A complete list of all directors who voted in the Sight & Sound Top Ten Films poll 2002 and the films they voted for.

RTE news have a real video of Paul Cunningham’s report on the second section of Dublin’s new Spire / Spike being lifted into its position at the site in O’Connell Street.

The latest news on the construction of the Dublin Millenium Spire / Spike is that the 2nd ( 17m tall ) piece is now in place (on the 28m base section ) and the third part is waiting on O’Connell St. but they’re won’t be any further construction until the new year.
The current Spike height is 45m. Below are some pictures taken today.
Old Spike news and pictures can be found here

I was saddened to hear today of the death of Joe Strummer. He was only 50 years old.
The Clash were one of the first bands to make an impact on me and were an important part of my teen years. Joe Strummer, for me, always epitomised the kind of rock star who reminded us that integrity and principles were not incompatible with rock.
Many tributes from fans here

From RTE television News real video of Paul Cunningham’s report on the erection of the first section of the Spike on Dublin’s O’Connell St.
Latest Dublin nickname : the stump in the dump

We’ve imported everything else American, so why not the noble tradition of the Santa Rampage ?
Because “no force on earth can stop one hundred Santas!” Dublin needs a Santa Rampage !

Some low-res pix of the first part of the Spike / Spire being installed today in O’Connell st in Dublin

The Millenium Spire , the Monument of Light, the Stilletto in the Ghetto or the Spike. Call it what you want but it’s on it’s way. The first 20m section travelled from Waterford by road overnight and was installed today. Another four sections will follow and it will be finally completed early January.
The Spike, designed by Ian Ritchie, is a conical spire of rolled stainless steel plate which tapers from 3 metres in diameter at the base to a 0.1 metre pointed pinnacle at a height of 120 metres. The top 12 metres of the structure will be illuminated from within and the top 500 mm of the structure will be made of conically cast optical glass. It will be located on O’Connell Street at the junction with Henry Street and North Earl Street in the position formerly occupied by Nelson’s Pillar.

Is the Thomas Davis Irish rebel song A nation Once Again the World’s favourite song? I wouldn’t have thought so but it’s a contender in the BBC World Service search for the world’s favourite top ten songs.
Other contenders include Imagine (John Lennon), Vande Mataram (Various artists), Believe (Cher), Dil Dil Pakistan (Vital Signs), We Don’t Talk Anymore (Sir Cliff Richard), Rakkamma Kaiya Thattu (Ilayaraja), A Nation Once Again (Wolfe Tones), Hero (Mariah Carey)

Some wireless bloggers:
Remedy, an environment activist treesitting in a redwood in California to stop it being felled, who is blogging from 150ft up by means of a wireless link.
Some (mostly ugly) guys wireless blogging because they can.