And not in a good way โฆ
20.10.2025 19:11 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0@hughmacabre.bsky.social
Fulltime academic (TU Dublin, media/technology). Sometime musician (M Stevens & The Ghasts, learning jazz, gimme indie rock). Oddtime artist (weird and not-so-weird photography). Back from Spain.
And not in a good way โฆ
20.10.2025 19:11 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Every time someone chairing a meeting moves to bring it to a close by confirming that they are โconscious of timeโ I wonder why we are suddenly talking about phenomenology.
20.10.2025 12:48 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0See also: trucks driving straight through red lights on Snugborough Road in Blanch.
17.10.2025 19:07 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0๐ฎ๐ช DUBLIN! ๐ฎ๐ช
My new show 'ASSETS' opens at Green on Red Gallery for Dublin Gallery Weekend.
Nov 7 - Dec 12
Reception: Friday Nov 7, 5-9pm
Here is a sneak peek of new sculpture...
Ghost Mussels (2025)
3D printed mussels in the shape of mussels on a hand-painted default rock from blender.
Mine too! No contest really.
12.10.2025 23:28 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Nice one Ro. Youโve reminded me Iโve been meaning to read Mahfouz for ages. Just ordered Palace Walk from Kennyโs. 10 euros. Delivered free to the door. Amazing.
12.10.2025 11:42 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0I hope this doesnโt mean that I owe him one.
11.10.2025 16:04 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Because of this photo, I spent the whole gig worried he was going be hauled out at some stage.
11.10.2025 10:57 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0There was a โstock market analystโ on Irish radio this morning admitting there was a bubble, acknowledging that it would burst, but then rapidly pivoting to โthis is actually a good thingโ. Infuriating. I think she quoted Bezos saying that this was a โgood bubbleโ.
10.10.2025 18:16 โ ๐ 10 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0We need a Dublin version of this.
07.10.2025 19:37 โ ๐ 7 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Bowie, Lodger. Tbf, you could pick any number less than or equal to 13 with Bowie.
04.10.2025 23:19 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0I baulked at paying 18 euros for that privilege and opted for a standard screening instead. Kind of regret that now though.
02.10.2025 20:33 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Discovered this recently and I love it more than anything else Iโve encountered in the last year. I so want a copy on vinyl now.
28.09.2025 22:59 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0I did not!
24.09.2025 18:03 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Protests, mass meetups, conferencesโa youth-led movement is reclaiming the Luddite mantle, rejecting a future dominated by Silicon Valley companies, toxic apps, and generative AI.
This fall, a "Luddite renaissance" is in full swing.
www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/the-luddit...
Mine arrived in Dublin today (new sub because Iโd let it lapse) with no problems or extra charges. My only complaint would be that they have not honoured my choice of โLord and Ladyโ from their selection of available honorifics. Do better @lrb.co.uk .
16.09.2025 16:35 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0I love those guys. My band had the honour of opening for them in Dublin many years ago and not only were they completely sound but when they came back a few years later they made point of asking after us.
11.09.2025 18:04 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0It was really good. I was sucked in by the Berman comparisons.
09.09.2025 09:53 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0I have a bike pannier I inherited from my late father. He must have bought it in the late 70s or early 80s. It still works, is in good nick, and it looks classy. A backup I bought a few years ago has already fallen apart.
04.09.2025 14:24 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Rรบn - Rรบn album cover. A small sepia-tinted photograph set in the middle of a grey and black swirly effect.
Mining sludge metal, free improv, krautrock, sacred music, electronica, and folk, Rรบn are playing with horror, not just as a trope, but as a worldly experience
Rรบn - Rรบn
buff.ly/NIspZR6
"How significant is the fact that Tony Blairs involved in discussions about a post war Gaza?"
Ash Sarkar: "Well I guess it's because Satan was unavailable"
Wouldnโt quibble with your ranking but it has me listening to Real Emotional Trash and itโs a testament to how great his solo records are that itโs โฆ really great. And Janet Weiss!
31.08.2025 16:46 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Thanks Ro. Iโm hoping to get Julia Roberts as an external examiner.
29.08.2025 15:56 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Hang on, I didnโt get to sign no docket! I feel robbed now.
29.08.2025 15:56 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Cheers!
29.08.2025 15:55 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Absolutely!
29.08.2025 15:39 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Thanks! But I wonโt be popping any champagne corks until after the viva.
29.08.2025 15:34 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0I certainly hope so but Iโd be pushing for Dr Philo.
29.08.2025 15:33 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Just submitted this thing today. Now to try and remember what I spent my time doing before this took over my life. I might have to start another band.
29.08.2025 15:29 โ ๐ 15 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 7 ๐ 0Not aware of that one and it looks really interesting. Thanks!
29.08.2025 10:34 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0