Paul Oswell
@pauloswell.bsky.social
Writer and journalist, mostly in travel. At large: Personal: www.pauloswell.com / Local: www.outalldaynola.com / International: www.shandypockets.com
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Paul Oswell
@pauloswell.bsky.social
· Aug 5
I just realised that you can pin posts. I'm a freelance writer & author. I mostly write about travel. I've also done arts/culture/celeb interviews. I edit/publish an online arts & culture mag for New Orleans. I would (probably) love to write for you. Clips/books/CV etc:
www.pauloswell.com
www.pauloswell.com
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New edition up! First night reviews of Frankenstein and The Lehman Trilogy, plus local band loucey's influences, new restaurant The Kingsway reviewed, One Battle After Another reviewed, your weekly art and culture diary and more!
www.outalldaynola.com
www.outalldaynola.com
October 8, 2025 at 8:35 PM
New edition up! First night reviews of Frankenstein and The Lehman Trilogy, plus local band loucey's influences, new restaurant The Kingsway reviewed, One Battle After Another reviewed, your weekly art and culture diary and more!
www.outalldaynola.com
www.outalldaynola.com
Comedy in the UK in the 1990s was fast-evolving ("the new rock n' roll", comedians playing arenas/stadiums, etc), An eco system of magazines grew up around it (I briefly wrote for one latecomer in the early 00s that only lasted a few issues). Prof Neil's look at the more timely mags is a great read.
Morning! Now live: my review & analysis of the history of the British comedy magazine (i.e., magazines about comedy)-from Cabaret News (short-lived), Comedy News (short-lived) and The Heckler (short-lived) to Deadpan (short-lived) and Comedy Review (short-lived) www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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September 20, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Comedy in the UK in the 1990s was fast-evolving ("the new rock n' roll", comedians playing arenas/stadiums, etc), An eco system of magazines grew up around it (I briefly wrote for one latecomer in the early 00s that only lasted a few issues). Prof Neil's look at the more timely mags is a great read.
If you like art and culture and New Orleans, you might like our new edition, online now:
Our new issue is live! Aqua Mob's 'Wendy, Darling', the New Orleans Yoga Festival, the music that made Mia Borders, we review Jamaican Jerk House, meet the city's bed and breakfast inns and lay out your curated week in art & culture. (image below: link to front page)
www.outalldaynola.com
www.outalldaynola.com
September 10, 2025 at 2:53 PM
If you like art and culture and New Orleans, you might like our new edition, online now:
Packed issue of @outalldaynola.bsky.social this week, New Orleans:
(image below: a link to the front page of the Out All Day New Orleans website)
(image below: a link to the front page of the Out All Day New Orleans website)
Our new issue is live! NO FilM fest: interview with Fest Director Clint Bowie, First Night Review of Ms. Holmes and Ms. Watson, NO Photo Alliance review, What's On Stage September, the month's events and festivals, plus news and your seven-day art & culture diary (image below: link to front page)
New Orleans culture
Out All Day: New Orleans is an online magazine in New Orleans. Discover here what to do in new Orleans, new Orleans events, what's happening, and more!
www.outalldaynola.com
September 3, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Packed issue of @outalldaynola.bsky.social this week, New Orleans:
(image below: a link to the front page of the Out All Day New Orleans website)
(image below: a link to the front page of the Out All Day New Orleans website)
My friend Dave has launched a new online music magazine, lots of good stuff in the first issue!
As of just now, State of Sound is live!
READ HERE: stateofsoundmagazine.com
As an independent, ad-free online music magazine, run by volunteers, we would be truly grateful to anyone who shares this post! Thank you!
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READ HERE: stateofsoundmagazine.com
As an independent, ad-free online music magazine, run by volunteers, we would be truly grateful to anyone who shares this post! Thank you!
🧵 1/4
September 1, 2025 at 6:54 AM
My friend Dave has launched a new online music magazine, lots of good stuff in the first issue!
Pretty eclectic issue this week, New Orleans! Some good stuff in the restaurant stories especially.
(alt text for image below: an unoccupied restaurant table with the headline TALES FROM NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANTS and a link to the website)
(alt text for image below: an unoccupied restaurant table with the headline TALES FROM NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANTS and a link to the website)
New edition up now! Funniest NOLA restaurant stories, the supportive work of Southern Smoke, actor Jarrod Smith on his dramatic influences, new Spike Lee movie reviewed, huge music playlist, 7 day curated event guide, and more!
New Orleans culture
Out All Day: New Orleans is an online magazine in New Orleans. Discover here what to do in new Orleans, new Orleans events, what's happening, and more!
www.outalldaynola.com
August 27, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Pretty eclectic issue this week, New Orleans! Some good stuff in the restaurant stories especially.
(alt text for image below: an unoccupied restaurant table with the headline TALES FROM NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANTS and a link to the website)
(alt text for image below: an unoccupied restaurant table with the headline TALES FROM NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANTS and a link to the website)
Unthinkingly made myself a 2pm coffee with the strong espresso instead of the decaf, so if anyone wants to chat at 3am GMT, I'll be unblinkingly staring at the ceiling
August 22, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Unthinkingly made myself a 2pm coffee with the strong espresso instead of the decaf, so if anyone wants to chat at 3am GMT, I'll be unblinkingly staring at the ceiling
Not sure they thought hard enough about the wording of this sign in the airport toilets
August 19, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Not sure they thought hard enough about the wording of this sign in the airport toilets
Get privileged airport lounge access because of work. The main bit is noisy with families, business calls etc, fair enough. The ‘Quiet Section’ is where I head but people there make sneaky phone calls that are MORE annoying unless I act like a dick and say something. Maybe I’m the problem.
August 19, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Get privileged airport lounge access because of work. The main bit is noisy with families, business calls etc, fair enough. The ‘Quiet Section’ is where I head but people there make sneaky phone calls that are MORE annoying unless I act like a dick and say something. Maybe I’m the problem.
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date: can you take off your work gloves
Jim Henson: they have names
Jim Henson: they have names
May 1, 2023 at 12:01 PM
date: can you take off your work gloves
Jim Henson: they have names
Jim Henson: they have names
New issue, New Orleans - including a review of the 32-hour train journey from NOLA to NYC that might appeal to anyone interested in train travel in the US, and there's also a review of the much-hyped movie, 'Weapons'.
Our new edition is live! Reviewing the 32-hour train journey from New Orleans to NYC, Vincent Zambon reveals his comedy inspirations, Jeff DeRouen reviews the movie Weapons, Ryne E. Hancock snapped Dirty Linen and we've got your 7-day arts & culture diary as always.
www.outalldaynola.com
www.outalldaynola.com
August 13, 2025 at 4:46 PM
New issue, New Orleans - including a review of the 32-hour train journey from NOLA to NYC that might appeal to anyone interested in train travel in the US, and there's also a review of the much-hyped movie, 'Weapons'.
At last the algorithm gets me
August 12, 2025 at 2:08 PM
At last the algorithm gets me
This was the biggest thing to happen to the bald community in my lifetime. Me and my bald brothers will not see the likes of this for at least a generation
August 8, 2025 at 2:05 PM
This was the biggest thing to happen to the bald community in my lifetime. Me and my bald brothers will not see the likes of this for at least a generation
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Patient, sobbing: But Doctor, I AM Pagliacci!
ChatGPT: Apologies. I didn't realise when recommending Pagliacci's epic show to cure your depression that you were the genius himself. I'm impressed! With regards to your initial question, I can recommend seeing the Great Clown Pagliacci.
ChatGPT: Apologies. I didn't realise when recommending Pagliacci's epic show to cure your depression that you were the genius himself. I'm impressed! With regards to your initial question, I can recommend seeing the Great Clown Pagliacci.
August 7, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Patient, sobbing: But Doctor, I AM Pagliacci!
ChatGPT: Apologies. I didn't realise when recommending Pagliacci's epic show to cure your depression that you were the genius himself. I'm impressed! With regards to your initial question, I can recommend seeing the Great Clown Pagliacci.
ChatGPT: Apologies. I didn't realise when recommending Pagliacci's epic show to cure your depression that you were the genius himself. I'm impressed! With regards to your initial question, I can recommend seeing the Great Clown Pagliacci.
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Fun fact: The British equivalent of John Doe is "Gary Chips".
August 8, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Fun fact: The British equivalent of John Doe is "Gary Chips".
I’m as open minded as the next man but what is this act of outright depravity?
August 7, 2025 at 6:24 PM
I’m as open minded as the next man but what is this act of outright depravity?
This week's edition is out now, New Orleans!
New edition now live - COOLinary fest highlights, The Crucible first night review, author Alex Jennings on the words that made him, Satchmo Fest photo essay, Naked Gun reviewed, arts & culture diary and more!
www.outalldaynola.com
www.outalldaynola.com
August 6, 2025 at 3:32 PM
This week's edition is out now, New Orleans!
I just realised that you can pin posts. I'm a freelance writer & author. I mostly write about travel. I've also done arts/culture/celeb interviews. I edit/publish an online arts & culture mag for New Orleans. I would (probably) love to write for you. Clips/books/CV etc:
www.pauloswell.com
www.pauloswell.com
August 5, 2025 at 9:27 AM
I just realised that you can pin posts. I'm a freelance writer & author. I mostly write about travel. I've also done arts/culture/celeb interviews. I edit/publish an online arts & culture mag for New Orleans. I would (probably) love to write for you. Clips/books/CV etc:
www.pauloswell.com
www.pauloswell.com
Because I have the memory of a ditzy amoeba, I totally forgot that I'd ordered this collection of photos by @mariegardiner.bsky.social - it came in the post today and it's such a beautifully haunting set of landscapes, crumbling cottages and rural ephemera. Congrats, Marie, it's a great zine.
August 4, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Because I have the memory of a ditzy amoeba, I totally forgot that I'd ordered this collection of photos by @mariegardiner.bsky.social - it came in the post today and it's such a beautifully haunting set of landscapes, crumbling cottages and rural ephemera. Congrats, Marie, it's a great zine.
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Hey, I just met you/
And this is crazy/
But here’s my number/
So call me Ishmael. Some years ago—never mind how long precisely—having little or no money in my purse, and nothing particular to interest me on shore, I thought I would sail about a little and see the watery part of the world. It is a wa
And this is crazy/
But here’s my number/
So call me Ishmael. Some years ago—never mind how long precisely—having little or no money in my purse, and nothing particular to interest me on shore, I thought I would sail about a little and see the watery part of the world. It is a wa
August 2, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Hey, I just met you/
And this is crazy/
But here’s my number/
So call me Ishmael. Some years ago—never mind how long precisely—having little or no money in my purse, and nothing particular to interest me on shore, I thought I would sail about a little and see the watery part of the world. It is a wa
And this is crazy/
But here’s my number/
So call me Ishmael. Some years ago—never mind how long precisely—having little or no money in my purse, and nothing particular to interest me on shore, I thought I would sail about a little and see the watery part of the world. It is a wa
Some good stuff in this week's edition, New Orleans.
Some fantastic reporting for our main feature on how local restaurants survive August, as well as reviews, what's on stage this month and the next few weeks across the city. Plus your seven-day arts and culture diary & news, such as the Dan Stein/Commander's Palace collab.
New Orleans culture
Out All Day: New Orleans is an online magazine in New Orleans. Discover here what to do in new Orleans, new Orleans events, what's happening, and more!
www.outalldaynola.com
July 30, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Some good stuff in this week's edition, New Orleans.
New edition up, New Orleans
Our new edition is online now! Sue Strachan (@suestrachan504.bsky.social) on The Obituary Cocktail, Laura Sanders on the comedy that made her, Jeff DeRouen on Eddington and much more!
www.outalldaynola.com
www.outalldaynola.com
July 24, 2025 at 2:10 PM
New edition up, New Orleans
Arts and culture for you, New Orleans - new edition is online now, some great reviews, photo essay, new music round up, and more...
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[photo in repost: images from the new edition, alt text in linked image]
Our new edition is live! Two first night reviews, music round-ups, a new photo essay, Superman reviewed, plus your curated week in arts and culture, news, and more.
www.outalldaynola.com
www.outalldaynola.com
July 16, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Arts and culture for you, New Orleans - new edition is online now, some great reviews, photo essay, new music round up, and more...
[photo in repost: images from the new edition, alt text in linked image]
[photo in repost: images from the new edition, alt text in linked image]
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bro they're playing your leitmotif pizzicato. there's a slow clarinet lurking beneath it. you better not be about to betray me right now i swear to god bro
September 9, 2024 at 10:35 PM
bro they're playing your leitmotif pizzicato. there's a slow clarinet lurking beneath it. you better not be about to betray me right now i swear to god bro