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Alex Donald's Multiverse
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Blog from an Irish writer/DJ which focusses (blearily) on a wide range of subject matter as follows; Monday’s blogs are related to literature and writing, Tuesday is fashion and style, Wednesday is music, Thursday is TV and cinema, and Friday is as random as you like. At least that’s the theory…
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Bad Bad Blogger

A couple of hard days’ work and I’ll finally be finished the second draft of my book. Therefore it’s head down, nose to the grindstone and other such mixed metaphors, until the week...

1 day ago

Birthday

There will be no Multiverse posts today as per tradition.

5 days ago

Black White & Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpe

Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpe Having seen and liked Robert Mapplethorpe‘s photography, I was interested to take a look at Black, White and Gray. The film focusses on Mapplethorpe’s...

6 days ago

LMFAO and Elmo

My sister showed me this hilarious parody video when I was in her house the other day. Apparently it’s her son’s favourite song – he’s six weeks old! All together now: “...

23 may 12

Ultimate Luxury at 1stdibs.com

My apologies for the Multiverse being quiet of late (look, a tumbleweed!) but I have been a very busy DJ and this combined with frantic writing means that the blog took a backseat. Anyway, back to th...

22 may 12

Trinity College Dublin Trinitones

I was on the LUAS last Saturday evening around 7pm and as soon as the doors closed at Stephen’s Green the passengers were treated to a performance by the TCD Trinitones. It was a flashmob kinda...

16 may 12

Savvy Row (One for the Boys!)

In my quest to make the fashion section of this blog a bit more gender balanced I have been keeping an eye out for interesting men’s fashion and found exactly that with Savvy Row. It’s an...

15 may 12

Interview with Kevin Barry

You may remember a while ago that I reviewed Kevin Barry’s collection of short stories, Dark Lies The Island. I asked Kevin if he would like to do an interview for the blog and he was kind enou...

14 may 12

Where were you when you heard about…?

Adam Yauch (MCA) 1964-2012 RIP Anyone who has ever loved hip hop is in mourning since May 4th 2012 when Adam Yauch, AKA MCA of The Beastie Boys succumbed to cancer aged just 47 years old. How did I h...

09 may 12

Retrospecs

I got a new pair of glasses last year and they’re kind of a love ‘em or hate ‘em proposition. I have been variously told that they are “harsh”, “overpowering”...

08 may 12

Dublin Town

For anyone thinking of taking a trip to Dublin, here’s a great video which shows why Dubliners like me love their home town and why tourists fall in love with it too. My reasons for loving Dubl...

04 may 12 1 person likes this

International Dawn Chorus Day 2012

This Sunday, May 6th, is International Dawn Chorus Day. (I know, there’s a day for everything, right?) Anyway one of the things that I love about living in my Dad’s house in the mountains...

04 may 12

Fashion Flicks

As regular readers know, I am a fan of documentaries and have watched a number of them specifically related to fashion. Two films have recently piqued my interest and I’m hopeful that I’l...

03 may 12

John Peel’s Record Collection

Yesterday the Guardian reported that John Peel’s record collection (or part thereof) is now available to view online. Given that the legendary British broadcaster had collected over 26,000 albu...

02 may 12

The Top Shelf from Into The Gloss

The Top Shelf segment on the Into The Gloss blog is one of my favourite beauty resources on the web. As well as getting to have a peek inside the beauty cabinets and bathrooms of some of the most sty...

01 may 12

Player One – Douglas Coupland

Doomsday has long been a subject of interest for Douglas Coupland. In Generation X, his debut, one character tells a story about the end of the world. In Girlfriend in a Coma the end of the world is ...

30 apr 12

Ava’s Amazing Walls

I saw these amazing handpainted walls on Design*Sponge earlier this week and had to share. The artist and homeowner is Ava Roth. She painted the illustrations on the walls of her dining room herself ...

27 apr 12

Bill Cunningham New York

“Money is the cheapest thing. Freedom is the most expensive.” – Bill Cunningham Having heard about the documentary Bill Cunningham New York last year I was looking forward to seeing...

26 apr 12

Immigrant Song – Trent Reznor and Karen O

I played this song at my gig last week and three separate guys came up to find out what it was! It’s an amazing cover of the classic Led Zeppelin tune, Immigrant Song, by Trent Reznor and Karen...

25 apr 12

Summer Shoes

I definitely need a couple of pairs of new shoes to supplement my summer wardrobe. My beloved silver Converse bit the dust last summer with the metallic finish peeling away from the leather after yea...

24 apr 12

Reading Material for April

The Pile Beside My Bed This post should be titled “Reading material for what’s left of April” but I reckon I’ll get through most of it. Jonathan Franzen’s book however i...

23 apr 12

Margin Call

Described by the New Yorker as “easily the best movie about Wall Street ever made”, Margin Call was written and directed by J.C. Chandor and released here earlier this year. The film, bas...

19 apr 12

Hold On – Alabama Shakes

I’ve been a bit obsessed with this song over the last couple of weeks. Specifically 22 year old Brittany Howard’s voice, reminiscent of both Janis Joplin (circa Big Brother and The Holdin...

18 apr 12

Kat&Bee Jewellery

Kat&Bee is a UK jewellery brand specialising in one off rings. The pieces are slightly smaller and more delicate than the lumps of metal I usually tend to sport on my fingers, but I love the mate...

17 apr 12

Dark Lies The Island – Kevin Barry

Photograph: Murdo Macleod I first met Kevin Barry many years ago at the launch for his first book, a collection of short stories entitled There Are Little Kingdoms. I went to the launch, which was in...

16 apr 12

Public Speaking

Image Credit: HBO “Fran Lebowitz’s trademark is the sneer; she disapproves of virtually everything except sleep, cigarette smoking, and good furniture.” – The Paris Review, 1993 Pub...

12 apr 12

United Nude

There’s been a lot of love in the blogosphere for United Nude’s collaboration with Iris van Herpen and when I saw Queen Michelle’s new acquisition from the collection it prompted me...

10 apr 12

The Word Count Dilemma

As I mentioned last week I’m within sight of the end of draft two. Work continues but there are two fairly important issues that are bothering me. The first is that I still haven’t found ...

09 apr 12

OC87: The Obsessive Compulsive, Major Depression, Bipolar, Asperger’s Movie

This looks like a unique and insightful documentary. Soon after college, mental illness interrupted Bud Clayman’s dreams of a filmmaking career. Thirty years later, he decides to create a docum...

05 apr 12

Spring Wish List

With all the amazing weather we’ve been having recently, I’ve had to look out my lighter clothes from storage and in doing so I’ve realised that my wardrobe needs a few new pieces t...

03 apr 12

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