Art Riordan
@artriordan.bsky.social
Play-acting & -wrighting. soap-dispensing.
It is now shockingly clear that, for the first time in its history, there are no cute hoors in Fianna Fáil.
October 6, 2025 at 2:43 PM
It is now shockingly clear that, for the first time in its history, there are no cute hoors in Fianna Fáil.
I'd be slow to credit Pam Bondi with any wit, but I do like when she pronounces Ghislaine as Girleen.
August 12, 2025 at 11:35 AM
I'd be slow to credit Pam Bondi with any wit, but I do like when she pronounces Ghislaine as Girleen.
Into another sleek machine that looks like it belongs in a Kubrick film but those lower case letters made me wonder if I'd strayed into a veterinary ward.
June 30, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Into another sleek machine that looks like it belongs in a Kubrick film but those lower case letters made me wonder if I'd strayed into a veterinary ward.
A short sketch I wrote for Anne Enright's Nighthawks. #Bloomsday
June 16, 2025 at 12:08 PM
A short sketch I wrote for Anne Enright's Nighthawks. #Bloomsday
I heard a pundit this morning saying Fianna Fáil had won "the popular vote". How American.
May 4, 2025 at 3:32 PM
I heard a pundit this morning saying Fianna Fáil had won "the popular vote". How American.
Appointing a czar. How could that EVER go wrong?
May 3, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Appointing a czar. How could that EVER go wrong?
Aside from sounding a bit computery in a turn-of-the-century way, is there some advantage to saying 2.0 instead of 2?
April 27, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Aside from sounding a bit computery in a turn-of-the-century way, is there some advantage to saying 2.0 instead of 2?
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The Venn Diagram of people who don't know how to express information visually is a straight line.
April 23, 2025 at 10:26 AM
The Venn Diagram of people who don't know how to express information visually is a straight line.
A good puzzle would be cross Dublin without slipstreaming on the weed-smoke of passers-by.
March 28, 2025 at 7:07 PM
A good puzzle would be cross Dublin without slipstreaming on the weed-smoke of passers-by.
In the US, oligarchy thrives due to an inherent flaw in US culture: a lack of begrudgery
March 26, 2025 at 10:27 AM
In the US, oligarchy thrives due to an inherent flaw in US culture: a lack of begrudgery
The ball is now in Putin's court. As is Trump.
March 16, 2025 at 7:41 AM
The ball is now in Putin's court. As is Trump.
Great work by Tony Clayton-Lea, eliciting lovely memories and insights from the Bowie alumni.
February 28, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Great work by Tony Clayton-Lea, eliciting lovely memories and insights from the Bowie alumni.
"Communism" is such a weirdly extreme snarl-word in the US, I'm puzzled that more disaffected youngsters don't declare themselves to be communists. It'd cause more parental discomfort than Goth.
February 3, 2025 at 9:59 AM
"Communism" is such a weirdly extreme snarl-word in the US, I'm puzzled that more disaffected youngsters don't declare themselves to be communists. It'd cause more parental discomfort than Goth.
January 30, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Ridiculous calling it a Nazi salute.
It was a Roman salute.
The Roman salute that the Nazis did.
It was a Roman salute.
The Roman salute that the Nazis did.
January 23, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Ridiculous calling it a Nazi salute.
It was a Roman salute.
The Roman salute that the Nazis did.
It was a Roman salute.
The Roman salute that the Nazis did.
Later, the ceremonial return of the borrowed classified documents.
January 20, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Later, the ceremonial return of the borrowed classified documents.
January 17, 2025 at 3:48 PM