What are Irish readers reading? Find out:
The gang at Easons ran an Easter reading quiz - testing their shoppers knowledge of children’s books.
And the result? One EPIC infographic (and sneaky insight) on what Irish readers are reading??
Avengers 2 #FirstPic
Wishing your first day of work looked like this?
Lights, camera, assemble! @MarkRuffalo @ChrisEvans #AvengersAgeOfUltron pic.twitter.com/X972pscJCz
— Robert Downey Jr (@RobertDowneyJr) April 23, 2014
Today was the first day of shooting “Age Of Ultron” when all of the Avengers we reassembled! Awesome sight! @Marvel — Mark Ruffalo (@MarkRuffalo) April 23, 2014
Yeah. Me too.
Does gender matter? #Editorial
Just catching up on Jonathan Emmett’s Times / Daily Mail pieces on what boys read - and the gender of editors being to blame. Emmett has been responding to messages on twitter, referring to research that is available on his site Cool not Cute - examining who is reviewing children’s books - and to a New Statesman piece on who buys books.
Literacy in boys/men is important but it’s not just boys who want cool stories - in any media. Emmett’s argument is caught up in a number of strands - I disagree with a lot of them - but I DO like the idea of male reader role models:
@cwalshUK @EmmaBarnesWrite … You can find my actual views at http://t.co/8oKVhjQPDJ. I’ve stressed repeatedly that if one group are to …
— Jonathan Emmett (@scribblestreet) April 22, 2014
The Knife That Killed Me #FirstLook
The trailer for The Knife That Killed Me is up… and it looks… well, see for yourself:
#ThisIsWhatDeadLooksLike
What did Vikings do in Dublin?
Wonder what viking forces did for fun when they got to Dublin?
Wonder no more!