Mark Doyle

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Historian of Britain, Ireland, empire, music, etc. Once wrote a book on the Kinks. Now working on John Cale's Paris 1919 for 33 1/3 books, plus a thing on African-descended people in Irish history. Here because I want to spend more time with my phone.

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French voters vs. the far right

Hang on, hang on. So the polls were... wrong?

Accidental phone photo or never-before-seen William Eggleston masterpiece?

When you pass Leonard in Montreal, you have to post about it. It's the law.

Devastated to wake up and find Starmer hasn't fixed Britain yet.

Good morning, comrades.

Congratulations to my UK friends. You've had a hell of a 14 years. Nothing witty to say - just congratulations.

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I'm in Canada for the Fourth of July. 10/10 would recommend.

Cheeky of the Brits to have an election on the very same day America invented freedom.

I'm in Canada for the Fourth of July. 10/10 would recommend.

Thinking of getting one of these for my home.

Reading a biography of Emily Dickinson and it's a shame the one photo we have of her doesn't convey what a weirdo she was.

Welp.

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A challenge for local historical societies such as one on whose board I serve here is that they can become static: not expanding their collections beyond "ye olde" whatever, not changing their exhibits in content/conception. Success = rejuvenated vision & community engagement 1/8

People are talking about their favorite black and white movies like they watch any other kind.

My children are sitting on a balcony near a beach making up stories about the seagulls flying by. I haven't told them yet about the debate.

Anybody watch the debate last night? How was it?

My tinnitus has been getting worse and I must say it's ruining Cage's 4'33" for me.

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It's Orwell's birthday. Celebrate by making the perfect cup of tea. www.orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-f...

A Nice Cup of Tea | The Orwell Foundationwww.orwellfoundation.com 'Tea is meant to be bitter, just as beer is meant to be bitter. If you sweeten it, you are no longer tasting the tea, you are merely tasting the sugar...'

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Alice in Wonderland illustrated by Tove Jansson This just popped up on insta and now I need to find the whole thing.

These guys are very good.

New track for Etran de l'Aïr - Ighre Massina etrandelair.bandcamp.com/track/ighre-... #NP

Ighre Massina, by Etran de L'Aïretrandelair.bandcamp.com from the album 100% Sahara Guitar

It's Orwell's birthday. Celebrate by making the perfect cup of tea. www.orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-f...

Morning rush at the local milkweed.

Haven't seen this red-white-blue-and-black beauty out in the wild in some time - and at the wonderful Amherst Books, too. Always a thrill.

Update: this is one of the most perfect little books I know.

How I Spent My Summer Solstice

Clearing out some of my mother-in-law's (many many) books. If you could save just one from this give-away box, what would it be?

Writing a Gordon Lightfootesque ballad honoring all the ants who drowned after I found them in the Honey Nut Cheerios this morning.

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The American Vaudeville Museum Archive has thousands of pictures of Vaudeville performers from the decades of the artform's heyday. vaudeville.library.a... #c19th #c20th 🗃️

GPT-5 will have 'PhD-level' intelligence.

I'm on vacation and forcing myself to relax and it's hell.