John Maguire
@johnmaguire.bsky.social
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John Maguire
@johnmaguire.bsky.social
· Sep 22
I recently learned that in Norway, when someone asks "how's it going", the standard answer is "up and not crying" and we should adopt this asap
Steal it from the Louvre!
November 13, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Steal it from the Louvre!
I have been outside. I do not recommend it.
November 12, 2025 at 9:12 PM
I have been outside. I do not recommend it.
The "how to reboot Bond" thing confuses me. Sure, he's dead, but then a new guy gets the gig, blast of Monty Norman, and we go on. What do people think happened to the old Bonds: a retirement keeping bees in the Cotswolds?
November 11, 2025 at 5:24 PM
The "how to reboot Bond" thing confuses me. Sure, he's dead, but then a new guy gets the gig, blast of Monty Norman, and we go on. What do people think happened to the old Bonds: a retirement keeping bees in the Cotswolds?
Last primary school parent teacher meeting. Jam on the doorknob.
November 11, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Last primary school parent teacher meeting. Jam on the doorknob.
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Breaking News: Tatsuya Nakadai, the Japanese film star known for “Ran” and other classic movies, has died at 92.
Tatsuya Nakadai, Japanese Star Known for ‘Ran’ and Other Classics, Dies at 92
He was a fixture of postwar Japanese cinema and starred in films by Akira Kurosawa and other directors of that era.
nyti.ms
November 11, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Breaking News: Tatsuya Nakadai, the Japanese film star known for “Ran” and other classic movies, has died at 92.
Ivan Yates thinks he can have his cake and lambaste it for clicks and likes too
November 10, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Ivan Yates thinks he can have his cake and lambaste it for clicks and likes too
I'll be taking a look at the week's new films and TV with Grainne Humphries on the Brendan O'Connor Show on RTE Radio 1 after 12.30, including DDL's return in Anemone and Channel 4's adaptation of Louise Kennedy's Trespasses. Do tune in!
November 9, 2025 at 11:51 AM
I'll be taking a look at the week's new films and TV with Grainne Humphries on the Brendan O'Connor Show on RTE Radio 1 after 12.30, including DDL's return in Anemone and Channel 4's adaptation of Louise Kennedy's Trespasses. Do tune in!
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He pretty much did this lol
November 8, 2025 at 7:22 PM
He pretty much did this lol
Mamdani's win reminds us that what we take for granted, the Americans call Marxism.
November 5, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Mamdani's win reminds us that what we take for granted, the Americans call Marxism.
There won't be a hunting buddy shot in the face in the Halliburton Head Office tonight
November 4, 2025 at 12:20 PM
There won't be a hunting buddy shot in the face in the Halliburton Head Office tonight
A movie you've seen more than seven times
November 2, 2025 at 6:55 PM
A movie you've seen more than seven times
At least that settles the Crowley/Prendergast debate
November 1, 2025 at 10:02 PM
At least that settles the Crowley/Prendergast debate
Not sure what Beirne could have done there short of dematerialising into confetti
November 1, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Not sure what Beirne could have done there short of dematerialising into confetti
Tune in to Arena on RTE Radio 1 right now to hear me, John Connolly, Jess Fahy, and Louise Bruton talking all things horror
October 31, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Tune in to Arena on RTE Radio 1 right now to hear me, John Connolly, Jess Fahy, and Louise Bruton talking all things horror
Big whoop according to my mid-term layabout children, soon to discover the joy of raking and bagging wet, late-October leaves
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October 29, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Big whoop according to my mid-term layabout children, soon to discover the joy of raking and bagging wet, late-October leaves
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Between knocking down the White House and the slithering, blood-sucking parasites, the Trump era is not short on metaphors
An invasive species of slithering, blood-sucking parasites in the Great Lakes has long been curbed by a small government program—one that may not survive the Trump Administration.
The Feds Who Kill Blood-Sucking Parasites
Sea lampreys—invasive, leechlike creatures that once nearly destroyed the Great Lakes’ fishing economy—are kept in check by a small U.S.-Canadian program. Will it survive Trump’s slash-and-burn campai...
www.newyorker.com
October 28, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Between knocking down the White House and the slithering, blood-sucking parasites, the Trump era is not short on metaphors
This presidential election is a puck in the gob for the fascists, racists, and internet-addled malcontents and agitators. If Catherine Connolly does nothing else in her 7 years, she at least did that.
October 25, 2025 at 2:13 PM
This presidential election is a puck in the gob for the fascists, racists, and internet-addled malcontents and agitators. If Catherine Connolly does nothing else in her 7 years, she at least did that.
In todays Examiner, Martin Claffey has the story of the unlikely but thematically appropriate resurrection of Divine Rapture, 30 years after it collapsed www.irishexaminer.com/business/com...
Last Tango in Parish: Marlon Brando's Cork movie could finally be released 30 years on
Nearly 30 years after Divine Rapture collapsed in Ballycotton, producer Barry Navidi plans to resurrect the Marlon Brando film that bankrupted him
www.irishexaminer.com
October 25, 2025 at 11:20 AM
In todays Examiner, Martin Claffey has the story of the unlikely but thematically appropriate resurrection of Divine Rapture, 30 years after it collapsed www.irishexaminer.com/business/com...
Remember, if you don't vote, you can't complain about the outcome
October 24, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Remember, if you don't vote, you can't complain about the outcome
I'll be taking a look at the week's new films in the company of @rickoshea.bsky.social on Arena on RTE Radio 1 just after 7, including the Springsteen biopic Deliver Me From Nowhere and Kelly Reichardt's The Mastermind. Do tune in!
October 23, 2025 at 5:13 PM
I'll be taking a look at the week's new films in the company of @rickoshea.bsky.social on Arena on RTE Radio 1 just after 7, including the Springsteen biopic Deliver Me From Nowhere and Kelly Reichardt's The Mastermind. Do tune in!
Where's the guy that invented Bus Connects? I just want to talk to him. I just want to talk to him.
October 21, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Where's the guy that invented Bus Connects? I just want to talk to him. I just want to talk to him.
Boggles the mind that the strategy gonks at FG think bringing up house repossessions is a winning move.
October 20, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Boggles the mind that the strategy gonks at FG think bringing up house repossessions is a winning move.
This was an absolute pain to get past the turn in the stairs but worth it, I think
October 19, 2025 at 9:35 AM
This was an absolute pain to get past the turn in the stairs but worth it, I think