A small pub with a big personality, and a Toast writer who obviously never wants to pay for another drink there again. If you are a fun loving, shot drinking, up for the craic, in any way slightly unhinged person and suddenly find yourself in the town of Longford some weekend, then there is...
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Apart from Spinal Tap, how many really good non-biopics has there been about a band? Josie and the Pussycats anybody? Rock Star? You can now throw The Rocker in with those two. The Rocker opens promisingly, with a scene in which drummer Robert ‘Fish’ Fishman (Rainn Wilson) gets the boot from his hair-metal band...
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On September 11th 2001, all of our lives changed forever, as America was tragically hit by the worst tragedy the world has ever seen. For the first time in history, a filthy Terrorcaust was beamed live into our living rooms, mid-afternoon. Ask anyone: “Where were you when the twin towers collapsed?” and they’ll give...
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At first glance, this appears to be some sort of split screen/mirror effect type photo, right? Wrong. It’s actually a ‘mission’ carried out by Improv Everywhere, a New York based group who ’cause scenes of chaos and joy in public places’. For this experiment, called ‘Human Mirrors’, they gathered 16 sets of twins over...
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“As a single man, I was flattered by the attention of a beautiful woman who introduced herself to me. I used poor judgment.” Introducing Gabriel Nathan Schwartz, a Republican delegate who, while attending the Republican National Convention, got his smug-looking self robbed when he thought he was actually going to get some good lovin’....
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Toast was disappointed today to learn that Ireland is only fifth in the European Youth Suicide League. Come on sad-sacks of the nation, you can do it! A report released today shows Ireland’s suicide rate rose by ten per cent in 2007 from 2006, while incidents involving self-harm were also on the rise. Maybe...
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Fear not Liverpool fans, it’s not this Fernando Torres. Phew! In fact it’s the Brazilian actor Fernando Torres who died last week, aged 80. The Brazilian Fernando Torres’ career spanned five decades, including starring roles in several films and TV shows as well as some directing work. His most notable role outside of Brazil...
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A short-tempered, elderly misogynistic racist who tells jokes about nuking countries, calls his wife a ‘trollop’ and a ‘cunt’, chooses a pro-gun, pro-hanging, pro-hunting running-mate, who forces her pregnant teenage daughter into a shotgun marriage. Ladies and gentlemen – It’s The American Dream! It’s been a bad eight years for America. With the inauguration...
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Stand up Kevin Kilbane, Toast salutes you. The versatile Wigan Athletic midfielder will take to the field for Ireland against Georgia tomorrow in the opening game of the 2010 World Cup qualifiers despite suffering a fractured cheekbone just last week. The former Preston, West Brom, Sunderland and some team called ‘Everton’ player will wear...
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