Brían Hanrahan
@hanrahanistan.bsky.social
2 hypooneiric 2 curiolatrous
Pinned
sudden rain I must shelter under his menacing gaze
November 27, 2025 at 12:27 AM
sudden rain I must shelter under his menacing gaze
ofc the more radical position would address the very idea of "sea level" itself
November 26, 2025 at 11:39 PM
ofc the more radical position would address the very idea of "sea level" itself
"US-Americans" seems like a good option: easy to say, marks a distinction & makes a point, but not in a super heavy way
I recommend it! 😄
I recommend it! 😄
November 26, 2025 at 10:49 PM
"US-Americans" seems like a good option: easy to say, marks a distinction & makes a point, but not in a super heavy way
I recommend it! 😄
I recommend it! 😄
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Navajo Weavers by Pennington & Rowland, 1914. More images from Native America in our Photo Print Shop 👇
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November 26, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Navajo Weavers by Pennington & Rowland, 1914. More images from Native America in our Photo Print Shop 👇
photos.legendsofamerica.com/nativeameric...
photos.legendsofamerica.com/nativeameric...
a wantaway wantaway
November 26, 2025 at 8:32 PM
a wantaway wantaway
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this passing shelter of mine has slowly become a home; the eaves are deep in rotting leaves, moss covers the foundations
Kamo no Chōmei, Hōjōki, c.1212 CE
Kamo no Chōmei, Hōjōki, c.1212 CE
November 26, 2025 at 7:25 PM
this passing shelter of mine has slowly become a home; the eaves are deep in rotting leaves, moss covers the foundations
Kamo no Chōmei, Hōjōki, c.1212 CE
Kamo no Chōmei, Hōjōki, c.1212 CE
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My novel is coming out with Melville House next year and I’m very excited to share it with you!
November 26, 2025 at 1:05 PM
My novel is coming out with Melville House next year and I’m very excited to share it with you!
in literal Row Z
November 26, 2025 at 3:15 AM
in literal Row Z
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the sweetness of it
December 20, 2024 at 12:34 AM
the sweetness of it
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Coming out in February, this must read: "Intoxicated Ways of Knowing. The Untold Story of Intoxicants and the Biological Subject in Nineteenth-Century Germany."
Intoxicated Ways of Knowing
Argues that intoxication was fundamental to German physiological, psychological, and psychiatric research during the nineteenth century. Intoxicating substances can be found lurking in every corner ...
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November 25, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Coming out in February, this must read: "Intoxicated Ways of Knowing. The Untold Story of Intoxicants and the Biological Subject in Nineteenth-Century Germany."
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an interviewer once asked Buñuel: "what would you do if you had 24 hours to live?"
he says "I'd sleep 23 of them"
he says "I'd sleep 23 of them"
...when a dog wandered in and shat on the altar, like something out of Buñuel
June 18, 2025 at 5:23 AM
an interviewer once asked Buñuel: "what would you do if you had 24 hours to live?"
he says "I'd sleep 23 of them"
he says "I'd sleep 23 of them"
if you’re going to burn bridges, do it in the morning; you’ll have all day to savour it as your waking self
November 25, 2025 at 8:57 PM
if you’re going to burn bridges, do it in the morning; you’ll have all day to savour it as your waking self
underrated book
November 25, 2025 at 5:32 PM
underrated book
when I was a kid, a "gallon" seemed an enormous, almost mythical quantity, only used for "petrol" (a mysterious substance)
November 25, 2025 at 5:07 PM
when I was a kid, a "gallon" seemed an enormous, almost mythical quantity, only used for "petrol" (a mysterious substance)
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“‘Oh, my favorite song,' she said / And it was Jussi singing ‘Je crois entendre encore’”
Prince, "Ballad of Dorothy Parker"
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Prince, "Ballad of Dorothy Parker"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XW8L...
The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker (2020 Remaster)
YouTube video by Prince - Topic
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February 9, 2025 at 2:47 PM
“‘Oh, my favorite song,' she said / And it was Jussi singing ‘Je crois entendre encore’”
Prince, "Ballad of Dorothy Parker"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XW8L...
Prince, "Ballad of Dorothy Parker"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XW8L...
most 🇺🇸 thing I ever ate was blueberry pancakes with blueberry jam and fresh blueberries 🫐🫐
November 25, 2025 at 2:47 PM
most 🇺🇸 thing I ever ate was blueberry pancakes with blueberry jam and fresh blueberries 🫐🫐
Franklin Collao, Spark & Ash, 2024
November 25, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Franklin Collao, Spark & Ash, 2024
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all's well that means well
November 25, 2025 at 1:53 PM
all's well that means well
authorize your narcissism
November 25, 2025 at 12:36 AM
authorize your narcissism
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From the series ‘historical Chinese passports’ 護照: Here’s an exit passport (!) issued by Cai Yuanpei 蔡元培, president of Academia Sinica, to a German scholar in 1932 🤯🤯
November 23, 2025 at 9:19 PM
From the series ‘historical Chinese passports’ 護照: Here’s an exit passport (!) issued by Cai Yuanpei 蔡元培, president of Academia Sinica, to a German scholar in 1932 🤯🤯
you have a great idea, you're happy as beans, you walk around with it a couple days, you realize it's a great idea with a massive big flaw in it, you wonder where tf your head was at in the 2-day meantime
humbling bumbling dialectic, of blindness and insight
humbling bumbling dialectic, of blindness and insight
November 23, 2025 at 9:07 PM
you have a great idea, you're happy as beans, you walk around with it a couple days, you realize it's a great idea with a massive big flaw in it, you wonder where tf your head was at in the 2-day meantime
humbling bumbling dialectic, of blindness and insight
humbling bumbling dialectic, of blindness and insight
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Coole Geschichte: Agloe war ein Wasserzeichen. Ein fiktiver Ort, der auf Landkarten lediglich eingezeichnet wurde, um Plagiate zu erkennen. Da der Ort aber nunmal auf der Karte war, benutzten die Leute den Namen, und aus Papier wurde Wirklichkeit.
Agloe – Wikipedia
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November 23, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Coole Geschichte: Agloe war ein Wasserzeichen. Ein fiktiver Ort, der auf Landkarten lediglich eingezeichnet wurde, um Plagiate zu erkennen. Da der Ort aber nunmal auf der Karte war, benutzten die Leute den Namen, und aus Papier wurde Wirklichkeit.
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The English word ‘blue’ is a horse of a different colour.
While ‘blue’ is related to the words in its Germanic sister languages, such as German ‘blau’ and Swedish ‘blå’, it took a different route.
Its Germanic ancestor was loaned to French, where it became ‘bleu’, and then borrowed into English:
While ‘blue’ is related to the words in its Germanic sister languages, such as German ‘blau’ and Swedish ‘blå’, it took a different route.
Its Germanic ancestor was loaned to French, where it became ‘bleu’, and then borrowed into English:
November 23, 2025 at 5:36 PM
The English word ‘blue’ is a horse of a different colour.
While ‘blue’ is related to the words in its Germanic sister languages, such as German ‘blau’ and Swedish ‘blå’, it took a different route.
Its Germanic ancestor was loaned to French, where it became ‘bleu’, and then borrowed into English:
While ‘blue’ is related to the words in its Germanic sister languages, such as German ‘blau’ and Swedish ‘blå’, it took a different route.
Its Germanic ancestor was loaned to French, where it became ‘bleu’, and then borrowed into English:
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A rare 35mm Weimar treat unearthed by Tony Fletcher @BFI archive, starring Andrée Lafayette, Bernhard Goetzke and the multi-talented former Barcelona player Félix de Pomés!
Also new Fort Lee Blu-ray!
ithankyouarthur.blogspot.com/2025/11/dont...
Also new Fort Lee Blu-ray!
ithankyouarthur.blogspot.com/2025/11/dont...
Don't be judgy… The Hangman (1928) with Colin Sell, Kennington Bioscope
This was a Weimar surprise unearthed on 35mm from the BFI’s archives by the diligence of Tony Fletcher and given its first outing in man...
ithankyouarthur.blogspot.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:29 PM
A rare 35mm Weimar treat unearthed by Tony Fletcher @BFI archive, starring Andrée Lafayette, Bernhard Goetzke and the multi-talented former Barcelona player Félix de Pomés!
Also new Fort Lee Blu-ray!
ithankyouarthur.blogspot.com/2025/11/dont...
Also new Fort Lee Blu-ray!
ithankyouarthur.blogspot.com/2025/11/dont...