America right now is the maddest place on earth. Like watching a David Lynch film.
Gerry Hoban
@ramblinghobo.bsky.social
TV director/writer. Opinions: personal, random, sweary. Latest: The Last Irish Missionaries; Shakes Versus Shav - a short, mad, puppet film; Through a Glass Darkly - The Geneva Window.
So excited to see the cover for my novel based on the life of Irish artist Harry Clarke. It tells the story of his controversial Geneva Window as seen through the eyes of a young female assistant in Clarke’s studio. Set in 1920s Dublin, publishing January with @stairwellbooks.bsky.social
Hope your day was better than Darwin’s, on this day 165 years ago
It was a very interesting editorial choice to publish this interview transcript: time.com/article/2026...
Read TIME’s ‘What Trump Has Built’ Interview Transcript
The U.S. President discussed the war in Iran, press freedom, AI, and more ahead of the midterm elections.
time.com
It shouldn’t have been left to Gavin Bazunu (or any player) to make a principled stand. After acting all Billy Big-Balls at the UN this week (“let it not be said that we did not act”) Martin & the Government should have insisted the FAI boycott the fixture, and damn the consequences.
We are deeply saddened by the death of our Vice-President, Bonnie Greer OBE FRSL. A distinguished playwright, writer, critic & broadcaster, Bonnie brought intelligence, warmth & courage to British cultural life. Our thoughts are with her family and friends. www.theguardian.com/books/2026/s...
Bonnie Greer, writer and cultural commentator, dies aged 77
The British-American novelist and playwright who regularly appeared on current affairs shows will be remembered for her ‘warmth, humour and generosity’, says her husband
theguardian.com
It *is* racist, and was one of the core anti Irish/immigrant principles of the Ku Klux Klan in the 1920s.
The Irish Times@irishtimes.com · 4w agoMichael McDowell: Citizenship by descent is not racist, and language tests make perfect sense
The UK land speed record of 403.1 mph (648.7 km/h) set by Donald Campbell on July 17 1964 has just been broken by a paper shredder at Reform UK HQ.
Loved Coyote Vs Acme: laugh out loud funny, nostalgic, packed with brilliant visual gags. And pleasingly philosophical about Wile E Coyote’s never ending Sisyphean task (catching the Road Runner) #meepmeep
Wordle 1,896 5/6* ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 FFS 🤦
I was lucky to see Dolly at Glastonbury, playing the Benny Hill theme tune on a bejewelled saxophone… surreally superb. #dollyparton RIP
The only thing I learnt from The Odyssey on the big screen is that you’re not supposed to laugh when the shonky animatronic dog dies.
New from 404 Media: we solved which AI company is buying massive shipments of rare books, scanning and destroying them to train AI. We put an Apple AirTag in a rare book, followed it. It ended up at an Amazon facility. Its logo is a dinosaur ripping through a book www.404media.co/we-tracked-a...
We Tracked a Shipment of Rare Books. It Ended at an Amazon AI Training Facility
We placed a tracking device in a shipment of rare books to see which AI company was buying it, and found an Amazon facility where Amazon scans and destroys books.
404media.co
"are there any bad @stephencollins.bsky.social cartoons?" No, of course not, I've been laughing at this one for three minutes
The Odyssey is basically Monty Python & The Holy Grail, without a sense of humour. #RunAwayRunAway
A lovely man, we were lucky to have him as a puppeteer on our ‘Shakes Versus Shav’ short film RIP www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/j...
Ronnie Le Drew, puppeteer behind Zippy and David Bowie’s goblins, dies aged 78
Canadian-born British operator, president of the British Puppet Guild, died after a ‘short illness’
theguardian.com
perfect dead drop 10/10 no notes (the shrouds really make this)
Ah no, Kevin Keegan RIP. My first football hero, along with Steve Heighway.
Nice of the England players to offer Tuchel the window seat on the way home #itscominghome #threelions
King Cnut threatening the tide with tariffs... www.rte.ie/news/world/2...
Trump threatens Canada with tariffs over wildfires
US President Donald Trump has threatened a tariff increase on Canada to cover the cost of smoke pollution from wildfires that have choked large parts of the United States.
rte.ie
