THREAD/ORIGINAL ART GIVEAWAY This hare linoprint is by my mum, Jo. I'll be sending an original of this to one randomly chosen person who reposts this link to my recently updated website & pops a reply below. www.tom-cox.com The offer is open worldwide. I also have some more art to give away...

If this is even a patch on his 'Write Around the World' then Richard E Grant tackling The Odyssey will not just be a feast but fun and just a bit inspiring too #RichardEGrant #TheOdyssey #MustWatchTVTreat

Oh for a few leaked tallies #GMMayor2026

If you had any lingering excitement about the Great Manchester mayoral by- election Then waiting for this result would sap what was left Oh for a good old Irish STV count

I had been playing this track a lot over the last couple of weeks, will be playing it a helluva lot more now #GlenHansard

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Glen Hansard was Ireland’s band leader, something Bono or Geldof couldn’t be www.irishtimes.com/culture/musi...

Glen Hansard was Ireland’s band leader, something Bono or Geldof couldn’t be

The Frames’ frontman was the still-yet-chaotic centre of an indie-folk storm, whose job was to hold it all together

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I'm about to embark on my own Odyssey now (yes that one and more) guided by @emilyrcwilson.bsky.social Can't wait to push clear from shore It's @hodgesfiggis.bsky.social Book of the Month what more can I say

Tributes paid to Glen Hansard: ‘A troubadour whose gift for storytelling brought so much joy’ www.irishtimes.com/culture/musi...

Tributes paid to Glen Hansard: ‘A troubadour whose gift for storytelling brought so much joy’

Micheál Martin, Michael D Higgins, Ryan Tubridy and more pay tribute following death of Oscar-winning musician Glen Hansard

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Previous winners Douglas Stuart and Marlon James lead a Brit-heavy Booker prize longlist

Previous winners Douglas Stuart and Marlon James lead a Brit-heavy Booker prize longlist

Chair of judges Mary Beard said each of the 13 books in contention for the £50,000 award ‘takes the reader to new places’ • Comment: This Booker longlist may have two previous winners, but it’s keen to experiment Douglas Stuart and Marlon James, two previous winners of the Booker, have been named on this year’s longlist, alongside three-time nominee Elizabeth Strout, in a collection that “rewards risk”. The 13 novels selected for the 2026 prize, announced on Tuesday, feature authors of seven nationalities across three continents, with almost half from the UK. Ten of the writers are appearing on a Booker longlist for the first time, including three debut novelists: Kenan Orhan, Rebecca Perry and Djamel White. Continue reading...

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Booker Prize 2026: Irish debutant features on longlist alongside Marlon James, Douglas Stuart and more. Djamel White’s gangland novel All Them Dogs is up against former winners Marlon James and Douglas Stuart as well as Elizabeth Strout and nine others www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...

Booker Prize 2026: Irish debutant features on longlist alongside Marlon James, Douglas Stuart and more

Djamel White’s gangland novel All Them Dogs is up against former winners Marlon James and Douglas Stuart as well as Elizabeth Strout and nine others

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This would be a real tragedy Remember being brought there as a knowledge hungry youngster and how it opened my eyes I didn't become an astronaut or an astronomer as a result but it certainly inspired me

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Jodrell Bank Observatory facing closure after major funder cuts support

I’m not a big one for the hard sell BUT I’d really urge you to grab a ticket for this beautiful exploration of Lough Neagh in music and word. Over 50 wonderful people have worked so hard on this project for months and I’d love to see Templemore Baths totally bunged. Tickets www.Eastsidearts.net

Thank you @irishtimes.com for this Ive long worshipped at the altar of William Kennedy and then to hear there's possibly a new Kennedy novel in the horizon '....scouring the intricate landscape of the human heart'

Having watched Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey I watched Uberto Pasolini's The Return this evening Enjoyed both, each very different, one a masterclass in cinema the other in acting Where to next?

Looking forward to Alpe d'Huez @letour.stadio.top today There's a Wexford flag planted on the way up and I will be shouting for Ben @sporttg4.bsky.social

Serious problem with this Imagine expecting a child to peel a 6ft potato Sorry @jenhoganjourno.bsky.social I'm calling the authorities

'It is a doubtful honor to produce one of the filthiest books of the year …. What is the matter? Have you ceased to be interested in nobility, honor and fineness in life? …. Every page fills me with a sick loathing.' Critique of Ernest Hemingway's mother on 'The sun also rises'

Spotted quayside in Dublin, certainly Summer in Dublin, Liffey not stinking so much and I'm hopping on a bus to........

If I just remember one thing from the World Cup I hope it will be this

Men in Blazers Media Network@meninblazers.bsky.social · 2w ago

Spain’s Nico Williams gave his mother, Maria, his World Cup winner’s medal after Sunday’s final ❤️💛 Nico's parents trekked some 2,000 miles across the Sahara from Ghana to Spain as refugees. Now, their son is a world champion 🥹

Spain plays. Europe cheers. 🙌 Good luck tonight, from every corner of the EU. Vamoooos 💪 🇪🇸

18th July 1973, Bruce Springsteen began a legendary four-night residency at Max's Kansas City in New York City. His opening act was Bob Marley and the Wailers, who were embarking on their first-ever North American tour. #BruceSpringsteen #BobMarley

Came home yesterday evening still flushed by the cinematic wizards of 'The Odyssey' to read this powerful piece from Mohamed Sleiman Labat, Sahrawi artist, on the effacement of his people in the Western Sahara landscapes Christopher Nolan’s fine movie Check it out @equatormag.bsky.social

‘He became a sensation’: Manchester pays tribute to abolitionist Frederick Douglass. www.theguardian.com/news/2026/ju...

‘He became a sensation’: Manchester pays tribute to abolitionist Frederick Douglass

Annual lectures will discuss work of writer and campaigner who ‘revitalised the anti-slavery cause’ in Britain

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Saw 'The Odyssey' this evening, powerful movie, brilliantly done, honours the epic and brings something new Not sure if it's for the ages though I'm sticking with Jimmy Joyce AND the Coen brothers for the mo!

Irish libraries need to move with the times instead of always lagging behind current trends.

Ah the irony if it Undone by an AB called 'Patrick' #NZLvIRL #NationsChampionship

Ok I don't want much for this weekend Ireland to beat the All Blacks, Spain to take home the World Cup to Plaza de Cibeles and I get to see 'The Odyssey' now that @donaldclarke.bsky.social has aligned the stars

'You can cut all the flowers but you cannot keep spring from coming.' Happy birthday Pablo Neruda