Excellent gift shop opened in the Bridge Mills here in Galway called Lolarose. They’ve a great range of ugly teddies like these fellas above which caught my eye. Might have to get a set for myself as a gift for someone…
Via BoingBoing is this creepy but excellent photorealistic Homer. Have a look at the hi-res when you get there.
There’s a nice post on Screen Rant about the upcoming Hulk movie, including the above comparison of the new design with the Ang Lee version (left). I have to say, first impressions of the new design aren’t good. There’s something very odd going on with the skin texture, it looks like plastic, and the musculature makes him look like he’s bound in old rope. All in all it looks like the quintessential rubber costume from low budget monster movies. The smaller head and simian features of the newer version (compare the jawlines and noses) look odd. As for the Abomination, well, I think that’s going to live up to its name.
Still I know I’m going to end up going to see it, and I’ll probably enjoy scenes. It can’t be as bad as Spiderman 3 (can it?). And let’s face it, the real quandary these conflicting versions is putting me in is choosing between Jennifer Connelly and Liv Tyler. Would that I ever had that choice to make…
UPDATE: I’ve reviewed it here.
Ronan McLaughlin from the Inishowen Independent, who will be racing in the Tour de France.
