Mark Maguire
@markmaguireb.bsky.social
Works #museum #education. Here for the #art, #comics, #SciFi, #news | Photos mine or otherwise credited. Followers with bio, activity, etc. more likely to become mutuals | ☘️ #SpeirGorm / #SpéirGhorm | 🐘 @MarkMaguire@mastodon.ie | 🧵 @markbmaguire
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"Upon 1 February, when the Irish, Hebrideans, and Manx were (presumably) feasting in honour of Brigid, the British were expected to eat only bread and drink only water. Then the next day dawned and (in the words of a fourteenthcentury Shropshire monk, John Mirk) churches ‘made great melody’"
2 Feb: Candlemas, the feast of Presentation & Purification
Traditional day of misrule & riot in 16th, 17th centuries #otd (BM)
Traditional day of misrule & riot in 16th, 17th centuries #otd (BM)
February 2, 2026 at 9:04 AM
"Upon 1 February, when the Irish, Hebrideans, and Manx were (presumably) feasting in honour of Brigid, the British were expected to eat only bread and drink only water. Then the next day dawned and (in the words of a fourteenthcentury Shropshire monk, John Mirk) churches ‘made great melody’"
Lookit, I’m not saying my little offering last night, clipped from my garden’s heather and berries, and placed on the liminal doormat, is what brought this break in the bad weather. But I’m not *not* saying that either, like. #Imbolc #LáFheileBríde #SpéirGhorm
February 1, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Lookit, I’m not saying my little offering last night, clipped from my garden’s heather and berries, and placed on the liminal doormat, is what brought this break in the bad weather. But I’m not *not* saying that either, like. #Imbolc #LáFheileBríde #SpéirGhorm
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Got 2 walks in today, between showers! Woohoo 😏
January 31, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Got 2 walks in today, between showers! Woohoo 😏
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Yourself but as a cartoon
January 28, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Yourself but as a cartoon
Yourself, but as a cartoon
January 28, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Yourself, but as a cartoon
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The Public Lending Right statements have just been issued. (Writers get a payment for every time the books are borrowed.)
Thank you to all the library users who borrowed my books over the past year. As a library user/fan myself, I am honoured to be part of the library system.
Thank you to all the library users who borrowed my books over the past year. As a library user/fan myself, I am honoured to be part of the library system.
January 19, 2026 at 10:49 AM
The Public Lending Right statements have just been issued. (Writers get a payment for every time the books are borrowed.)
Thank you to all the library users who borrowed my books over the past year. As a library user/fan myself, I am honoured to be part of the library system.
Thank you to all the library users who borrowed my books over the past year. As a library user/fan myself, I am honoured to be part of the library system.
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Oasisn't
Slightly diminish a band
Prince and The Incremental Reform
Prince and The Incremental Reform
Slightly diminish a band
They Might Not Be Giants
They Might Not Be Giants
January 10, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Oasisn't
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X is not valuable territory to be recaptured in a war, it is a propaganda radio station that needs to be shut down, because it is now supporting criminal activity. Tuning in to that station does nothing but boost its audience figures.
If women quit X because of Grok’s deepfake nudes, the predators win – so I’m staying
If women quit X because of Grok’s deepfake nudes, the predators win – so I’m staying
If women quit X because of Grok’s deepfake nudes, the predators win – so I’m staying
www.independent.co.uk
January 10, 2026 at 1:58 PM
X is not valuable territory to be recaptured in a war, it is a propaganda radio station that needs to be shut down, because it is now supporting criminal activity. Tuning in to that station does nothing but boost its audience figures.
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Slightly diminish a band
Eurarrhythmics
Eurarrhythmics
Slightly diminish a band
Prince and The Incremental Reform
Prince and The Incremental Reform
Slightly diminish a band
They Might Not Be Giants
They Might Not Be Giants
January 10, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Slightly diminish a band
Eurarrhythmics
Eurarrhythmics
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Floppy Little Fingers
Slightly diminish a band
Prince and The Incremental Reform
Prince and The Incremental Reform
Slightly diminish a band
They Might Not Be Giants
They Might Not Be Giants
January 10, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Floppy Little Fingers
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Slightly diminish a band
Ned's Subatomic Dustbin
Ned's Subatomic Dustbin
Slightly diminish a band
Prince and The Incremental Reform
Prince and The Incremental Reform
Slightly diminish a band
They Might Not Be Giants
They Might Not Be Giants
January 10, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Slightly diminish a band
Ned's Subatomic Dustbin
Ned's Subatomic Dustbin
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Slightly diminish a band
The Unpleasantly Hip
The Unpleasantly Hip
Slightly diminish a band
Prince and The Incremental Reform
Prince and The Incremental Reform
Slightly diminish a band
They Might Not Be Giants
They Might Not Be Giants
January 10, 2026 at 1:13 PM
Slightly diminish a band
The Unpleasantly Hip
The Unpleasantly Hip
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Slightly diminish a band
Bruce Springsteen and the E-lastic Band
Bruce Springsteen and the E-lastic Band
Slightly diminish a band
Prince and The Incremental Reform
Prince and The Incremental Reform
Slightly diminish a band
They Might Not Be Giants
They Might Not Be Giants
January 10, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Slightly diminish a band
Bruce Springsteen and the E-lastic Band
Bruce Springsteen and the E-lastic Band
Just over 3 years ago, I moved my public short-form posting from Twitter to Mastodon and here (once the Bluesky bouncer let me in—remember “invitations”?). Anyway, I’ve never looked back
The idea that journalists, politicians, groups or - you know, women, people of colour, LGBTQ+ people - should "stay on the pitch" doesn't really hold up.
Foreign Minister's account has 60k followers - 40 likes, 13k views?
Blue ticks straight to the top of the queue with misogyny, bile.
Foreign Minister's account has 60k followers - 40 likes, 13k views?
Blue ticks straight to the top of the queue with misogyny, bile.
This is the 'engagement' that the Irish government has been using to justify remaining on X. These are the top replies to a randomly chosen recent post.
January 10, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Just over 3 years ago, I moved my public short-form posting from Twitter to Mastodon and here (once the Bluesky bouncer let me in—remember “invitations”?). Anyway, I’ve never looked back
Slightly diminish a band
Prince and The Incremental Reform
Prince and The Incremental Reform
Slightly diminish a band
They Might Not Be Giants
They Might Not Be Giants
Slightly diminish a band
Infravox
Infravox
January 10, 2026 at 12:34 PM
Slightly diminish a band
Prince and The Incremental Reform
Prince and The Incremental Reform
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Well, well, well, if it isn't my old nemesis, objective reality.
January 5, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Well, well, well, if it isn't my old nemesis, objective reality.
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I'm Still Standing, Elton John.
Please advise.
Please advise.
Still going my own way, Fleetwood Mac.
Please advise
Please advise
I'm still Worrying Bout Things, Stevie Wonder.
Please advise
Please advise
January 5, 2026 at 1:09 AM
I'm Still Standing, Elton John.
Please advise.
Please advise.
Still going my own way, Fleetwood Mac.
Please advise
Please advise
I'm still Worrying Bout Things, Stevie Wonder.
Please advise
Please advise
My religion is lost, R.E.M.
Please advise.
Please advise.
January 5, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Still going my own way, Fleetwood Mac.
Please advise
Please advise
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Here’s my favourite Agnes Martin that I won’t be able to see IRL any time soon. It’s called the Tree (1965) and it’s at the AKG in Buffalo.
It’s this massive canvas like 8’x8’ and you have to get up close to it - like 3’ away to see the massive hand drawn pencil grid.
It’s this massive canvas like 8’x8’ and you have to get up close to it - like 3’ away to see the massive hand drawn pencil grid.
January 4, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Here’s my favourite Agnes Martin that I won’t be able to see IRL any time soon. It’s called the Tree (1965) and it’s at the AKG in Buffalo.
It’s this massive canvas like 8’x8’ and you have to get up close to it - like 3’ away to see the massive hand drawn pencil grid.
It’s this massive canvas like 8’x8’ and you have to get up close to it - like 3’ away to see the massive hand drawn pencil grid.
David Lynch’s Forrest Gump
wes anderson's saw
January 2, 2026 at 12:48 AM
David Lynch’s Forrest Gump
Man, that live version in 1988 of Gimme Hope Jo’anna is all types of awesome. The drummer is smashing it #EddieGrant #TOTP
January 1, 2026 at 2:30 AM
Man, that live version in 1988 of Gimme Hope Jo’anna is all types of awesome. The drummer is smashing it #EddieGrant #TOTP
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Creatives! Show me your favourite thing you made in 2025. It could be a sketch, a painting , a book, a sculpture— something YOU made that you’re proud of, big or small.
On a frigid November day at my Mississauga office I caught a good picture of a dreamscape.
On a frigid November day at my Mississauga office I caught a good picture of a dreamscape.
December 31, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Creatives! Show me your favourite thing you made in 2025. It could be a sketch, a painting , a book, a sculpture— something YOU made that you’re proud of, big or small.
On a frigid November day at my Mississauga office I caught a good picture of a dreamscape.
On a frigid November day at my Mississauga office I caught a good picture of a dreamscape.
There’s a bright New Year’s moon behind the clouds somewhere …
Athbhliain faoi mhaise daoibh
#SpéirGhorm
Athbhliain faoi mhaise daoibh
#SpéirGhorm
December 31, 2025 at 11:59 PM
There’s a bright New Year’s moon behind the clouds somewhere …
Athbhliain faoi mhaise daoibh
#SpéirGhorm
Athbhliain faoi mhaise daoibh
#SpéirGhorm
I crammed in a last audio book for 2025 today on d’ould BorrowBox “The Tidal Zone” by Sarah Moss. It’s nearly a decade old but I have to say current me feels a bit seen by that dad-narrator 👀😶🌫️
December 31, 2025 at 9:36 PM
I crammed in a last audio book for 2025 today on d’ould BorrowBox “The Tidal Zone” by Sarah Moss. It’s nearly a decade old but I have to say current me feels a bit seen by that dad-narrator 👀😶🌫️