“Grafton street gay with housed awnings lured his senses. Muslin prints, silkdames and dowagers, jingle of harnesses, hoofthuds lowringing in the baking causeway.”—James Joyce, Ulysses
Grafton Street looking towards Trinity College, Dublin, c.1890, photo by Robert French, Irish photographer, 1841-1917 (Lawrence Collection).
Brian Groom
Allez les Belges…
“Surely this character’s politics are a little simplistic. We don’t want him to seem like an idiot,” said my well meaning editor at one point.
“But those are my politics,” I replied.
Tate Modern.
I should also mention that DOWN BY LAW looks amazing. The textured black-and-white cinematography is truly beautiful! #FilmSky
Lust for life
Enjoyed Spielberg’s feature-length episode of Columbo from 1971, the same year he made the excellent Duel (also for TV). Fascinating to see these early steps towards his big-screen work. (Thanks to @donaldclarke.bsky.social for recommending in the Irish Times.)
It’s wonderful to be here…
Tim Riley
JacquiWine
It gives me a sense of enormous well-being #parklife
And the shirts say “This is not a jersey” on the back:
DOWN BY LAW (Jim Jarmusch, 1986).
Loved the downbeat, deadpan comedy in this one, which probably set the template for much of JJ’s subsequent work!
Jarmusch avoids the usual tropes of crime / prison-break films by shooting the scenes in between the traditional ‘action’. #FilmSky (1/2)
Seán Costello
Seán Costello
Seán Costello
Seán Costello
Seán Costello
"We've been getting away with it all our lives." Mike Pickering channeling Electronic tonight in a hugely enjoyable chat with @johnrobbofficial.bsky.social about the punk ethic and Manchester's music @yorkfestofideas.bsky.social
Seán Costello
Seán Costello
JacquiWine
Leah McElrath
Seán Costello
You're going to get so sick of me soon. I'M sick of me. Here's an essay I did for the Guardian about being the hip young gunslinger of Irish literature:
www.theguardian.com/books/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com
There are some advantages to being an older debutant, including knowing what it’s like to fail and not having your new novel overshadowed by early literary promise
