Mathieu Duplay 🌈
@mathieuduplay.bsky.social
Music for a while. He/him/his. Reposts are not endorsements. TERFs need not apply. I am Albert Gregor.
I don't understand the fuss about Brigitte Bardot. Delphine Seyrig was vastly superior in every way.
4 Delphine Seyrigs in India Song. Riffing off Sirk (and well beyond) the mirror displays major (meta)physics
January 4, 2026 at 5:26 PM
I don't understand the fuss about Brigitte Bardot. Delphine Seyrig was vastly superior in every way.
Look, I appreciate the good intentions, but 1/ Tr*mp will not be impeached (any more than after his other impeachable offences: why is this one supposed to be different?), and 2/ he is not stopping at Venezuela.
January 3, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Look, I appreciate the good intentions, but 1/ Tr*mp will not be impeached (any more than after his other impeachable offences: why is this one supposed to be different?), and 2/ he is not stopping at Venezuela.
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Stravinsky concurs...
📷 Erich Auerbach, London, 1965
📷 Erich Auerbach, London, 1965
January 2, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Stravinsky concurs...
📷 Erich Auerbach, London, 1965
📷 Erich Auerbach, London, 1965
The unpleasant part of having a dog is constantly being judged, not for anything the dog has done, but simply for having them at all. The level of prejudice against dog owners is not something for which I was prepared. The bigger the city, the worse it gets. And my dog is tiny, polite and friendly.
January 2, 2026 at 5:38 PM
The unpleasant part of having a dog is constantly being judged, not for anything the dog has done, but simply for having them at all. The level of prejudice against dog owners is not something for which I was prepared. The bigger the city, the worse it gets. And my dog is tiny, polite and friendly.
As Elaine Stritch famously said, I'm still here.
I'm so confused.
Either:
A - She lied.
or
B - We died and are in hell because he's still president?
Either:
A - She lied.
or
B - We died and are in hell because he's still president?
January 1, 2026 at 10:29 PM
As Elaine Stritch famously said, I'm still here.
Nézet-Séguin needs to do a complete Die Fledermaus.
January 1, 2026 at 10:43 AM
Nézet-Séguin needs to do a complete Die Fledermaus.
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Wishing you Health, Life, Joy, Peace, Good Cheer, Hope.
This lovely ancient message was inscribed in Greek on a mosaic in Halicarnassus 1600 years ago.
#2026NewYear
This lovely ancient message was inscribed in Greek on a mosaic in Halicarnassus 1600 years ago.
#2026NewYear
January 1, 2026 at 9:21 AM
Wishing you Health, Life, Joy, Peace, Good Cheer, Hope.
This lovely ancient message was inscribed in Greek on a mosaic in Halicarnassus 1600 years ago.
#2026NewYear
This lovely ancient message was inscribed in Greek on a mosaic in Halicarnassus 1600 years ago.
#2026NewYear
L'année en vain chasse l'année.
Eileen Farrell sings "Air de Lia" from L'enfant Prodigue LIVE
YouTube video by kadoguy
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December 31, 2025 at 5:06 PM
L'année en vain chasse l'année.
Best of 2025 6/?
My friends, old and new, were the best part of 2025. Some came and went, some came to stay, some have been around for a very long time, online or irl. Whatever happens in 2026, let's keep it up. You're the best.
My friends, old and new, were the best part of 2025. Some came and went, some came to stay, some have been around for a very long time, online or irl. Whatever happens in 2026, let's keep it up. You're the best.
December 31, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Best of 2025 6/?
My friends, old and new, were the best part of 2025. Some came and went, some came to stay, some have been around for a very long time, online or irl. Whatever happens in 2026, let's keep it up. You're the best.
My friends, old and new, were the best part of 2025. Some came and went, some came to stay, some have been around for a very long time, online or irl. Whatever happens in 2026, let's keep it up. You're the best.
In the mood for weird and wonderful music.
String Quartet No. 2: III. The Call of the Mountains. Adagio - Andante - Adagio (2023...
YouTube video by Cleveland Quartet - Topic
youtu.be
December 30, 2025 at 10:50 PM
In the mood for weird and wonderful music.
Waiting for 2025 to end.
December 30, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Waiting for 2025 to end.
Best of 2025 5/?
Favourite crime scene: the exact spot in Rome where Benvenuto Cellini murdered a rival artist in 1534 (he was pardoned by the Pope).
Favourite crime scene: the exact spot in Rome where Benvenuto Cellini murdered a rival artist in 1534 (he was pardoned by the Pope).
December 30, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Best of 2025 5/?
Favourite crime scene: the exact spot in Rome where Benvenuto Cellini murdered a rival artist in 1534 (he was pardoned by the Pope).
Favourite crime scene: the exact spot in Rome where Benvenuto Cellini murdered a rival artist in 1534 (he was pardoned by the Pope).
Best of 2025 4/?
Spookiest museum experience: the London Mithraeum. Not much to see in terms of actual archaeological remains, but the sound and light show does an excellent job of suggesting what the temple might have been like when it was in use.
Spookiest museum experience: the London Mithraeum. Not much to see in terms of actual archaeological remains, but the sound and light show does an excellent job of suggesting what the temple might have been like when it was in use.
December 30, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Best of 2025 4/?
Spookiest museum experience: the London Mithraeum. Not much to see in terms of actual archaeological remains, but the sound and light show does an excellent job of suggesting what the temple might have been like when it was in use.
Spookiest museum experience: the London Mithraeum. Not much to see in terms of actual archaeological remains, but the sound and light show does an excellent job of suggesting what the temple might have been like when it was in use.
I once spotted Cecilia Bartoli on the other side of the street. She was in a hurry and didn't notice me.
Please quote this with the time you didn’t interact with someone famous - eg one time I was in Cardiff the same weekend as Willem Dafoe (but I didn’t see him or even know he was there until he appeared on the telly later)
Please quote this with your major interactions with massive celebrities. eg “I was married to the pope for fifteen years”
December 30, 2025 at 11:57 AM
I once spotted Cecilia Bartoli on the other side of the street. She was in a hurry and didn't notice me.
Best of 2025 3/?
Best wine bar experience: Porto, the Arco das Verdades.
The fine Portuguese wines were great, and so was the excellent company I was in. But nothing can beat this view.
Best wine bar experience: Porto, the Arco das Verdades.
The fine Portuguese wines were great, and so was the excellent company I was in. But nothing can beat this view.
December 29, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Best of 2025 3/?
Best wine bar experience: Porto, the Arco das Verdades.
The fine Portuguese wines were great, and so was the excellent company I was in. But nothing can beat this view.
Best wine bar experience: Porto, the Arco das Verdades.
The fine Portuguese wines were great, and so was the excellent company I was in. But nothing can beat this view.
Robert Massard (1925-2025).
Benvenuto: Combien de fois au jour a succédé la nuit ? - De l'art, splendeur immortelle (Arioso)
YouTube video by Robert Massard - Topic
youtu.be
December 29, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Robert Massard (1925-2025).
Best of 2025 2/?
Best opera production: Faust at the Opéra-Comique, directed by Denis Podalydès and conducted by Louis Langrée.
I have long held the now unpopular view that Faust is a major masterpiece, a belief utterly vindicated by this remarkable production of the original 1859 score, ...
Best opera production: Faust at the Opéra-Comique, directed by Denis Podalydès and conducted by Louis Langrée.
I have long held the now unpopular view that Faust is a major masterpiece, a belief utterly vindicated by this remarkable production of the original 1859 score, ...
Faust | Scène par Anas Séguin et « Chanson du nombre treize » par Jérôme Boutillier
YouTube video by Opéra-Comique
youtu.be
December 28, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Best of 2025 2/?
Best opera production: Faust at the Opéra-Comique, directed by Denis Podalydès and conducted by Louis Langrée.
I have long held the now unpopular view that Faust is a major masterpiece, a belief utterly vindicated by this remarkable production of the original 1859 score, ...
Best opera production: Faust at the Opéra-Comique, directed by Denis Podalydès and conducted by Louis Langrée.
I have long held the now unpopular view that Faust is a major masterpiece, a belief utterly vindicated by this remarkable production of the original 1859 score, ...
The one truly remarkable thing about Bardot is how completely she managed to destroy her own reputation and spoil her legacy, such as it was.
December 28, 2025 at 12:12 PM
The one truly remarkable thing about Bardot is how completely she managed to destroy her own reputation and spoil her legacy, such as it was.
"He vas some kind of a man."
December 27, 2025 at 5:01 PM
"He vas some kind of a man."
Best of 2025 1/?
My favourite novel of 2025: Elsa Morante, La Storia. (It came out in 1974, but I somehow managed not to read it until this year, and I have no idea why it took me so long.)
My favourite novel of 2025: Elsa Morante, La Storia. (It came out in 1974, but I somehow managed not to read it until this year, and I have no idea why it took me so long.)
December 27, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Best of 2025 1/?
My favourite novel of 2025: Elsa Morante, La Storia. (It came out in 1974, but I somehow managed not to read it until this year, and I have no idea why it took me so long.)
My favourite novel of 2025: Elsa Morante, La Storia. (It came out in 1974, but I somehow managed not to read it until this year, and I have no idea why it took me so long.)
"The problem is that AI is a black box. It produces knowledge, but without necessarily deepening human understanding. We don’t really know how AI reaches its conclusions."
Er, no. It doesn't produce knowledge. That's the problem. We don't really know how the human brain works, either.
Er, no. It doesn't produce knowledge. That's the problem. We don't really know how the human brain works, either.
Our king, priest and feudal lord – how AI is taking us back to the dark ages | Joseph de Weck
Since the Enlightenment, we’ve been making our own decisions. But now AI may be about to change that, says Joseph de Weck, a fellow with the Foreign Policy Research Institute
www.theguardian.com
December 26, 2025 at 11:57 AM
"The problem is that AI is a black box. It produces knowledge, but without necessarily deepening human understanding. We don’t really know how AI reaches its conclusions."
Er, no. It doesn't produce knowledge. That's the problem. We don't really know how the human brain works, either.
Er, no. It doesn't produce knowledge. That's the problem. We don't really know how the human brain works, either.
A production of Siegfried where Mime is a dentist and the Wanderer is Wotan posing as a dental sales rep.
December 26, 2025 at 11:24 AM
A production of Siegfried where Mime is a dentist and the Wanderer is Wotan posing as a dental sales rep.