Dem girls was played on RTE gold about an hour ago. Ye’re all over the wireless

Eoin Colfer’s Highfire & a reread of Alison Bechdel’s Fun Home

Whiplash!

Haha yeah. I think you’re supposed to bounce off it though. Rufus says he wrote it when he had a boyfriend who was a teacher and when the boyfriend told him about all these young girls who were smitten with him, Rufus found he was angry with them. The Song gently mocks and humanises the character

I’m a sucker for story songs and interesting twists in lyrics so it got me from the beginning. I love the “I” character, and the story behind the idea to write it.

John Waters’ Hand-Made, Oddball Christmas Cards: 1964-Present www.openculture.com/2023/12/john...

John Waters’ Hand-Made, Oddball Christmas Cards: 1964-Present

Ten years ago, we featured John Waters' handmade Christmas cards, which he's been making since he was a high-school student in 1964, long before William S. Open Culture, openculture.com

Fuck it

Here's my round-up of the year in movies: 20 discoveries, seven old favourites, six stinkers, six re-appraisals, five obsessions. Featuring Nicol Williamson, Joan Fontaine, Kathryn Bigelow, Zac Efron, some kung fu movies, and these... advicetothelovelorn.blogspot.com/2023/12/Film...

From Ten till Dusk, A Portrait of the Royal Hibernian Academy of Arts @RHAGallery in Twelve Stories - read an extract from the new book via RTÉ Culture. This is a shortened version of Chapter 7 - There is a Man (1985) t.co/uTz9PrvZD7

Cristín Leach's portrait of the RHA in twelve stories, extracted

The Royal Hibernian Academy of Arts (RHA) was founded in Dublin by Royal Charter in 1823.