dr emer mchugh
@emer.bsky.social
professional shakespeare opinion haver, theatre historian, shoegaze fan, and habitual cinema-goer. she/her. i write about irish shakespeares and irish shakespeareans in performance & culture. my opinions are very nice and very much mine too.
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if anyone is looking to commission writing on chloé zhao’s hamnet over the next few months:
💀 @edelsemple.bsky.social is the undisputed queen of shakespeare biofiction studies
💀 i myself specialise in irish shakespeares (especially actors), and celebrity casting.
let us write/give talks for u!
💀 @edelsemple.bsky.social is the undisputed queen of shakespeare biofiction studies
💀 i myself specialise in irish shakespeares (especially actors), and celebrity casting.
let us write/give talks for u!
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![Joyce Carol Oates quoting a tweet that says “wherever he [Elon Musk] goes, he wants to leave”:
"wherever he goes, he wants to leave"-- that's because when he gets there, he has brought his own self along; & whatever club he's invited to join has been devalued by the invitation.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:buy3qvqcj3o76leo6ap7pn2p/bafkreifilfbsxemfsambf4kqwolr24ld2ekqcrz4ybgv3bv7kzi5e6kppm@jpeg)
i look forward to the autostraddle quiz that gets published every sunday. which lesbian hobby will i take up? what role will i play at the queer dinner party? which homoerotic movie made me gay? if i was a gay hat, what gay hat would i be
November 9, 2025 at 11:05 PM
i look forward to the autostraddle quiz that gets published every sunday. which lesbian hobby will i take up? what role will i play at the queer dinner party? which homoerotic movie made me gay? if i was a gay hat, what gay hat would i be
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1 yr anniversary of this post.
I have had much of the kumbaya aggressively beaten out of me over the past several years but if it’s any comfort whatsoever, I can at least say that every single time I thought nothing good would happen again I was wrong, and I’ve never looked back and thought “so glad I spent my time panicking!”
November 7, 2025 at 9:38 PM
1 yr anniversary of this post.
now that’s good movies
November 7, 2025 at 9:29 PM
now that’s good movies
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Finnur Dellsén got a nice pic of me on my standard Q&A slide, so now I have a stock reply to any time anyone disagrees with me.
November 7, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Finnur Dellsén got a nice pic of me on my standard Q&A slide, so now I have a stock reply to any time anyone disagrees with me.
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broken record on this but a similarly great beat for left wing media would be covering arts and culture and not just focusing primarily on politics and current events because there's a massive void there right now
it does seem like there’s a major—though potentially fleeting—opportunity to invest in left-wing media. more than a million people in the most populous city in america just enthusiastically elected a democratic socialist and the world is watching. putting $$ towards left media rn is good business.
November 7, 2025 at 3:43 AM
broken record on this but a similarly great beat for left wing media would be covering arts and culture and not just focusing primarily on politics and current events because there's a massive void there right now
went to see sentimental value last night. a beautiful film about being an older sister, an eldest daughter, and a theatre kid. can’t believe there was such a film tailor-made for me tbh
November 7, 2025 at 8:08 AM
went to see sentimental value last night. a beautiful film about being an older sister, an eldest daughter, and a theatre kid. can’t believe there was such a film tailor-made for me tbh
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There’s an essay here on the role of good design/typography in successful campaigns!
November 5, 2025 at 8:20 AM
There’s an essay here on the role of good design/typography in successful campaigns!
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roses are red
big laughs are hearty
big laughs are hearty
November 5, 2025 at 2:58 AM
roses are red
big laughs are hearty
big laughs are hearty
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it’s not enough. i challenge andrew cuomo to a 1v1 in super smash bros. i need to watch him lose something a third time
November 5, 2025 at 2:51 AM
it’s not enough. i challenge andrew cuomo to a 1v1 in super smash bros. i need to watch him lose something a third time
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Zohran at the rally for trans youth on february 8 ❣️ he was polling single digits.
June 25, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Zohran at the rally for trans youth on february 8 ❣️ he was polling single digits.
macbeth in belfast ooh don’t mind if i do!
Macbeth is back and going on tour!
Following sell-out runs in Galway and Dublin, we're over the moon to announce that our five-star production of Macbeth will return next spring for a three-city tour.
Following sell-out runs in Galway and Dublin, we're over the moon to announce that our five-star production of Macbeth will return next spring for a three-city tour.
November 4, 2025 at 10:23 AM
macbeth in belfast ooh don’t mind if i do!
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Given the grim news in the political reporting at Teen Vogue, we need to support media like The Flytrap even more!
WE ARE SO FREAKING CLOSE, can we find 105 people to subscribe to The Flytrap until the end of the day so we can get to work to create feminist journalism for y'all for another year? the-flytrap.ghost.io/chomp
November 3, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Given the grim news in the political reporting at Teen Vogue, we need to support media like The Flytrap even more!
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Show me a single Irish politician reacting with even a millionth of the empathy of the woman from Drogheda interviewed on RTÉ News - who was weeping in horror thinking of the people inside the hotel and how terrorised they must have been. Or the man saying the same right after.
November 1, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Show me a single Irish politician reacting with even a millionth of the empathy of the woman from Drogheda interviewed on RTÉ News - who was weeping in horror thinking of the people inside the hotel and how terrorised they must have been. Or the man saying the same right after.
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I wrote a feature on musicians with OCD for Uproxx. Give it a read if you’ve time
No, music isn’t "therapeutic" for musicians with OCD
Musicians like Jared Choeft, Luke Combs, and more share how living with OCD shapes their creative process, challenges, and performances.
uproxx.com
October 26, 2025 at 1:15 PM
I wrote a feature on musicians with OCD for Uproxx. Give it a read if you’ve time
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i hate how right the elders are about this but i feel so much better since i stopped reciting the dark incantations. this sucks. i love reading the dark incantations with my boys
October 26, 2025 at 6:08 PM
i hate how right the elders are about this but i feel so much better since i stopped reciting the dark incantations. this sucks. i love reading the dark incantations with my boys
personally delighted that a cat person is heading to the Áras. Someone get Catherine Connolly to post some pics of Cat One and Cat Two already
October 26, 2025 at 4:29 PM
personally delighted that a cat person is heading to the Áras. Someone get Catherine Connolly to post some pics of Cat One and Cat Two already
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absolutely raging that philip sutcliffe represents my area and I’m so sickened by his horrible spoiled vote/fucking zodiac killer hate scrawl that I’ve made a complaint to the dcc ethics registrar. the info is at the link below and he’s in direct contravention of section 9.4 of the code of conduct
Here's where it can be reported that will have an effect www.dublincity.ie/council/abou...
Code of Conduct for Councillors
Find out about the standards of behaviour which councillors are obliged to meet and how to make a complaint.
www.dublincity.ie
October 25, 2025 at 11:10 AM
absolutely raging that philip sutcliffe represents my area and I’m so sickened by his horrible spoiled vote/fucking zodiac killer hate scrawl that I’ve made a complaint to the dcc ethics registrar. the info is at the link below and he’s in direct contravention of section 9.4 of the code of conduct
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Proud to have yet another Irish president who is an ally for queers, the Palestinian people, women and the downtrodden and an advocate for peace, and looking forward to the day when we finally have a government to match.
Well done Ireland - you voted for better.
#Aras2025 #SpeirGorm #UachtaránNua
Well done Ireland - you voted for better.
#Aras2025 #SpeirGorm #UachtaránNua
October 25, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Proud to have yet another Irish president who is an ally for queers, the Palestinian people, women and the downtrodden and an advocate for peace, and looking forward to the day when we finally have a government to match.
Well done Ireland - you voted for better.
#Aras2025 #SpeirGorm #UachtaránNua
Well done Ireland - you voted for better.
#Aras2025 #SpeirGorm #UachtaránNua
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This is the rage of the far right-in a spoiled ballot paper. Complaining about rape while nominating a man found liable for rape.So it’s not about rape at all, it’s about racism and misogyny-& homo/trans phobia in support of she of the holy handbag who is conveniently anti LGBTI - #aras25 #speirgorm
October 25, 2025 at 11:18 AM
This is the rage of the far right-in a spoiled ballot paper. Complaining about rape while nominating a man found liable for rape.So it’s not about rape at all, it’s about racism and misogyny-& homo/trans phobia in support of she of the holy handbag who is conveniently anti LGBTI - #aras25 #speirgorm
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Connolly's younger volunteers and organisers are fantastic and deserve huge credit.
Smart, optimistic, strategic, disciplined, tapped into culture, positive message-bearers, excellent communicators.
It's so great to see people putting their energy into a movement that expresses hope. 🇮🇪
#Aras25
Smart, optimistic, strategic, disciplined, tapped into culture, positive message-bearers, excellent communicators.
It's so great to see people putting their energy into a movement that expresses hope. 🇮🇪
#Aras25
October 25, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Connolly's younger volunteers and organisers are fantastic and deserve huge credit.
Smart, optimistic, strategic, disciplined, tapped into culture, positive message-bearers, excellent communicators.
It's so great to see people putting their energy into a movement that expresses hope. 🇮🇪
#Aras25
Smart, optimistic, strategic, disciplined, tapped into culture, positive message-bearers, excellent communicators.
It's so great to see people putting their energy into a movement that expresses hope. 🇮🇪
#Aras25