A wee bit o' the Oirish

Here's a brief interview with John Connolly, who'll be in Philly next Tuesday to read and sign his fifth Charlie Parker novel, The Black Angel. Nice guy; creepy-ass fiction.

And, in honor of the Listowel Writers Festival, check out this ridiculously insensitive McDonald's ad from the 1970s or so. (Reports that the actor in the commercial is a young Ken Bruen remain unconfirmed at press time.)

(Link swiped from Tim Harrod at Stay Free Magazine.)

Finally, this has nothing to do with the Emerald Isle: this week's WTF.