I know, I know, it’s late again. It’s been a fair while since I’ve seen these but let’s crack on anyway.
Funny Games is shot for shot remake of a German film of the same name (by the same director), about the commercialisation and desensitisation of violence in the media. Told through the eyes of a family who are held against their will, it takes us on a fairly dark journey, using some impressively lengthy shots to force us to keep watching. The direction and camera work is pretty flawless throughout, as is the dialogue; perfunctory and sharp. The film is an unerringly focussed on it’s core questions of “Have you seen enough yet?” and “Is this still entertaining?” It succeeds masterfully. Highly recommended.
Rod Hilton has done another...
In London with no wifi at the moment but I mentioned a little while ago that Scott Prather had given me some of Stanley Hauerwas’ ethics lectures, I’ve been working through some of the lectures and found that I very much enjoyed his opening prayers, so I will share one for you below, I enjoy his irony and sense of genuine engagement in Prayer:
“Lord, thou know us, better than I know myself, that I am growing older and will someday be old,
Keep me from the fatal habit of thinking I must say something on every subject and on every occasion, release me from craving to straighten out everybodies affairs
Make me thoughtful, but not moody,
Helpful, but not bossy,
With my vast store of wisdom it seems a pity not to use it all, but thou knowest Lord that I want a few...
“Hope, for the Christian, is not wishful thinking or mere blind optimism. It is a mode of knowing, a mode within which new things are possible, options are not shut down, new creation can happen.”
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Athchuinge ur airson Alba fhaighinn air leine rugbaidh na h-Alba:
http://www.petitiononline.com/cleague/petition.html...
Rinn sinn bhideo nuair a chruinnich sinn an àm mu dheireadh - tha sinn an dòchas gun còrd e ribh! Seo mar a thoisich sinn a h-uile cròileagan, a' seinn "Ciamar a tha thu? Tha mi gu math" ...We made a video when we gathered the last time - we hope you enjoy it! This is is how we start every cròileagan, singing "Ciamar a tha thu? Tha mi gu math" ...Agus chì sibh pìos beag còmhla ri Aoife aig deireadh an bhideo ...And you'll see a little bit with Aoife at the end of the video...
Air an t-seachdainn-sa, chìthear farpais ùr beòthail – tha sinn an dòchas! - aig Eden Court ann an Inbhir Nis. Se fath ‘Nòs Ùr’ òrain a chur air adhart dha farpais Eòrpach a tha na nàdar de Eurovision airson mion-chànain. Gheibhear farpaisich a’ seinn anns a’ Ghàidhlig, Cuimris agus.... a’ Bheurla-Ghallda! Ach, chan eil anns an òran ‘Scots’ – air a sheinn le Davy Tait - ach Beurla àbhaisteach leis a’ chorra fhacal mar ‘wis’ agus ‘doon’. Mar na Broons ach as aonais a’ humour. Gu ruige seo, tha m’airgead air Oi Polloi. Comhlan nach eil ‘ùr’ ach a chluicheas ceòl nach eil tràidiseanta no ‘Gaidhealach’. Tha cuideachd stuth inntinneach – reggae is indie – às a’ Chuimrigh. Cus ‘folk’ fhathast ann ge-tà. Mar sin dheth, tha...
Thèid mi a dh' Odense 'sa Dhanmhairg an-diugh. Bidh fèill-thaisbeanaidh ann 10 an t-Ògmhios - 24 an t-Ògmhios agus bidh mi a' cuideachadh a h-uile rud chur suas a' bhalla Di-Luain. 'S e Filosofgangen an t-ainm a tha air an ealanlann.Seo cuid de na dealbhan a bhios mi a' sealltainn:Thug mi na h-uile dhaibh ann an Odense.Leabhraichean-latha Odense ('sa...
Tha an John O' Groats Journal a' deanamh poll an-drasta air soidhnichean Gaidhilg ann an Gallaibh. Bhotaibh aig: http://www.johnogroat-journal.co.uk/...
Tha mi direach air an leabhar "Redemption Song: The Definitive Biography of Joe Strummer" le Chris Salewicz a leughadh. Bha seanmhair Joe à Ratharsair agus tha dealbh den eilean a' nochdadh san leabhar cho math ris an teacs seo:
"Paul Simonon's painting of Joe's ancerstors' home at Umachan on the Isle of Raasay amply conveys the rigour of life on the Inner Hebridean island. Children at play would be tethered to trees, to save them tumbling down cliffs and ravines"
De? Co as a fhuair an t-ughdar an fhiosrachadh sin? Chan eil mi ga chreidsinn!
Bha uidh mhor aig an Strummereach ann an cultar is ceol na h-Alba. Tha mi cinnteach gum biodh e toilichte gun do chlaraich na Gathan "Tha mi cho bored leis an SAA"....
The law of unintended consequences often comes shopping with me.
I do try to be environmentally-conscious—a task which is somewhat undermined by my air miles balance—and using fewer carrier bags seems like a good start. So I was cheered to see that Marks & Spencer’s have started charging for bags (although the emotional blackmail handed down by the checkout assistants may prove even more effective).
However, I’m rarely so organised that I have a bag with me when I nip into M&S for a Chicken Tikka ready meal. “Do you need a bag?” Well, yes, I’m afraid so.
The choice that remains is between the 5p traditional poly bag, and the mighty 10p bag for life. Now I hope it will not be too bourgeois of me to say that the difference between having 5p, 10p...
Dh'fhuair mi sgriob air ti de na traenaichean ura aig Iarnród Éireann eadar Baile Ath Cliath agus Corcaigh os cionn mios. Treanaichean taitneach, gleansach ura, le sanasan-sholais os cionn na dorsan ag innse ainm an ath steiseain, neo mar a chanas iad an Eireann "An Chead Staisiun eile"....Tha fios a'am gur a sin a chanas iad an Eireann oir is e sin mar a bha mi ga leughadh air na dealbhan-fhiosrachaidh sin, agus mar a bha mi ga cluinntinn air na labhairteaich-dhealain.
Bha leasain air barrachd dhomh: Gach trip a thanaig teachdaireachd pobalachd a mach, thanaig e aig tus as Gaelige agus an uairsin as Beurla.
Thoiseach an sanas ,( a chaidh na shiubhal thar an sgaile) aig a h-aon am agus a thoisich an teachdaire-labhairt,
ach ruith an sanas nas malla. Mar sin...
Chaidh mi a dh'fhaicinn Slade is T-Rextasy a-raoir anns an Talla Chonsairt Rioghail ann an Glaschu. Abair deagh oidhche.
Bha Mud a' cluich cuideachd agus bha iad gu math 'tacky' le deiseachan gorma orra agus lining tiogaireach air na brogan is pocaidean aca is mar sin air adhart. Bha an ceol gu math dona cuideachd.
Ach bha T-Rextasy math fhein. Rinn iad na h-orain as fhearr aig T-Rex agus bha iad cho coltach ri T-Rex is nach biodh fios agad nach b' e Bolan fhein a bh' ann.
Bha Slade nas fhearr oir ged a tha comhlain-samhla math, tha e nas fhearr comhlan ceart fhaicinn - fiu's mur a h-eil ach an darna leth de na buill thusail air fhagail. Chan eil Noddy no Jim Lea leis a' chomhlain tuilleadh ach tha Don Powell is Dave Hill ann fhathast. Bha iad gu math trom agus...
“'S tric san là a th' ann a gheibhear iongnadh ann an saoghal na Gàidhlig.” “There are plenty of surprises today in the world of Gaelic.” Sin tòiseachadh airteagal a sgrìobh Teàrlach Quinnell aig a’ BhBC ann an Alba mu dheidhinn Cròileagan DC. Fhuair Liam iognadh nuair a leugh e na sgrìobh Teàrlach. Bhruidhinn Liam ri neach-naidheachd aig Radio nan Gàidheal mu dheidhinn na tha sinn a’ dèanamh, agus sgrìobh Teàrlach airteagal as dèidh sin. That’s the beginning of an article written by Teàrlach Quinnell at the BBC in Scotland about Cròileagan DC. Liam was surprised when he read Teàrlach’s article. He spoke with a reporter at Radio nan Gàidheal about what we’re doing, and Teàrlach wrote an article after that. Chòrd an naidheachd rinn gu...
Somehow Coldplay have managed to weave themselves a magic carpet again. At first hearing I wasn’t overly enthusiastic about their new single Violet Hill, it all sounded a bit confused, like Chris Martin was going through some teenage angst and turned up the volume on his electric guitar and then swaying back into his minor chord based codas.Despite not being strongly persuaded from the occasional hearings, I could not escape the corporate beast of the Music Industry which backs them, the song is played everywhere and they have also created a healthy buzz on the street about it. Though I imagine in part that can be attributed to the fact that Coldplay have risen to the status of legend, amongst the likes of Radiohead, where anything they release will be well recieved by a section of...
This weekend finds me back in Glasgow to visit my parents, and I’ve spent much of the afternoon clearing out a desk that I’d used since 1996. Filled with memories, old tickets and trinkets, my first football match, my first gig, my first trip to London on my own, my trip to Cambridge for interview. Filled with old school work and school reports (Computing – “I am pleased with my grades, and I like computers.” R.E. – “I am pleased with my progress in the short course, and look forward to its completion.”), and the surprising insight that I apparently had a “particular ability at Volleyball.” Filled with greetings cards from old friends, people I barely remember, and people I’d rather forget.
I also found some notes I wrote for a...
Chaidh mi don neach-fradhairc an-diugh airson a' chiad turais bho 1980 no mar sin an-diugh! Chaidh innse dhomh gum feum mi speuclairean fhaighinn airson leughadh. Thagh mi paidhir. Cha robh ach aon rud air m'inntinn nuair a bha mi a' coimhead tro na freamaichean uile - gum feumadh iad a bhith air leth mi-choltach ris an fheadhann aig Geddy Lee bho Rush. Mar rocair a tha a' dol gu torr chonsairtean agus do thaighean-sinnse roc gu tric, tha mi a' fas sgith de dhaoine ag innse dhomh gu bheil coltas Geddy Lee orm agus sin mus robh speuclairean agam!
Tha mo chlaisneachd a' fas dona cuideachd. Chan e m'aois is coireach ach cus ciuil ard. Chaidh mi a dh'fhaicinn the Cult ann an 1989 nuair a bha mi san sgoil agus bha e cho ard is gu bheil mo chluais chli a' seinn...
Bha sinn air a' chiad trèana air an loidhne ùr eadar Albha agus Sruighlea an-de. Is e turas rèile sònraichte a bh' ann, a chaidh a chur air dòigh le Comann Glèidhteachas Rèile na h-Alba le einnsean smùid agus Deltic. Rinn an trèana an turas trì tursan an-diugh agus bha gach trèana loma làn.
B' e seo a' chiad trèana do luchd-siubhail a-mach à Albha bho 1968 agus dhùin an rathad-iarainn buileach glan trath sna 1990an.
Tha fios naidheachd ann mu ath-fhosgladh na loidhne ri fhaighinn aig:
http://www.transportscotland.gov.uk/news/Stirling-Alloa-Kincardine-Railway-line
Bidh seirbheisean àbhaisteach a' tòiseachadh Diluain.
Tha an rathad-iarainn cuideachd air fhosgladh eadar Albha agus Cinn Chardain ann am Fìobh ach is e dìreach trèanaichean...
The other day, I was getting off a plane from Istanbul back to Stansted, and retrieving my Duty-Free carry-on, when a fellow passenger accosted me:
“I think that’s my bag,” he said.
“I’m fairly sure it’s not.”
“Does it have Turkish Delight in it?”
“Well, yes….”...
Abair gun robh sinn trang as t-earrach. Choinnich sinn anns a' Ghearran, ann am Màirt agus anns a' Ghiblean, agus cruinnichidh sinn a-rithist airson cròileagain a dh'aithghearr. Seo Scott agus na pàisdean: Autumn (na seasamh), Aoife, Lucas agus Lorien (beagan dheth, cò-dhiubh!).We've had a busy spring. We met in February, in March and in April. We'll be meeting again for a playgroup soon. Here's Scott and the children: Autumn (standing), Aoife, Lucas and Lorien (a little bit of him, anyway!)Anns a' chròileagan, tha sinn ag ionnsachadh faclan agus abairtean mu dheidhinn an taighe, an teaghlach, ciamar a tha sinn a' fearachdainn agus pàirt dhen chorp. Thoisich sinn cur-seachadan ùra. Seo "Matman" neo "Fear a' Bhrat." Dh'fhaodadh dhan chloinn Fear a' Bhrat a chur ri chèile pìos...
Obh, obh is obhan ìri… nach i ‘Wendy the Mooth’ a tha na staing. Nach ann aicese a-nis tha fhios air cumhachd Lunnainn is God MacilleDhuinn air a h-innse nach gabh esan a-muigh no a-mach ri cunntas-sloigh air neo-eisimileachd dha Alba. Tha God Donn (agus B.Liar roimhe), is a chuid 'Moral Compass' air an treubh aige a shlaodadh cho fada dhan taobh dheas ‘s gu bheil coltas car ‘dearg’ air eadhon Daibhidh ‘Eton’ Camshron. Agus, leis a’ Phàrtaidh truagh Laborach cho ìosal sa pholls, ‘s math dh’fhaodte gu bheil crìoch an UK san amharc. Mar a thuirt i... gabh...
Tha mi air tiocaidean fhaghinn airson a' chiad treana do dh'Albha (Alloa). Bidh an loidhne ag ath-fhosgladh as deidh a bhith duinte fad iomadh bliadhna. Bidh na treanaichean seirbheis a' toiseachadh ann an da sheachdain ach bi turas sonraichte ann le treana smuid agus Deltic Diardaoin sa tighinn agus is mi a bhios air. Sgoinneil!...
Tha ceann-latha agam airson bogadh oifigeil mo leabhair mu dheireadh thall: Oilthigh Dhun Eideann air 2 Ogmhios. Chan eil mi cinneach de an uair a bhios e no de an seomar, ach cuiridh mi fios suas cho luath sa gheibh mi a-mach.
Is e "Reversing Language Shift: The Social Identity and Role of Scottish Gaelic Learners" an t-ainm a th' air agus tha e air fhoillseachadh le Clo Ollscoil na Banriona ann am Beal Feirste.
Seo an URL airson an leabhair air Amazon:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Reversing-Language-Shift-Identity-Scottish/dp/0853898979/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1210106473&sr=8-1...
Growing up in Glasgow, I was exposed to more than my fair share of internecine rivalries: when I was more serious about blogging, I planned a grand series of posts cataloguing every single one of them. Easy, I thought, there’s the other football team, the other side of the river, the suburbs, the other city, and don’t even get me started on the English.
Though these rivalries have existed for years, the internet has given them a new lease of life, in the hands of pure, unabashed saddos. Usenet has been the site of a proxy war, pitting Glasgow Airport against its rival in Edinburgh. The revision history for the Glasgow article on Wikipedia shows frequent changes in the population column, as well as the recent deletion of the comment, “Glasgow is the largest city in...
Here we are again at the end of the week, I had a slightly premature move last night into the flat I’m moving into from my house, my flatmate Willy (good scottish name) is going away for the weekend and I have a mountain of work to do for uni and need to spend my weekend on it. The flat is a lot closer to Uni than my house and so I took the oppurtunity to bring some boxes over and move in for the weekend. It’s alerady paid divdends as I watched match of the day highlights with Willy which enabled me to have a half decent football conversation at work, a subject which I am normally entirely ignorant on.I would really appreciate any of you who do, to pray for me this weekend as I have somewhat of a fake deadline to do some uni work for as I have to move house next week and...
As mo chail a rithist.
Tha mi nam stri gach latha anns an aghaidh na dhaoine gun mac meanma. Tha an planners airson atharrachadh a dheanamh dham proiseact. Agus nach eil e cho beag bideag air taigh iosal tradiseanta, nuair a tha an arraineachd air fad ga mhealladh le muileinn gaoithe agus Oigreach mor taigheadheas timicheall Inbhir Nis.
Agus co bith a mhothaichadh ? Direach an luch deiligidh, b'e iad a tha gam phaigheadh air mo thide.
Caite a bheil an priomh amasan aig na chomhairle ?...
O na rudan a chì sibh air YouTube! Seo tè (ahem) a’ “seinn” an òran Ba Ba Mo Leanabh (le guth a tha gu mìobhaileach coltach ris a’ ghuth aig Màiri Sìne Nic Laomainn). Tha bhideos eile aice a’ gabhail òrain eile ’sa Bheurla ’s ann an Duidsis (’se 'k zag twee beren am fear as fheàrr leam). Ach a rèir na freagairtean air an duilleag seo, bha feadhainn de’n bheachd nach do chuir Gerda am faireachdainn cheart air - beagan tuilleadh is aotrom airson sgeul mu dhuine a chaill a...
a’ seinn "Bothan Àirigh am Bràigh...
Gleidh seann slighean-reile gus am bi cothrom ann an ath-fhosgladh
http://www.keswickrailway.com/id35.html...
