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Ryan Kelly
@ryandelarge.bsky.social
· Jul 25
Tom Backora: The bridge over troubled water
Tom Backora changed my life. Not only that, he probably saved it. Tom was there for me during the darkest of days, showing up with nourishment for my ailing soul when I needed it most. He was a fat…
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The greatest man I have known died this week. He was there for me - and for others - during the darkest of days. I'm going to miss him.
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The world’s first trillionaire initiated a move that has left more than half a million people dead, most of whom are children.
November 7, 2025 at 7:39 AM
The world’s first trillionaire initiated a move that has left more than half a million people dead, most of whom are children.
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My new work Redd is live on @Kickstarter
It is a 7 year exploration of community interaction within inland waterways. Link for preorders here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/gae... #35mmFilm #AnalogPhotography #FilmPhotography #PhotobookCollector #PhotoBookCommunity #KickstarterPhotobook
It is a 7 year exploration of community interaction within inland waterways. Link for preorders here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/gae... #35mmFilm #AnalogPhotography #FilmPhotography #PhotobookCollector #PhotoBookCommunity #KickstarterPhotobook
November 2, 2025 at 6:03 PM
My new work Redd is live on @Kickstarter
It is a 7 year exploration of community interaction within inland waterways. Link for preorders here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/gae... #35mmFilm #AnalogPhotography #FilmPhotography #PhotobookCollector #PhotoBookCommunity #KickstarterPhotobook
It is a 7 year exploration of community interaction within inland waterways. Link for preorders here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/gae... #35mmFilm #AnalogPhotography #FilmPhotography #PhotobookCollector #PhotoBookCommunity #KickstarterPhotobook
If you think that an entire estate shouldn't be summarily evicted by absentee landlords, lend your voice to this petition in support of people in Killarney.
chng.it/Mt4JsYgD5Q
chng.it/Mt4JsYgD5Q
Prevent a Mass Eviction by a Foreign Landlord – Protect Families and Killarney’s Heritage
Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?
chng.it
October 7, 2025 at 7:20 PM
If you think that an entire estate shouldn't be summarily evicted by absentee landlords, lend your voice to this petition in support of people in Killarney.
chng.it/Mt4JsYgD5Q
chng.it/Mt4JsYgD5Q
"...the idea of a sportsperson being so infantilised as to hail the arrival of a politician onsite as something that might turn a match around is just so eye-bleedingly ludicrous. But this is seemingly where America is at now."
www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2...
www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2...
Malachy Clerkin: It’s getting very hard to separate American sport from American ugliness
Enjoyment of NFL at Croke Park and the Ryder Cup is disturbed by Trump-dominated backdrop
www.irishtimes.com
September 28, 2025 at 10:54 AM
"...the idea of a sportsperson being so infantilised as to hail the arrival of a politician onsite as something that might turn a match around is just so eye-bleedingly ludicrous. But this is seemingly where America is at now."
www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2...
www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2...
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The great Phil Ochs came to mind recently
youtu.be/gApvH1WDr_g?...
youtu.be/gApvH1WDr_g?...
Phil Ochs - The Power and The Glory [with "controversial" verse] (1963)
YouTube video by Boot Leg
youtu.be
September 20, 2025 at 9:43 AM
The great Phil Ochs came to mind recently
youtu.be/gApvH1WDr_g?...
youtu.be/gApvH1WDr_g?...
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Politicos, hacks, news organisations and buffoons like Stephen King still clinging on to pretending it’s alright to *PAY* Elon Musk to use his platform - or be on it for a start.
You’re funding a man calling on hundreds of thousands of people to carry out acts of violence.
You’re funding a man calling on hundreds of thousands of people to carry out acts of violence.
Elon Musk spoke by video to Tommy Robinson's anti-immigrant rally in the UK today.
"You're in a fundamental situation here where, whether you choose violence or not, violence is coming to you," said Musk. "You either fight back or you die."
"You're in a fundamental situation here where, whether you choose violence or not, violence is coming to you," said Musk. "You either fight back or you die."
September 13, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Politicos, hacks, news organisations and buffoons like Stephen King still clinging on to pretending it’s alright to *PAY* Elon Musk to use his platform - or be on it for a start.
You’re funding a man calling on hundreds of thousands of people to carry out acts of violence.
You’re funding a man calling on hundreds of thousands of people to carry out acts of violence.
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My column this week - on the WTF moment of seeing the British Army sponsoring Sky's Premier League coverage
www.the42.ie/british-army...
www.the42.ie/british-army...
British Army has no place sponsoring Premier League games on Sky Sports
Sky this season announced the British Army as one of the new sponsors of their Premier League coverage, a decision which shows disregard for their Irish subscribers.
www.the42.ie
August 29, 2025 at 8:58 AM
My column this week - on the WTF moment of seeing the British Army sponsoring Sky's Premier League coverage
www.the42.ie/british-army...
www.the42.ie/british-army...
"Some current stand-up comedians hit topical points and the audience greets them with applause, whoops and cheers. I didn’t want them to applaud, I wanted them to laugh. Irreverence is easy – wit is hard." - Tom Lehrer
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-i...
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-i...
Learnings from Tom Lehrer: Brendan Balfe on tracking down and interviewing one of his favourite performers
Tom believed the material was the important thing, not his personal appearances
www.irishtimes.com
August 15, 2025 at 5:13 PM
"Some current stand-up comedians hit topical points and the audience greets them with applause, whoops and cheers. I didn’t want them to applaud, I wanted them to laugh. Irreverence is easy – wit is hard." - Tom Lehrer
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-i...
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-i...
"Simply by firing up Spotify and streaming... John and Yoko’s Give Peace a Chance, or Black Sabbath’s War Pigs, or Bob Dylan’s Masters of War – you can now do your bit to fund the arms industry." - @mrkocnnll.bsky.social
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
Mark O'Connell: If you didn’t have qualms about Spotify before, wait until you hear what its founder has done
Over the past couple of years, tech investors have pivoted toward a collective embrace of the military-industrial complex
www.irishtimes.com
July 28, 2025 at 7:16 AM
"Simply by firing up Spotify and streaming... John and Yoko’s Give Peace a Chance, or Black Sabbath’s War Pigs, or Bob Dylan’s Masters of War – you can now do your bit to fund the arms industry." - @mrkocnnll.bsky.social
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
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The greatest man I have known died this week. He was there for me - and for others - during the darkest of days. I'm going to miss him.
ryandelarge.wordpress.com/2025/07/25/t...
ryandelarge.wordpress.com/2025/07/25/t...
Tom Backora: The bridge over troubled water
Tom Backora changed my life. Not only that, he probably saved it. Tom was there for me during the darkest of days, showing up with nourishment for my ailing soul when I needed it most. He was a fat…
ryandelarge.wordpress.com
July 25, 2025 at 9:01 PM
The greatest man I have known died this week. He was there for me - and for others - during the darkest of days. I'm going to miss him.
ryandelarge.wordpress.com/2025/07/25/t...
ryandelarge.wordpress.com/2025/07/25/t...
The greatest man I have known died this week. He was there for me - and for others - during the darkest of days. I'm going to miss him.
ryandelarge.wordpress.com/2025/07/25/t...
ryandelarge.wordpress.com/2025/07/25/t...
Tom Backora: The bridge over troubled water
Tom Backora changed my life. Not only that, he probably saved it. Tom was there for me during the darkest of days, showing up with nourishment for my ailing soul when I needed it most. He was a fat…
ryandelarge.wordpress.com
July 25, 2025 at 9:01 PM
The greatest man I have known died this week. He was there for me - and for others - during the darkest of days. I'm going to miss him.
ryandelarge.wordpress.com/2025/07/25/t...
ryandelarge.wordpress.com/2025/07/25/t...
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Worth a watch:
Head of Signal, Meredith Whittaker, on so-called "agentic AI" and the difference between how it's described in the marketing and what access and control it would actually require to work as advertised.
Head of Signal, Meredith Whittaker, on so-called "agentic AI" and the difference between how it's described in the marketing and what access and control it would actually require to work as advertised.
June 26, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Worth a watch:
Head of Signal, Meredith Whittaker, on so-called "agentic AI" and the difference between how it's described in the marketing and what access and control it would actually require to work as advertised.
Head of Signal, Meredith Whittaker, on so-called "agentic AI" and the difference between how it's described in the marketing and what access and control it would actually require to work as advertised.
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This short video of mine tells the tale of how I received my first animation commission in January, and how it ended up turning into a 9-day speedrun for an entire music video.
I made a mini video essay about being commissioned to make animation for a music video:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxTA...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxTA...
How I Got My First Animation Commission & Ended Up on a Speedrun
YouTube video by booradleyboo
www.youtube.com
June 23, 2025 at 2:20 PM
This short video of mine tells the tale of how I received my first animation commission in January, and how it ended up turning into a 9-day speedrun for an entire music video.
Damien Duff and Juan Roman Riquelme in a 2006 adidas football TV ad.
June 22, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Damien Duff and Juan Roman Riquelme in a 2006 adidas football TV ad.
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As ever, excellent, but how did I miss the story of a big tech company booking AN ENTIRE STREET OF CITY CENTRE PUBS for a conference do? Are we a AirBnB-ifying our streets/locals now?
"Why does it feel like all the other cities got to choose their own motto while Dublin’s was seemingly selected by someone who hates the city and everyone in it?"
This week's Surrealing in the Years.
This week's Surrealing in the Years.
Surrealing in the Years: Dublin city needs a new motto. I have some suggestions.
Dublin city: 592,713 people, one public toilet.
www.thejournal.ie
June 21, 2025 at 8:50 AM
As ever, excellent, but how did I miss the story of a big tech company booking AN ENTIRE STREET OF CITY CENTRE PUBS for a conference do? Are we a AirBnB-ifying our streets/locals now?
Reposted by Ryan Kelly
I made a mini video essay about being commissioned to make animation for a music video:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxTA...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxTA...
How I Got My First Animation Commission & Ended Up on a Speedrun
YouTube video by booradleyboo
www.youtube.com
June 22, 2025 at 1:31 PM
I made a mini video essay about being commissioned to make animation for a music video:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxTA...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxTA...
Discovering 'The Great Agnostic' in Rome, plus Ballymena, MrBeast and what I've been listening to this week
ryandelarge.wordpress.com/2025/06/14/w...
ryandelarge.wordpress.com/2025/06/14/w...
‘We rise by lifting others’ – Discovering Ingersoll in Rome
A chance viewing of a festive neon art fixture in Rome burned the words, “we rise by lifting others” into my mind and I’ve thought about what it means ever since in a world that h…
ryandelarge.wordpress.com
June 17, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Discovering 'The Great Agnostic' in Rome, plus Ballymena, MrBeast and what I've been listening to this week
ryandelarge.wordpress.com/2025/06/14/w...
ryandelarge.wordpress.com/2025/06/14/w...
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“We rise by lifting others”
Those glowing words popped in Piazza San Pantaleo and burned into my brain during a visit to Rome in early January 2024. I’ve thought about them ever since.
ryandelarge.wordpress.com/2025/06/14/w...
Those glowing words popped in Piazza San Pantaleo and burned into my brain during a visit to Rome in early January 2024. I’ve thought about them ever since.
ryandelarge.wordpress.com/2025/06/14/w...
‘We rise by lifting others’ – Discovering Ingersoll in Rome
A chance viewing of a festive neon art fixture in Rome burned the words, “we rise by lifting others” into my mind and I’ve thought about what it means ever since in a world that h…
ryandelarge.wordpress.com
June 14, 2025 at 6:07 PM
“We rise by lifting others”
Those glowing words popped in Piazza San Pantaleo and burned into my brain during a visit to Rome in early January 2024. I’ve thought about them ever since.
ryandelarge.wordpress.com/2025/06/14/w...
Those glowing words popped in Piazza San Pantaleo and burned into my brain during a visit to Rome in early January 2024. I’ve thought about them ever since.
ryandelarge.wordpress.com/2025/06/14/w...
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I wrote this about how to read and why.
Books remain the best technology ever invented to understand life and the world. There is no alternative.
Every book you read helps you build a richer picture of the entire world.
jmarriott.substack.com/p/how-i-read
Books remain the best technology ever invented to understand life and the world. There is no alternative.
Every book you read helps you build a richer picture of the entire world.
jmarriott.substack.com/p/how-i-read
How to read and why
I love reading and I love advice about how to read.
jmarriott.substack.com
June 7, 2025 at 9:20 AM
I wrote this about how to read and why.
Books remain the best technology ever invented to understand life and the world. There is no alternative.
Every book you read helps you build a richer picture of the entire world.
jmarriott.substack.com/p/how-i-read
Books remain the best technology ever invented to understand life and the world. There is no alternative.
Every book you read helps you build a richer picture of the entire world.
jmarriott.substack.com/p/how-i-read
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BBC 6 Music News tells me Musk wants to set up a ‘centrist’ party.
Is great replacement theory centrism now?
Btw almost all stories on 6 Music heads were about immigration - Labour can’t get down asylum hotel costs; Pam Bondi clip.
Barely a single story about an actual news of a real world event
Is great replacement theory centrism now?
Btw almost all stories on 6 Music heads were about immigration - Labour can’t get down asylum hotel costs; Pam Bondi clip.
Barely a single story about an actual news of a real world event
June 7, 2025 at 7:35 AM
BBC 6 Music News tells me Musk wants to set up a ‘centrist’ party.
Is great replacement theory centrism now?
Btw almost all stories on 6 Music heads were about immigration - Labour can’t get down asylum hotel costs; Pam Bondi clip.
Barely a single story about an actual news of a real world event
Is great replacement theory centrism now?
Btw almost all stories on 6 Music heads were about immigration - Labour can’t get down asylum hotel costs; Pam Bondi clip.
Barely a single story about an actual news of a real world event