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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“What would you think
To be thus used? This is the strangers’ case;
And this your mountainish inhumanity.”
To be thus used? This is the strangers’ case;
And this your mountainish inhumanity.”
Ian McKellen performs “The Strangers’ Case” speech from “Sir Thomas More” on Colbert.
February 5, 2026 at 9:34 PM
“What would you think
To be thus used? This is the strangers’ case;
And this your mountainish inhumanity.”
To be thus used? This is the strangers’ case;
And this your mountainish inhumanity.”
Barbara Hershey, Actress, #BornOnThisDay in 1948, in Los Angeles
February 5, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Barbara Hershey, Actress, #BornOnThisDay in 1948, in Los Angeles
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Spectacular power on display at the pier in Wicklow town.
February 5, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Spectacular power on display at the pier in Wicklow town.
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Charlotte Rampling, Actress, Model, Singer, #BornOnThisDay in 1946, in Sturmer, Essex, England
📸 Cecil Beaton (1972)
📸 Cecil Beaton (1972)
February 5, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Charlotte Rampling, Actress, Model, Singer, #BornOnThisDay in 1946, in Sturmer, Essex, England
📸 Cecil Beaton (1972)
📸 Cecil Beaton (1972)
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Jeff Bezos is the worst thing to have happened to books since the library in Alexandria burned down in 48BC
February 4, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Jeff Bezos is the worst thing to have happened to books since the library in Alexandria burned down in 48BC
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This is awful. John is one of my favorite people in this business, a wonderful writer and a skilled editor who did a great job running a book section that covered more, and more interesting, ground than most. John has forgotten more about books than most people will ever know.
I'll say more before too long, but for now: Thanks to anyone who has ever read and supported the Post's books coverage.
February 4, 2026 at 5:57 PM
This is awful. John is one of my favorite people in this business, a wonderful writer and a skilled editor who did a great job running a book section that covered more, and more interesting, ground than most. John has forgotten more about books than most people will ever know.
Nigel Bruce, Actor, #BornOnThisDay in 1895, in Ensenada, Mexico
February 4, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Nigel Bruce, Actor, #BornOnThisDay in 1895, in Ensenada, Mexico
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Morning Has Broken.
February 1, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Morning Has Broken.
Robert Coote, Actor, #BornOnThisDay in 1909, in London
February 4, 2026 at 11:04 AM
Robert Coote, Actor, #BornOnThisDay in 1909, in London
Ida Lupino, Actress, Director, Writer, Producer, #BornOnThisDay in 1918, in London
February 4, 2026 at 10:56 AM
Ida Lupino, Actress, Director, Writer, Producer, #BornOnThisDay in 1918, in London
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Good evening from Freddie, who has chosen a new spot to practice her hobby of baleful staring. 😆🐈⬛❤️
February 3, 2026 at 10:28 PM
Good evening from Freddie, who has chosen a new spot to practice her hobby of baleful staring. 😆🐈⬛❤️
This is a wonderful piece. And wonderfully written.
In 1942, RKO slashed 43 minutes from Orson Welles's "The Magnificent Ambersons" and slapped on a happy ending. Now, an A.I. company wants to restore what was lost. Are they righting a historic wrong or descrating a classic? My deep dive, in this week's New Yorker. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Deepfaking Orson Welles’s Mangled Masterpiece
Will an A.I. restoration of “The Magnificent Ambersons” right a historic wrong or desecrate a classic?
www.newyorker.com
February 3, 2026 at 10:29 PM
This is a wonderful piece. And wonderfully written.
Carl Theodor Dreyer, Director, #BornOnThisDay in 1889, in Copenhagen
February 3, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Carl Theodor Dreyer, Director, #BornOnThisDay in 1889, in Copenhagen
Mabel Mercer, Singer, #BornOnThisDay in 1900, in Burton upon Trent, England
February 3, 2026 at 12:49 PM
Mabel Mercer, Singer, #BornOnThisDay in 1900, in Burton upon Trent, England
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Continuing the 457th Columbo rewatch. After last night’s confirmation that SWAN SONG is a relative dud, nice to watch the neat, near-perfect PLAYBACK. Featuring a lovely closing shot of forlorn Gena Rowlands. What telly. What supreme telly.
February 3, 2026 at 1:17 AM
Continuing the 457th Columbo rewatch. After last night’s confirmation that SWAN SONG is a relative dud, nice to watch the neat, near-perfect PLAYBACK. Featuring a lovely closing shot of forlorn Gena Rowlands. What telly. What supreme telly.
I like the nameplate.
Rory
Cat
I suspect we all need reminding who & what we are occasionally.
Rory
Cat
I suspect we all need reminding who & what we are occasionally.
Rory “works” by sleeping in a fluffy bed on Stacey’s desk all day. (If she’s running late in the morning, he will go badger her to get to it.)
She’s out of town, and he’s taking the change of office locations in stride.
She’s out of town, and he’s taking the change of office locations in stride.
February 2, 2026 at 7:37 PM
I like the nameplate.
Rory
Cat
I suspect we all need reminding who & what we are occasionally.
Rory
Cat
I suspect we all need reminding who & what we are occasionally.
Stan Getz, Tenor Saxophonist, #BornOnThisDay in 1927, in Philadelphia
February 2, 2026 at 9:35 AM
Stan Getz, Tenor Saxophonist, #BornOnThisDay in 1927, in Philadelphia
Sonny Stitt, Jazz Saxophonist, #BornOnThisDay in 1924, in Boston
February 2, 2026 at 9:34 AM
Sonny Stitt, Jazz Saxophonist, #BornOnThisDay in 1924, in Boston
S. Z. Sakall, Actor, #BornOnThisDay in 1883, in Budapest
February 2, 2026 at 9:32 AM
S. Z. Sakall, Actor, #BornOnThisDay in 1883, in Budapest
James Joyce, Writer, #BornOnThisDay in 1882, in Rathgar, Dublin
February 2, 2026 at 9:26 AM
James Joyce, Writer, #BornOnThisDay in 1882, in Rathgar, Dublin
It’s Bonita’s birthday tomorrow.
February 1, 2026 at 11:52 PM
It’s Bonita’s birthday tomorrow.
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February 1, 2026 at 9:11 PM
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Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
February 1, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
John Ford, Director, #BornOnThisDay in 1894, in Cape Elizabeth, Maine
February 1, 2026 at 12:58 PM
John Ford, Director, #BornOnThisDay in 1894, in Cape Elizabeth, Maine