Joe Culley
@therealculls.bsky.social
Writer, editor (ex Irish Times, ex History Ireland - nearly ex altogether).
History, Golf, Italia.
Now doing private walking tours of Dublin - General, Literary, Rebellion - with info@walkingtours.ie.
History, Golf, Italia.
Now doing private walking tours of Dublin - General, Literary, Rebellion - with info@walkingtours.ie.
Dear @nytimes.com
This opening paragraph is 66 words.
Fifty years ago the News Editor would have sighed and quietly indicated to his assistant that the time had come to let you, the trainee reporter, know you didn't need to come in again.
The very first thing you learn to write is a tight obit.
This opening paragraph is 66 words.
Fifty years ago the News Editor would have sighed and quietly indicated to his assistant that the time had come to let you, the trainee reporter, know you didn't need to come in again.
The very first thing you learn to write is a tight obit.
January 14, 2026 at 1:05 AM
Dear @nytimes.com
This opening paragraph is 66 words.
Fifty years ago the News Editor would have sighed and quietly indicated to his assistant that the time had come to let you, the trainee reporter, know you didn't need to come in again.
The very first thing you learn to write is a tight obit.
This opening paragraph is 66 words.
Fifty years ago the News Editor would have sighed and quietly indicated to his assistant that the time had come to let you, the trainee reporter, know you didn't need to come in again.
The very first thing you learn to write is a tight obit.
I've just started reading a (newish) book about Captain James Cook, and I can't be the first to see Trevor Howard.
@thehistoryguy.bsky.social
#TheWideWideSea
@thehistoryguy.bsky.social
#TheWideWideSea
January 13, 2026 at 5:50 PM
I've just started reading a (newish) book about Captain James Cook, and I can't be the first to see Trevor Howard.
@thehistoryguy.bsky.social
#TheWideWideSea
@thehistoryguy.bsky.social
#TheWideWideSea
Well, this is a first for me: a letter in today's @IrishTimes about an article which appears in - today's @IrishTimes.
Is this a record?
@frankie49.bsky.social
Is this a record?
@frankie49.bsky.social
January 13, 2026 at 12:07 PM
Well, this is a first for me: a letter in today's @IrishTimes about an article which appears in - today's @IrishTimes.
Is this a record?
@frankie49.bsky.social
Is this a record?
@frankie49.bsky.social
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The Batman tv show is 60.
Adam West should have got an Emmy for this scene alone.
I love DeNiro, Washington, Day-Lewis etc but none of them have had an acting challenge like this.
youtu.be/tgCkmUS1IYI?...
Adam West should have got an Emmy for this scene alone.
I love DeNiro, Washington, Day-Lewis etc but none of them have had an acting challenge like this.
youtu.be/tgCkmUS1IYI?...
Bruce Wayne / Batman Has a Conversation With Himself
YouTube video by loomyaire
youtu.be
January 12, 2026 at 10:13 PM
The Batman tv show is 60.
Adam West should have got an Emmy for this scene alone.
I love DeNiro, Washington, Day-Lewis etc but none of them have had an acting challenge like this.
youtu.be/tgCkmUS1IYI?...
Adam West should have got an Emmy for this scene alone.
I love DeNiro, Washington, Day-Lewis etc but none of them have had an acting challenge like this.
youtu.be/tgCkmUS1IYI?...
@anniewestdotcom
Ever seen this?
Ever seen this?
January 12, 2026 at 10:10 PM
@anniewestdotcom
Ever seen this?
Ever seen this?
Finger on the pulse.
January 12, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Finger on the pulse.
The first episode of #CHEERS is on TG4 tonight at 9pm.
I'm guessing @anniewestdotcom.bsky.social could recite the entire thing.
#pressrecord
I'm guessing @anniewestdotcom.bsky.social could recite the entire thing.
#pressrecord
January 12, 2026 at 6:06 PM
The first episode of #CHEERS is on TG4 tonight at 9pm.
I'm guessing @anniewestdotcom.bsky.social could recite the entire thing.
#pressrecord
I'm guessing @anniewestdotcom.bsky.social could recite the entire thing.
#pressrecord
Slow but pleased.
Clues by Sam - Jan 11th 2026
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#cluesbysam
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Clues by Sam - Jan 11th 2026
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Clues by Sam
A daily logic puzzle where you deduce who is a criminal!
cluesbysam.com
January 11, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Slow but pleased.
Clues by Sam - Jan 11th 2026
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Clues by Sam - Jan 11th 2026
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It's called getting old(er).
It's one of the main benefits.
It's one of the main benefits.
January 11, 2026 at 2:45 PM
It's called getting old(er).
It's one of the main benefits.
It's one of the main benefits.
I'd say that's not the only lapdog in her life.
Adriaen Isenbrandt (?Antwerp C. 1500-1551 Bruges)
Portrait of Lady with a Lapdog
(Christie's)
Portrait of Lady with a Lapdog
(Christie's)
January 10, 2026 at 9:56 PM
I'd say that's not the only lapdog in her life.
Shit. God bless America.
Gives you hope.
Gives you hope.
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Philadelphia Sheriff Rochelle Bilal - "You don't want this smoke.."
January 9, 2026 at 11:21 PM
Shit. God bless America.
Gives you hope.
Gives you hope.
Reposted by Joe Culley
'Brain Rot' - inspired by the Irish famine, apparently...
7year old this morning: Mama can I look up where brain rot came from?
Me: Oh, sure—I think it’s an internet thing but look it up…
7: It says here it’s from some author, Henry David Thoreau?!
Me: ?!?!?!
Dying laughing—but the OED also cites Walden for the first usage of the word…
Me: Oh, sure—I think it’s an internet thing but look it up…
7: It says here it’s from some author, Henry David Thoreau?!
Me: ?!?!?!
Dying laughing—but the OED also cites Walden for the first usage of the word…
January 9, 2026 at 1:10 PM
'Brain Rot' - inspired by the Irish famine, apparently...
Reposted by Joe Culley
Magnifico (obvs)
8 Jan 1642: d. Galileo Galelei, astronomer, physicist, observer #otd
January 8, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Magnifico (obvs)
Reposted by Joe Culley
Every word, a stepping stone on an amazing journey.
January 8, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Every word, a stepping stone on an amazing journey.
It's a complete cluster fort.
January 8, 2026 at 12:52 AM
It's a complete cluster fort.
Reposted by Joe Culley
Stately, plump Buck Mulligan came from the stairhead, bearing a bowl of lather on which a mirror and a Gillette INTIMATE™ pubic hair trimmer lay crossed.
January 7, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Stately, plump Buck Mulligan came from the stairhead, bearing a bowl of lather on which a mirror and a Gillette INTIMATE™ pubic hair trimmer lay crossed.
Reposted by Joe Culley
Yes let everyone hammer government about X but all the opposition politicians complaining are also using X
As are all media outlets.
None of them want to actually stop using the platform
As are all media outlets.
None of them want to actually stop using the platform
January 7, 2026 at 12:57 PM
Yes let everyone hammer government about X but all the opposition politicians complaining are also using X
As are all media outlets.
None of them want to actually stop using the platform
As are all media outlets.
None of them want to actually stop using the platform
Reposted by Joe Culley
Where do #China's iconic red lanterns come from? Almost all of them are made by hand in this one village in #Hebei Province. We went there to take a look as they rush to finish the new year orders.
CLICK ON LINK BELOW to view...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FK0y...
CLICK ON LINK BELOW to view...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FK0y...
The village making lanterns for Lunar New Year | BBC News
YouTube video by BBC News
www.youtube.com
January 7, 2026 at 5:25 AM
Where do #China's iconic red lanterns come from? Almost all of them are made by hand in this one village in #Hebei Province. We went there to take a look as they rush to finish the new year orders.
CLICK ON LINK BELOW to view...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FK0y...
CLICK ON LINK BELOW to view...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FK0y...
Alfred E Newman
British Teen Returning From Semester In U.S. Regales Friends With Tale Of Food That Tastes Good https://theonion.com/british-teen-returning-from-semester-in-u-s-regales-friends-with-tale-of-food-that-tastes-good/
January 6, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Alfred E Newman
Here's a link to that article (though I don't know if you will be able to access it if you are not a subscriber). It is absolutely fascinating, and the first of four.
www.newyorker.com/magazine/192...
www.newyorker.com/magazine/192...
January 6, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Here's a link to that article (though I don't know if you will be able to access it if you are not a subscriber). It is absolutely fascinating, and the first of four.
www.newyorker.com/magazine/192...
www.newyorker.com/magazine/192...