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The Science of Glee

Frontlines: IT’S ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE to properly gauge the success of the television programme Glee

Sat Jun 25 2011 - 01:00

Flying the flag at Gay Pride

ONE OF the biggest and brightest festivals in the country, Dublin Pride, has been simmering all week, but kicks off properly …

Fri Jun 24 2011 - 01:00

Whitey and the movie wiseguys

SMALL PRINT: WHITEY BULGER’S arrest has been a long time coming, but many people know him only as the inspiration behind Jack…

Fri Jun 24 2011 - 01:00

Everyday noises ring hollow

SMALL PRINT: WHAT’S THAT noise? Well, it may not be what you think

Tue Jun 21 2011 - 01:00

Winehouse in the doghouse

SMALL PRINT: AMY WINEHOUSE’S seeming inability to get her career back on track continued with one of her worst performances …

Tue Jun 21 2011 - 01:00

Is there anything they won't endorse?

SMALL PRINT: A NEW URL-shortening service backed by Lady Gaga and 50 Cent, called Bre.ad, has just been launched

Mon Jun 20 2011 - 01:00

Apps that go bump

SMALL PRINT: IT’S THE app that  could put local politicians out of business

Mon Jun 20 2011 - 01:00

Confused by the Twilight trailer? Here's some help

SMALL PRINT: THE TWILIGHT SAGA franchise throws up some tough problems

Wed Jun 15 2011 - 01:00

Upwardly mobile dolphins settle in SoCoDu

MOVE OVER Fungi, there’s a new dolphin in town, or rather dolphins.

Tue Jun 14 2011 - 01:00

Why are we not facing up to Facebook's nosiness?

A WHILE AGO, a friend of mine decided the app he really wanted for his iPhone was a non-existent Shazam for Faces – Shazam is…

Sat Jun 11 2011 - 01:00

The cloud: the next big thing?

Cloud computing is the next big thing, apparently – but what is it, and why should we care?

Wed Jun 08 2011 - 01:00

Plink plink fizz: it's the sound of our national diet

SMALL PRINT: FOR DECADES it has been one of the most recognisable teachings of western nutrition, but over the past few years…

Tue Jun 07 2011 - 01:00

Every dog has its day

SMALL PRINT: BLOOM IS “Glastonbury for bees”, as Jimmy Carr puts it, Oxegen is a rite of passage for teenagers, Burning Man …

Tue Jun 07 2011 - 01:00

The Grand Canal terrapins

SMALL PRINT: BRINGING A whole new meaning to catch of the day, a Dublin man was surprised to find a “shoebox-sized turtle” at…

Fri Jun 03 2011 - 01:00

Mayo the best county win

SMALL PRINT: WITH ENDA Kenny already installed as Taoiseach, Mayo continues its takeover of Ireland with the Mayo Alive Festival…

Fri Jun 03 2011 - 01:00

Drinks promotions reach new heights

SMALL PRINT: SOME PEOPLE are just happy with a free pint, but drinks promotions have stepped up a notch in order to get people…

Fri May 27 2011 - 01:00

Ta-ra Cheryl chuck, don't feel too doon

CHERYL COLE is having a tough time after reportedly being fired as a judge on the US version of X Factor – some reports claim…

Fri May 27 2011 - 01:00

Irish singer-songwriters the next big thing (again)

SMALL PRINT: WHEN VILLAGERS’ Conor O’Brien won an Ivor Novello award for Becoming A Jacka l last week, it reinforced once again…

Tue May 24 2011 - 01:00

On the batter for National Fish and Chips Day

SMALL PRINT: MUSH UP those peas and crack open a snack box, it’s National Fish and Chips Day on Wednesday

Mon May 23 2011 - 01:00

The 'best, worst, disreputable movies'

SMALL PRINT: SICK OF multiplexes and fancy a different sort of film in a different sort of setting? Hollywood Babylon is a new…

Fri May 20 2011 - 01:00

A long line of secret children

SMALL PRINT: WITH REVELATIONS that Arnold Schwarzenegger (pictured) fathered a child with a member of his household staff a …

Wed May 18 2011 - 01:00

Small Print

RUN THE Microsoft Office spellcheck over a chunk of text that includes the name “Obama” and the dictionary will suggest you use…

Fri May 13 2011 - 01:00

Toy casualties of war

SMALL PRINT: IN AN era of high-tech play things and futuristic games, toy soldiers may be waning in popularity, but they endure…

Tue May 10 2011 - 01:00

Surviving against the odds

SMALL PRINT: A CANADIAN woman who managed to survive 49 days in the Nevada wilderness was found alive by hunters last week

Tue May 10 2011 - 01:00

And the Bert was made fleshlike

SMALL PRINT: Sesame Street is meant to teach children real-life lessons, but now one special-effects artist is injecting some…

Tue May 03 2011 - 01:00

Jedward by numbers

SMALL PRINT: They are the unlikeliest success story around, but Jedward are also at the centre of an economic cycle that has…

Tue May 03 2011 - 01:00

The Girls plot their return

SMALL PRINT: IT’S THE announcement that pop fans have been waiting for: the return of Girls Aloud

Tue Apr 26 2011 - 01:00

Skimming makes a comeback too

SMALL PRINT: LOTS OF LASER and debit cards were blocked over Easter because they had been compromised by ATM skimming

Tue Apr 26 2011 - 01:00

Spies beware: invisible ink formula revealed

SMALL PRINT: ATTENTION BUDDING spies, or perhaps more accurately, budding spies with a time machine

Mon Apr 25 2011 - 01:00

Six degrees of qualification

SMALL PRINT: MOST ACTORS wait until they’re famous to allow the congratulatory honorary degrees to roll in, but none of that…

Mon Apr 25 2011 - 01:00

The only way to protest these days

SMALL PRINT: WITH QUINN insurance in Fermanagh the latest to fall victim to a truck protest, it appears that driving trucks …

Tue Apr 19 2011 - 01:00

Name that gorilla

SMALL PRINT: NOW THAT THE gender of the baby gorilla at Dublin Zoo has been determined, we can get down to the serious business…

Mon Apr 18 2011 - 01:00

Fifty years of Dublin street style

SMALL PRINT: PHOTOGRAPHY OF street style is seen as a modern phenomenon, brought to the masses through blogs such as Facehunter…

Mon Apr 18 2011 - 01:00

Jelly Beans and Monopoly boards

SMALL PRINT: THOSE captivated by last week’s “story” that a likeness of Kate Middleton’s face had been spotted in a Jelly Bean…

Mon Apr 18 2011 - 01:00

'Sex and the City' stylist gives a new, sanitary lesson

SMALL PRINT: HOW THE mighty have fallen

Wed Apr 13 2011 - 01:00

Small Print

Will Facebook users emigrate to new, private social networking site? SOME CALL it the “anti-Facebook”, others see it as the …

Tue Apr 12 2011 - 01:00

Club night that puts the gay into Gaeilgeoir

Featuring sean-nós versions of ‘Like A Virgin’ and a risque Irish aural exam, a night that began at a birthday party has become…

Wed Mar 23 2011 - 00:00

I'm ready for my celebrity shop

Justin Bieber was mobbed on Grafton Street this week. Given the kerfuffle they cause, why do pop stars want to shop on tour?

Sat Mar 12 2011 - 00:00
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