Tanya Dean
@deantanya.bsky.social
Theatre. Academia. Food. Stories.
Dad jokes and enthusiasm.
Dad jokes and enthusiasm.
A Japanese Island Preserves an Ancient and Ghostly Theater Form www.nytimes.com/2025/09/06/w...
A Japanese Island Preserves an Ancient and Ghostly Theater Form
www.nytimes.com
September 8, 2025 at 3:07 PM
A Japanese Island Preserves an Ancient and Ghostly Theater Form www.nytimes.com/2025/09/06/w...
Reposted by Tanya Dean
This is Tuffy. He is the only example of taking up the whole sidewalk that is not only justifiable, but encouraged. 14/10 (IG: mypittuffy)
August 21, 2025 at 10:17 PM
This is Tuffy. He is the only example of taking up the whole sidewalk that is not only justifiable, but encouraged. 14/10 (IG: mypittuffy)
Danny DeVito’s relatives are among the last residents of Dublin’s O’Connell Street
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dubl...
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dubl...
Danny DeVito’s relatives are among the last residents of Dublin’s O’Connell St
Generations of Cafollas, Borzas and DiVitos worked and lived over the shop on O’Connell Street, but some are starting to leave as the city’s main street changes
www.irishtimes.com
August 14, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Danny DeVito’s relatives are among the last residents of Dublin’s O’Connell Street
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dubl...
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dubl...
Upstaged by Raccoons? The Joys of Playing Shakespeare in Central Park. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/t...
Upstaged by Raccoons? The Joys of Playing Shakespeare in Central Park.
www.nytimes.com
August 6, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Upstaged by Raccoons? The Joys of Playing Shakespeare in Central Park. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/t...
Bite Club: The Fraternity That Awaits You After a Shark Attack www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/w...
Bite Club: The Fraternity That Awaits You After a Shark Attack
www.nytimes.com
August 5, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Bite Club: The Fraternity That Awaits You After a Shark Attack www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/w...
The Relationship Advice Couples Counselors Swear By www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/w...
The Relationship Advice Couples Counselors Swear By
www.nytimes.com
July 25, 2025 at 8:53 AM
The Relationship Advice Couples Counselors Swear By www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/w...
The Best Relationship Advice We’ve Heard So Far This Year www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/w...
The Best Relationship Advice We’ve Heard So Far This Year
www.nytimes.com
July 3, 2025 at 8:52 AM
The Best Relationship Advice We’ve Heard So Far This Year www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/w...
Reposted by Tanya Dean
We all need a place where we feel safe…
Goodnight everybody. Sweet dreams.
Goodnight everybody. Sweet dreams.
June 27, 2025 at 2:49 AM
We all need a place where we feel safe…
Goodnight everybody. Sweet dreams.
Goodnight everybody. Sweet dreams.
How, in the name of God, had I forgotten this?!?
June 16, 2025 at 5:02 PM
How, in the name of God, had I forgotten this?!?
Slow and Steady, This Poem Will Win Your Heart www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Slow and Steady, Kay Ryan’s “Turtle” Poem Will Win Your Heart (Gift Article)
A.O. Scott ponders the specific gravity and unlikely grace of Kay Ryan’s “Turtle.” And we have a game to help you memorize it.
www.nytimes.com
June 14, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Slow and Steady, This Poem Will Win Your Heart www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Reposted by Tanya Dean
Great article proposing an interesting solution to a complicated problem.
Worth a read:
www.rte.ie/culture/2025...
Worth a read:
www.rte.ie/culture/2025...
Support, don't star: rethinking the Arts Council's role
Theatremaker Dan Colley asks: Has the Arts Council of Ireland taken on too much 'main character energy'?
www.rte.ie
June 8, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Great article proposing an interesting solution to a complicated problem.
Worth a read:
www.rte.ie/culture/2025...
Worth a read:
www.rte.ie/culture/2025...
“But Pratchett’s great strength as a writer — and as a human being — was empathy…Discworld is not about how to be good, but about how to do good, and why even the smallest acts of kindness matter.”
www.nytimes.com/article/terr...
www.nytimes.com/article/terr...
The Essential Terry Pratchett
www.nytimes.com
May 28, 2025 at 8:22 AM
“But Pratchett’s great strength as a writer — and as a human being — was empathy…Discworld is not about how to be good, but about how to do good, and why even the smallest acts of kindness matter.”
www.nytimes.com/article/terr...
www.nytimes.com/article/terr...
Reposted by Tanya Dean
We need more swords in musical theater. Do you understand how powerful it is to do a concert performance in a tailored suit while wielding a sword?
Do you understand??
Do you understand??
May 22, 2025 at 9:12 PM
We need more swords in musical theater. Do you understand how powerful it is to do a concert performance in a tailored suit while wielding a sword?
Do you understand??
Do you understand??
“The way that pain has historically been managed has long been influenced by racism and sexism, ACOG noted in the guidance. Studies have found that health care professionals sometimes underestimate how much pain a female patient experiences and don’t perceive female pain to be urgent…”
New Guidelines Call on Doctors to Take IUD Insertion Pain Seriously
www.nytimes.com
May 16, 2025 at 9:06 AM
“The way that pain has historically been managed has long been influenced by racism and sexism, ACOG noted in the guidance. Studies have found that health care professionals sometimes underestimate how much pain a female patient experiences and don’t perceive female pain to be urgent…”
Reposted by Tanya Dean
Please enjoy these shelter pups reacting to getting a kiss. Some are bashful, some have butterflies, and all deserve approximately 10 million more. 14/10 for all
May 14, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Please enjoy these shelter pups reacting to getting a kiss. Some are bashful, some have butterflies, and all deserve approximately 10 million more. 14/10 for all
Reposted by Tanya Dean
Great to see @abbeytheatre.bsky.social putting on this post-show discussion re: Irish playwright Mary Manning on 23 April, featuring the brilliant scholars Dr. Cathy Leeney, Dr. Feargal Whelan, and @deantanya.bsky.social!:
www.abbeytheatre.ie/whats-on/nim...
www.abbeytheatre.ie/whats-on/nim...
Nimble Brain and Caustic Tongue - Abbey Theatre
On the 23rd of April, explpre the cultural context and legacy of Mary Manning with a panel of specialists in Irish theatre and culture.
www.abbeytheatre.ie
April 18, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Great to see @abbeytheatre.bsky.social putting on this post-show discussion re: Irish playwright Mary Manning on 23 April, featuring the brilliant scholars Dr. Cathy Leeney, Dr. Feargal Whelan, and @deantanya.bsky.social!:
www.abbeytheatre.ie/whats-on/nim...
www.abbeytheatre.ie/whats-on/nim...
