Karl Whitney
@karlwhitney.ie
Writer // Books: HIDDEN CITY (Penguin) and HIT FACTORIES (Weidenfeld & Nicolson) // http://www.karlwhitney.ie
November 22, 2025 at 12:27 PM
The sound of Anglesey '82
November 20, 2025 at 2:34 PM
The sound of Anglesey '82
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Me and @eireannmor.bsky.social have a few words on @rte.ie about small presses, the "rich forest of independent publishing," and the Dublin Small Press Fair @dublinsmpressfair.bsky.social (28/29 November, Pearse St library):
www.rte.ie/culture/2025...
www.rte.ie/culture/2025...
In praise of small presses: Ireland's indie publishers celebrated
Ahead of the inaugural Dublin Small Press Fair this November, co-founders Tim Groenland and Éireann Lorsung salute a golden age for independent publishing in Ireland.
www.rte.ie
November 11, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Me and @eireannmor.bsky.social have a few words on @rte.ie about small presses, the "rich forest of independent publishing," and the Dublin Small Press Fair @dublinsmpressfair.bsky.social (28/29 November, Pearse St library):
www.rte.ie/culture/2025...
www.rte.ie/culture/2025...
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“When faced with greed, envy, calumny, perfidy, or lies, people […] say indulgently, ‘That's human!’ With an excuse like that, they clearly show that they are renouncing any expectations of generosity or greatness from man.”
—Simone de Beauvoir
In this new 🐧 📕 ed. @jonathanwebber.bsky.social 👏 👇
—Simone de Beauvoir
In this new 🐧 📕 ed. @jonathanwebber.bsky.social 👏 👇
November 15, 2025 at 4:15 PM
“When faced with greed, envy, calumny, perfidy, or lies, people […] say indulgently, ‘That's human!’ With an excuse like that, they clearly show that they are renouncing any expectations of generosity or greatness from man.”
—Simone de Beauvoir
In this new 🐧 📕 ed. @jonathanwebber.bsky.social 👏 👇
—Simone de Beauvoir
In this new 🐧 📕 ed. @jonathanwebber.bsky.social 👏 👇
An Expressway bus being towed.
November 15, 2025 at 2:26 PM
An Expressway bus being towed.
The celeb speaking tour phenomenon is very strange.
November 14, 2025 at 11:36 AM
The celeb speaking tour phenomenon is very strange.
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The Penguin Book of Existentialist Philosophy
edited by me
is published today in the UK!
(Australia and North America publication is next February.)
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The Penguin Book of Existentialist Philosophy
edited by me
is published today in the UK!
(Australia and North America publication is next February.)
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The Penguin Book of Existentialist Philosophy
'Superb ... I can't imagine a better way of meeting the existentialists in all their variety' - Sarah Bakewell, author of At the Existentialist Café
‘We are thrown into the world at every moment, an...
www.penguin.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 2:08 PM
✨✨
The Penguin Book of Existentialist Philosophy
edited by me
is published today in the UK!
(Australia and North America publication is next February.)
✨✨
The Penguin Book of Existentialist Philosophy
edited by me
is published today in the UK!
(Australia and North America publication is next February.)
✨✨
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Patti Smith on tour again
November 11, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Patti Smith on tour again
Sign of a good Martin Scorsese is if the eyes follow you around the room
November 10, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Sign of a good Martin Scorsese is if the eyes follow you around the room
Sarko in prison was a strong brand
November 10, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Sarko in prison was a strong brand
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So nice to see this out in the world. Congratulations to @jonathanwebber.bsky.social!
October 31, 2025 at 1:57 PM
So nice to see this out in the world. Congratulations to @jonathanwebber.bsky.social!
A larger number of volumes of collected journalism being pumped out this Christmas, or just the usual amount?
November 5, 2025 at 2:37 PM
A larger number of volumes of collected journalism being pumped out this Christmas, or just the usual amount?
July: no more porn.
August: everyone gonna do flags now!
August: everyone gonna do flags now!
November 1, 2025 at 1:10 PM
July: no more porn.
August: everyone gonna do flags now!
August: everyone gonna do flags now!
So nice to see this out in the world. Congratulations to @jonathanwebber.bsky.social!
October 31, 2025 at 1:57 PM
So nice to see this out in the world. Congratulations to @jonathanwebber.bsky.social!
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Steve Albini's father, Frank, features in Norman Maclean's classic non-fiction book about wildfire, Young Men and Fire.
May 11, 2024 at 5:10 PM
Steve Albini's father, Frank, features in Norman Maclean's classic non-fiction book about wildfire, Young Men and Fire.
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"An accessible and funny guide to millennia of aphorisms" @karlwhitney.ie on The World in A Phrase in @irishexaminer.bsky.social 🙏4📖ing! www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ar... #aphorisms
Karl Whitney: Is it better to let ideas fumble on the long route or set them in stone?
Etching into stone implies permanence, and that requires an eye on the eternal. When a sentence is for life, it’s best to keep it short, writes Karl Whitney
www.irishexaminer.com
October 27, 2025 at 12:35 PM
"An accessible and funny guide to millennia of aphorisms" @karlwhitney.ie on The World in A Phrase in @irishexaminer.bsky.social 🙏4📖ing! www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ar... #aphorisms
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I wrote about aphorisms, gravestones and the [art of the?] sentence for the Irish Examiner.
Is it better to be messy and alive or concise and dead? www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ar...
Karl Whitney: Is it better to let ideas fumble on the long route or set them in stone?
Etching into stone implies permanence, and that requires an eye on the eternal. When a sentence is for life, it’s best to keep it short, writes Karl Whitney
www.irishexaminer.com
October 25, 2025 at 1:14 PM
I wrote about aphorisms, gravestones and the [art of the?] sentence for the Irish Examiner.
I wrote about aphorisms, gravestones and the [art of the?] sentence for the Irish Examiner.
Is it better to be messy and alive or concise and dead? www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ar...
Karl Whitney: Is it better to let ideas fumble on the long route or set them in stone?
Etching into stone implies permanence, and that requires an eye on the eternal. When a sentence is for life, it’s best to keep it short, writes Karl Whitney
www.irishexaminer.com
October 25, 2025 at 1:14 PM
I wrote about aphorisms, gravestones and the [art of the?] sentence for the Irish Examiner.
Reposted by Karl Whitney
Is it better to be messy and alive or concise and dead? www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ar...
Karl Whitney: Is it better to let ideas fumble on the long route or set them in stone?
Etching into stone implies permanence, and that requires an eye on the eternal. When a sentence is for life, it’s best to keep it short, writes Karl Whitney
www.irishexaminer.com
October 24, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Is it better to be messy and alive or concise and dead? www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ar...
Is it better to be messy and alive or concise and dead? www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ar...
Karl Whitney: Is it better to let ideas fumble on the long route or set them in stone?
Etching into stone implies permanence, and that requires an eye on the eternal. When a sentence is for life, it’s best to keep it short, writes Karl Whitney
www.irishexaminer.com
October 24, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Is it better to be messy and alive or concise and dead? www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ar...
wen is national leprechaun day
October 19, 2025 at 11:37 AM
wen is national leprechaun day