Nikoo
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Scientist | Yogini | Francophile | Flâneuse | Bookworm | Lover of the Arts
"This has been the most incredible journey...To just have been a part of something like that, it's been life changing." —Caitríona Balfe "The legacy of Outlander...The fans have been amazing...I feel very proud to be part of this epic journey + epic story." —Sam Heughan 🥹😭🥹😭🥹 (📽️: parademag on IG)
Aaand, as expected, ‘John of John’ has been shortlisted for The Booker Prize 2026! Congratulations again to Douglas Stuart and his wonderful book. 📚
Nikoo@yoginikoo.bsky.social · 4mo agoBrimming with empathy and poignancy, this novel speaks to long-held secrets and repressed desires while painting a vivid, atmospheric portrait of life in the Scottish isles. The final pages kept me utterly riveted late into the night. A triumph. #DouglasStuart #JohnOfJohn
My algorithm randomly served me this reel and I can’t say I’m mad about it. 🪩 🎥: Sam Salter on IG 🪡: Kilt/skirt by Thom Browne
In case, like me, you read and loved ‘Trespasses’ by Louise Kennedy but didn’t get a chance to watch the Channel 4 adaptation, I just found out it’s premiering on PBS tonight. 🙌🏼
Full circle(ish).* 📚 *I’d hoped Colm Tóibín would be at the screening yesterday, but in his absence, Andrew Haigh did the honors instead. 😌
Nikoo@yoginikoo.bsky.social · 11mo agoAn emotional, layered tale of loss and the strong bond between a mother and son. While bleak in subject and quiet in nature, the prose managed to transport me to the wintery landscape of the Pyrenees and laid bare the heart of the protagonist. #ColmTóibín #ALongWinter
“It was great [working with Caitríona Balfe and Ebon Moss-Bachrach]… they’re both really smart, intelligent, interesting people… they’re both beautiful in the film.” — Director Andrew Haigh further praising the cast of ‘A Long Winter’ at TIFF
“These two actors here made it really easy for me. Both Fred and Caitríona were such a joy to work with.” — Director Andrew Haigh introducing ‘A Long Winter’ and praising Fred Hechinger and Caitríona Balfe at TIFF
🧵 Haunting, atmospheric, and beautifully realized, this adaptation stays true to the core of its namesake story: a meditation on loss, grief, and yearning among seemingly normal yet complex characters. #ALongWinter #TIFF26
If there is any justice in this world, Caitríona Balfe will be receiving recognition and accolades — deservedly so — come awards season for her stunning portrayal of the mother, Louise, in ‘A Long Winter’. What a movie. What a performance. 🙌🏼 #CaitríonaBalfe #ALongWinter #TIFF26
“It was such an honor to be able to play somebody who saw him for not just the great climber but the great human that he was, and that she was able to fill this role in his life…as a confidante.” ❤️ #CaitríonaBalfe #Tenzing #TIFF26
Despite having known about this novel for years, I was late to the party in reading it. Dark, shocking, melancholic, & reminiscent in setting to ‘Dead Poets Society’, there is unease abound from its first page & the theme of tragedy continues till the end. This story will sit with me for a while.
Never could I have imagined I’d be in the same room as the Hot Priest. 📽️ #AndrewScott #TIFF26
Caitríona Balfe for the October 2026 issue of Travel + Leisure 😍😍😍
One of the photos my friend took. 🥰
Nikoo@yoginikoo.bsky.social · 4w agoAhhh, my friend just met Caitríona at Telluride!!! Apparently, his filmmaker companion had no idea who she was, but my friend asked to take a photo and Caitríona agreed. He said she was very nice, which is no surprise to anyone. 🥹🥰😍
Happy birthday to an all-time favorite and one of the greatest. There will never be another Dolores O’Riordan. 🖤
You can only barely see her face, but Caitríona is to the right of Sofia Coppola in this frame! Bonus: Colm Tóibín is there too. 🙌🏼
Ahhh, my friend just met Caitríona at Telluride!!! Apparently, his filmmaker companion had no idea who she was, but my friend asked to take a photo and Caitríona agreed. He said she was very nice, which is no surprise to anyone. 🥹🥰😍
All three of Caitríona’s upcoming fall movies on Vanity Fair’s must-see list. What a star. ✨
Vanity Fair@vanityfair.com · last mo.Hollywood's fallow period is definitely over. This fall, expect your local theaters to overflow with blockbusters, and streamers to drop new releases every day. Here are the 60 (yes, 60!) fall films we're most excited to see
Two words to describe this novella: amusing and acerbic. By sheer coincidence, it is also the second book I have read this year to feature handloomed Scottish tweed. #HelenDeWitt #TheEnglishUnderstandWool
Was just looking through my camera roll for an old photo of a friend’s infant, put in ‘baby’ as the search term, and I swear I got this. Thought you should all know. 😌
"Is she a Marianne...ruled by emotions with a stubborn refusal to conceal her feelings; or is she an Elinor...rational, composed but perhaps too restrained? ‘I think I used to be a Marianne and now I’m more of an Elinor.'" —Caitríona Balfe about Sense & Sensibility for the October issue of Tatler 😍