 letters at one in the morning? These are all questions posed in The Life and Sort of...
View ArticleMusic: January Tracklust – The Great Blue Wail
Howdy, Rampers! I’m back with some more sounds for you and before you start in on me, I know I’m late. Sorry. To be fair, I was waiting for certain releases so I could incorporate them. So January,...
View ArticleEmma Bakes… Pretzels
There are so many sports on TV right now, it’s mental! Seriously. And there are people in this world (some of whom I know very well) that are happy to sit and cheer and shout for any and all of them:...
View ArticleRottweiler Soup: Darkness and Doubt
If Only the Pentagon Could Weaponize the Female Orgasm Steve the tapeworm is being a stubborn little bastard right now. I took my third capsule last night, but there’s been no response. He’s...
View ArticleEmma Bakes… Churros with Chocolate Sauce
Can’t tell your burritos from your enchiladas? Don’t know the difference between a taco and a tostada? Also, what in the holy hell is a chimichanga? If Mexican food is baffling to you, it’s not...
View ArticleRottweiler Soup: Beaten and Broken
I think the latest Ariel ad campaign has misjudged the mood of the country ‘You fucker. When did you do it?’ Frank’s first response was a watery smile. His second was more assured. ‘You’ve come...
View ArticleOpinion: ‘Yes! We’re All Individuals!’– Fashion’s Erosion Of Subculture
A recent advertising campaign from the online shopping site boohoo.com demanded urgent questions of its would-be clientèle. Written in annoying text-speak, the billboards asked ‘R U Glam Girl?’ or ‘R U...
View ArticleEmma Bakes… Pina Colada Loaf Cake
‘If you like Pina Coladas and getting caught in the rain…’ Yes Mr. Holmes, I do like Pina Coladas but you can keep your getting caught in the rain, thank you very much. It’s not as bloody romantic as...
View ArticleRottweiler Soup: Psycho Cupid
Famous Dying Words No. 1: Either this fucking wallpaper goes, or I do. Stiveley was lucky enough to get a house to himself, even though he’s single. The British embassy owns a place on Ailesbury...
View ArticleThe Letter Home: The Secret Teacher In China
To Ireland, Horrible Bosses was an average film, the sort of comedy where audiences are expected to get the bulk of their laughs at Jamie Foxx introducing himself as ‘Motherfucker Jones’. The main...
View ArticleEmma Bakes… Black Forest Pavlova
Hey, did you hear? Thursday is Valentine’s Day – the one and only day of the year you can display your love and affection for another human being by buying them absolute rubbish. ‘I think you’re great...
View ArticleRottweiler Soup: Something to be Scared Of
Discover Ireland Needs to Up Its Game a Bit What price do you think we should put upon betrayal? Do you believe that it should be a higher price if you are betrayed by someone you love or, because...
View ArticleEmma Bakes… Raspberry Vanilla Sponge Cake
It’s my grandmother’s birthday and let me tell you, she’s very fussy with her cakes – she baked them for a living. She made my birthday cake every year as a child; pineapple and cream cakes, chocolate...
View ArticleSweary’s Jaw: The Egos Have Landed
Much has been said already about HBO documentary Life Is But A Dream, which is about Beyoncé, narrated by Beyoncé, produced by Beyoncé, co-written by Beyoncé, and co- directed by Beyoncé, but the New...
View ArticleRottweiler Soup: Come and Have a Go If You Think You’re Hard Enough
One More Cup of This Hemlock, Then I’ll Have the Fucking Lot of Yer This is the saddest day of my life. Never did I think that I would find myself drinking the last two bottles of my stash of...
View ArticleEvents: Dine in Dublin 2013
If there is one way in which we can say Dublin is evolving, it is in the quality and variety of eating opportunities. For example, right now there seems to be a burrito joint epidemic in our fair city,...
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