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“What goes on on the shrapnel-pocked crust of H.M. Mother Earth”: Brian O’ Nolan and the Second World War This article examines the significance of the Second World War to the writings of Brian O’Nolan via the multidisciplinary and multilingual research of the entire corpus of O'Nolan's Cruiskeen Lawn art...

Hot off the press at the Journal of Flann O'Brien Studies is Aoibh Crimmins' article, '"What goes on on the shrapnel-pocked crust of H.M. Mother Earth": Brian O’Nolan and the Second World War'. Crimmins investigates the thorny issue of engagements with fascism in the Cruiskeen Lawn. Read it here!👇

The Olympics Opening Ceremony Was Defiantly Analog Milan Cortina's painfully long, inevitably uneven event was, at its best, a celebration of humanity

Before it got excruciatingly long, the Olympics opening ceremony was a subtly low-tech celebration art and athletics—two things only humans can do.

Lovely & accurate take, thank you.

Highlights from Day 13 at Sochi 2014 YouTube video by CBC Sports

And so it begins: The Winter Games. If you're calling from outside Canada, expect a delay in reply. This is probably impenetrable if you're not Canadian...but it is us... #MilanoCortina2026, #MilanoCortina #WinterOlympics
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVok...

A tincture of the perversity, yep. (If you look online, see James doing a really splendid "Laid" on The Tonight Show, hosted then by Leno, who seemed oblivious...)

True that.

John Ahern Doyle The snow that comes late, in February I know you,solitary bastard, vaguely late to the party,never truly there, sitting still, observing. How you like the snow that comes late in February,after a f…

Some poems of mine published in the last while. Here's one:…

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boygenius - Not Strong Enough (Jimmy Kimmel Live 2023) YouTube video by boygeniusVEVO

I wish there was a new #Boygenius album coming..
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPYc...

Happy New Year from me.
If we all work together, it will all work out. #Canada

"If you say anything negative about the mediocre entertainment that is making the most powerful entertainment company in the world richer, you are mean."

OK, I can live with that.

The Bells of Dublin/Christmas Eve YouTube video by The Chieftains - Topic

Mo chairde - Nollaig shona dhuit...
The Bells of Dublin/Christmas Eve.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMNR...

Happy to add to @glennsumi.bsky.social reco' - Two more performances of "Bug" at The King Black Box, this Wed & Thurs Astonishingly raw, nightmarish, this picture-of-America, written long before Trump elected, anchors USA's delusion & depression in one motel room. Brilliant work #Toronto #TheatreTO

An Irish town searches for truth as it digs for a long-suspected mass grave After years of demanding answers, an exhumation is under way in Tuam, where a Catholic institution is accused of burying the bodies of nearly 800 babies

Powerful & sensitive reporting in the Globe and Mail & an essential read on matters Irish #Ireland
www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...

poseur.

Leave Cheesecake Factory alone, it saved me a few times when I used to go to LA.

Parrott hat-trick earns World Cup play-off perch Ireland's World Cup dream is alive and well after a remarkable, come-from-behind victory in Budapest, beating Hungary 3-2 at the Puskas Arena.

Don't wanna jinx anything. But. But, i got a feeling that the good old days are back... #football #Ireland #soccer #WorldCup #COYBIG

Astonishing few days

www.rte.ie/sport/soccer...

Too bloody true.

Today:

Agents emails
Actors emails
Invoices emails
Venue booking emails
Pay venue email
Zoom request email
More Agents emails
Funding query email
Bookkeeper query email

Jeeze Louise (no one named Jeeze or Louise is involved)

I'm one of the four fired employees. I was a writer & producer at Bon Appétit for nearly five years, during which I helped organize our union and sat on our bargaining committee.

I am, to my knowledge, the only trans woman in our union and the only trans woman on editorial who doesn't work at Them

Last Friday we did a short presentation of “Shelter” at the Wilde Party, the annual Gala for the Canada Ireland foundation. We left them wanting more. “Shelter” will have its world premiere at the Bealtaine Theatre Festival in May of ‘26. #TheatreTO #Theatre #Ireland

Word. Every columnist/reviewer knows it hard. Habits & angst.

Ah but, but, I just was Justin to be okay.

So badly written & not engaging to any fan.

Nenagh.

Worth reading Judy Berman's excoriating review in TIME mag
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England’s golden generation were egotistical losers, says Steven Gerrard Steven Gerrard has suggested the so-called ‘golden generation’ England team that he was part of failed to win anything because they were ‘egotistical losers’

Steven Gerrard's remarks deeply revealing on #England #football. I covered the 'Golden Generation' - Beckham, WAGS, Sven etc at #WorldCup 2002 in Korea/Japan, #Euro2004 in Portugal, #WorldCup2006 Germany. V overrated team. Didn't even qualify for #Euro2008

www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Budget 2026: Basic income for artists to become permanent The Basic Income for the Arts scheme will be put on a permanent footing in the Budget tomorrow.

In Ireland the government already shows remarkable support for the Arts. Now this: "The scheme is currently a pilot project. It pays 2,000 artists a basis income of €325 per week."
www.rte.ie/news/budget-...

Very nicely done Aisling.

FIFA VP pushes back on Trump comments about moving World Cup games from 'dangerous' cities U.S. President Donald Trump has been reminded that FIFA and not government ultimately decides which cities will host World Cup games.

Well, you've got "the most powerful person on earth."
And then, you have FIFA.

“With all due respect to current world leaders, football is bigger than them and football will survive their regime and their government and their slogans.”
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Sloppy Liverpool left battered and beaten by Galatasaray as Arne Slot’s gambles backfire Liverpool will always have fond memories of Istanbul. Just not this particular trip to Istanbul. As they suffered back-to-back defeats for only the second time under Arne Slot, they felt battered as w...

One of the interesting things about following the news from #USA today is I'm obliged to think: #Liverpool got hammered by
#Galatasaray in Istanbul today. Now that is a truly interesting turn of events..it's a big, big world...

www.independent.ie/sport/soccer...

I will always hear @judyberman.bsky.social out.