Nicholas Allen
@dedalusdenaries.bsky.social
Almost afraid to sleep given what we might wake up to next
January 4, 2026 at 5:08 AM
Almost afraid to sleep given what we might wake up to next
Eliot Weinberger
January 4, 2026 at 4:45 AM
Eliot Weinberger
Nothing but grip of claw, and the eye's complacency,
The innumerable clanging wings that have put out the moon.
Yeats
The innumerable clanging wings that have put out the moon.
Yeats
January 4, 2026 at 4:43 AM
Nothing but grip of claw, and the eye's complacency,
The innumerable clanging wings that have put out the moon.
Yeats
The innumerable clanging wings that have put out the moon.
Yeats
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We’re embracing the cold today with Colin Middleton’s Winter: Camden street, and all of its crisp, frosty vibes! ❄️ With its cool palette it evokes fog and wintry air, especially the silvery-blues of the upper portion of the painting.
#CrawfordArtGallery #WinterVibes
#CrawfordArtGallery #WinterVibes
January 3, 2026 at 5:04 PM
We’re embracing the cold today with Colin Middleton’s Winter: Camden street, and all of its crisp, frosty vibes! ❄️ With its cool palette it evokes fog and wintry air, especially the silvery-blues of the upper portion of the painting.
#CrawfordArtGallery #WinterVibes
#CrawfordArtGallery #WinterVibes
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The FIFA Peace Prize used to mean something
January 3, 2026 at 6:12 PM
The FIFA Peace Prize used to mean something
Eliot Weinberger
January 3, 2026 at 5:35 AM
Eliot Weinberger
My friend Nels tells me this will be our wirh Edinburgh in March, will be great
January 2, 2026 at 11:28 PM
My friend Nels tells me this will be our wirh Edinburgh in March, will be great
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Soldiers from the Royal Flying Corps Kite and Balloon Section rehearsing the pantomime Cinderella at Bapaume, France, 2 January 1918. Photo by David McLellan. Source: www.iwm.org.uk/collections/...
January 2, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Soldiers from the Royal Flying Corps Kite and Balloon Section rehearsing the pantomime Cinderella at Bapaume, France, 2 January 1918. Photo by David McLellan. Source: www.iwm.org.uk/collections/...
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We only win when it snows
January 2, 2026 at 10:00 PM
We only win when it snows
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"Half the harm that is done in this world
is due to people who want to feel important.
They don't mean to do harm,
but the harm does not interest them.
Or they do not see it, or they justify it
because they are absorbed in the endless struggle
to think well of themselves."
TS Eliot, 1948
is due to people who want to feel important.
They don't mean to do harm,
but the harm does not interest them.
Or they do not see it, or they justify it
because they are absorbed in the endless struggle
to think well of themselves."
TS Eliot, 1948
January 1, 2026 at 11:05 PM
"Half the harm that is done in this world
is due to people who want to feel important.
They don't mean to do harm,
but the harm does not interest them.
Or they do not see it, or they justify it
because they are absorbed in the endless struggle
to think well of themselves."
TS Eliot, 1948
is due to people who want to feel important.
They don't mean to do harm,
but the harm does not interest them.
Or they do not see it, or they justify it
because they are absorbed in the endless struggle
to think well of themselves."
TS Eliot, 1948
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Late afternoon/ early evening sunshine, Jan 2nd 2026, Sth Sligo, Ireland
January 2, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Late afternoon/ early evening sunshine, Jan 2nd 2026, Sth Sligo, Ireland
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Poem and image by Ian Hamilton Finlay.
January 2, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Poem and image by Ian Hamilton Finlay.
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Can magnetic fridge poetry show contrition. Do dice feel pain. Is this calculator my friend.
An AI chatbot does not have PERSONHOOD. It has no agency. It cannot meaningfully apologise. It cannot speak on behalf of another. It cannot speak for itself; it has no self. Stop asking it for quotes for articles. Stop printing its quotes.
January 2, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Can magnetic fridge poetry show contrition. Do dice feel pain. Is this calculator my friend.
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I have a brief notice in this weekend's WSJ of a new reprint edition of "Moby-Dick" with all of the iconic Rockwell Kent illustrations--something that's nice to have on the market, as previous editions can get very pricey www.wsj.com/arts-culture...
‘Moby-Dick’ Review: Rockwell Kent Pictures Leviathan
Herman Melville’s American classic was given new life by Kent’s dramatic engravings.
www.wsj.com
January 2, 2026 at 5:20 PM
I have a brief notice in this weekend's WSJ of a new reprint edition of "Moby-Dick" with all of the iconic Rockwell Kent illustrations--something that's nice to have on the market, as previous editions can get very pricey www.wsj.com/arts-culture...
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Looking toward Errigal from Carrickfin.
January 2, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Looking toward Errigal from Carrickfin.
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Insightful essay by Sam Tanenhaus, who turns not just to political science and punditry but to “the lessons of art,” in particular the fiction of Joseph O’Neill, to shed light on the meaning of the Mamdani moment.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/o...
Opinion | Mamdani Represents 21st-Century America
www.nytimes.com
January 2, 2026 at 11:21 AM
Insightful essay by Sam Tanenhaus, who turns not just to political science and punditry but to “the lessons of art,” in particular the fiction of Joseph O’Neill, to shed light on the meaning of the Mamdani moment.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/o...
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"#January Rooks' by Kerrie Ann Gardner, contemporary mixed -media artist and writer #WomensArt
January 2, 2026 at 2:57 AM
"#January Rooks' by Kerrie Ann Gardner, contemporary mixed -media artist and writer #WomensArt
New year moon, ghost of the old
January 1, 2026 at 10:28 PM
New year moon, ghost of the old
Watched Hamnet this evening, goodness, quite the saddest film I have ever seen.
‘You may be looking for him forever’.
Still feel like weeping talking about it after. And what acting.
‘You may be looking for him forever’.
Still feel like weeping talking about it after. And what acting.
January 1, 2026 at 3:44 AM
Watched Hamnet this evening, goodness, quite the saddest film I have ever seen.
‘You may be looking for him forever’.
Still feel like weeping talking about it after. And what acting.
‘You may be looking for him forever’.
Still feel like weeping talking about it after. And what acting.
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Maxwell Otter monument in Galloway, Scotland - defo in my top three otter monuments worldwide
December 31, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Maxwell Otter monument in Galloway, Scotland - defo in my top three otter monuments worldwide