Tomás Murray
@tomasjmurray.bsky.social
Lean left • Tom is fine • Far from the west of Ireland now • Fond of cats, jazz, old films, paintings, poetry, stout, & Sylvia • Sylvia most of all
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Never funnier than when Hudson fails to outdrink her in the fourth greatest ever American comedy.
February 14, 2026 at 12:22 AM
Never funnier than when Hudson fails to outdrink her in the fourth greatest ever American comedy.
It’s Thelma’s birthday tomorrow.
February 13, 2026 at 10:52 PM
It’s Thelma’s birthday tomorrow.
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Rare solar phenomenon over Dublin - sunset. Can remember the last time I saw one.
February 13, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Rare solar phenomenon over Dublin - sunset. Can remember the last time I saw one.
Georges Simenon, Writer, #BornOnThisDay in 1903, in Liège, Belgium
February 13, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Georges Simenon, Writer, #BornOnThisDay in 1903, in Liège, Belgium
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Saw her in person last year.
February 12, 2026 at 10:53 PM
Saw her in person last year.
Dude. Or Dudette. Boss, either way.
February 12, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Dude. Or Dudette. Boss, either way.
It’s Kim’s birthday tomorrow.
February 12, 2026 at 9:12 PM
It’s Kim’s birthday tomorrow.
What movie moment made you exclaim . . .
“THIS IS CINEMA.”
“THIS IS CINEMA.”
February 12, 2026 at 3:21 PM
What movie moment made you exclaim . . .
“THIS IS CINEMA.”
“THIS IS CINEMA.”
It’s Joseph’s birthday tomorrow.
February 11, 2026 at 10:32 PM
It’s Joseph’s birthday tomorrow.
What a thoroughly vile man Ratcliffe is.
One of the ways I know there's no God is that a _British_ person can use the word 'colonised' like this and not immediately got vaporised.
'The UK has been colonised by immigrants', says INEOS boss and Man Utd co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe
February 11, 2026 at 9:24 PM
What a thoroughly vile man Ratcliffe is.
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Roy Fuller, Poet, Novelist, Memoirist, #BornOnThisDay in 1912, in Failsworth, England
(Anthony Powell dedicated his novel ‘The Soldier’s Art’ to him.)
From ‘Royal Naval Air Station’:
(Anthony Powell dedicated his novel ‘The Soldier’s Art’ to him.)
From ‘Royal Naval Air Station’:
February 11, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Roy Fuller, Poet, Novelist, Memoirist, #BornOnThisDay in 1912, in Failsworth, England
(Anthony Powell dedicated his novel ‘The Soldier’s Art’ to him.)
From ‘Royal Naval Air Station’:
(Anthony Powell dedicated his novel ‘The Soldier’s Art’ to him.)
From ‘Royal Naval Air Station’:
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Here’s how Debussy’s Bruyères is going. The second half, not here, is actually easier, but I keep making silly mistakes, so you get the first half, which is getting close.
February 11, 2026 at 12:27 AM
Here’s how Debussy’s Bruyères is going. The second half, not here, is actually easier, but I keep making silly mistakes, so you get the first half, which is getting close.
It’s Joseph L.’s birthday tomorrow.
February 10, 2026 at 11:02 PM
It’s Joseph L.’s birthday tomorrow.
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And here is a clipping that has lived in my head a long time, from Martin Bernheimer of the Los Angeles Times in 1985. A reminder of the barriers Leontyne Price helped break down (and also that the nameless diva's attitude is still with us).
February 10, 2026 at 4:12 PM
And here is a clipping that has lived in my head a long time, from Martin Bernheimer of the Los Angeles Times in 1985. A reminder of the barriers Leontyne Price helped break down (and also that the nameless diva's attitude is still with us).
Douglas Slocombe, Cinematographer, #BornOnThisDay in 1913, in Putney, London
February 10, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Douglas Slocombe, Cinematographer, #BornOnThisDay in 1913, in Putney, London
Bertolt Brecht, Playwright, Theatre Director, Poet, #BornOnThisDay in 1898, in Augsburg, German Empire
February 10, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Bertolt Brecht, Playwright, Theatre Director, Poet, #BornOnThisDay in 1898, in Augsburg, German Empire
Leontyne Price, Soprano, #BornOnThisDay in 1927, in Laurel, Mississippi
🎶 I may be sad at times, and disinclined to play,
But it’s not bad at times to go your own sweet way.
Nobody’s arms belong to me,
No arms feel strong to me. 🎶
youtu.be/WBH9Mdsybsw?...
🎶 I may be sad at times, and disinclined to play,
But it’s not bad at times to go your own sweet way.
Nobody’s arms belong to me,
No arms feel strong to me. 🎶
youtu.be/WBH9Mdsybsw?...
February 10, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Leontyne Price, Soprano, #BornOnThisDay in 1927, in Laurel, Mississippi
🎶 I may be sad at times, and disinclined to play,
But it’s not bad at times to go your own sweet way.
Nobody’s arms belong to me,
No arms feel strong to me. 🎶
youtu.be/WBH9Mdsybsw?...
🎶 I may be sad at times, and disinclined to play,
But it’s not bad at times to go your own sweet way.
Nobody’s arms belong to me,
No arms feel strong to me. 🎶
youtu.be/WBH9Mdsybsw?...
“Scattered, uncoordinated shapes from a fabulous past, infinitely removed from life; and yet bringing with them memories of things real and imagined.”
February 10, 2026 at 1:28 AM
“Scattered, uncoordinated shapes from a fabulous past, infinitely removed from life; and yet bringing with them memories of things real and imagined.”
It’s Joyce’s birthday tomorrow.
📸 Gordon Anthony (1940s)
📸 Gordon Anthony (1940s)
February 9, 2026 at 11:28 PM
It’s Joyce’s birthday tomorrow.
📸 Gordon Anthony (1940s)
📸 Gordon Anthony (1940s)
Mrs Patrick Campbell, Actress, #BornOnThisDay in 1865, in London
February 9, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Mrs Patrick Campbell, Actress, #BornOnThisDay in 1865, in London
Ronald Colman, Actor, #BornOnThisDay in 1891, in Richmond, Surrey, England
February 9, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Ronald Colman, Actor, #BornOnThisDay in 1891, in Richmond, Surrey, England
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So, @tomasjmurray.bsky.social, what I am doing instead of football tonight is going to the theater to see one of your favorites.
February 8, 2026 at 11:15 PM
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Dominic Dyer: @number10cat.bsky.social Larry the Cat will have been in Downing Street 15 years next week, he is the most stable thing about British politics these days
February 6, 2026 at 10:49 PM
Dominic Dyer: @number10cat.bsky.social Larry the Cat will have been in Downing Street 15 years next week, he is the most stable thing about British politics these days
It’s Edith’s birthday tomorrow.
📸 Angus McBean (1949)
📸 Angus McBean (1949)
February 8, 2026 at 12:16 AM
It’s Edith’s birthday tomorrow.
📸 Angus McBean (1949)
📸 Angus McBean (1949)