Dean Van Nguyen
@deanvannguyen.bsky.social
Writer. Irish-Vietnamese. Author of Iron Age: The Art of Ghostface Killah (2019) and Words for My Comrades: A Political History of Tupac Shakur (May 2025). Agent: Chris Clemans at Janklow Nesbit
Excerpt from Hilary Mantel’s review of Robocop archive.spectator.co.uk/article/20th...
February 11, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Excerpt from Hilary Mantel’s review of Robocop archive.spectator.co.uk/article/20th...
Have these people considered that Simon Harris is making fools of them?
January 15, 2026 at 12:34 AM
Have these people considered that Simon Harris is making fools of them?
Bought a box of eighteen bags of Tayto for a fiver
January 5, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Bought a box of eighteen bags of Tayto for a fiver
New USA same as the old USA
January 3, 2026 at 5:53 PM
New USA same as the old USA
New USA same as the old USA
January 3, 2026 at 5:52 PM
New USA same as the old USA
Late contender for worst take of 2025. Leave the Hootenanny alone!
January 1, 2026 at 10:58 AM
Late contender for worst take of 2025. Leave the Hootenanny alone!
Maybe it’s the alcohol and beers but getting emotional watching this pair still doing their thing on the great Amandaland
December 25, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Maybe it’s the alcohol and beers but getting emotional watching this pair still doing their thing on the great Amandaland
There are many films OTY lists like it but this one is mine
December 23, 2025 at 2:26 PM
There are many films OTY lists like it but this one is mine
As I still have some subscription time left on this photo editing app, here's my albums of the year list as a photo. Like Obama but with immaculate taste
December 20, 2025 at 8:54 PM
As I still have some subscription time left on this photo editing app, here's my albums of the year list as a photo. Like Obama but with immaculate taste
Inspired by Jay’s #beyondfriday Blu-ray collection, I started my own set today by picking up this bespoke edition of Demolition Man, which I’ll watch right now…
December 13, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Inspired by Jay’s #beyondfriday Blu-ray collection, I started my own set today by picking up this bespoke edition of Demolition Man, which I’ll watch right now…
What if Alan Shearer turned up one week with a full head of hair and refused to admit he used to be bald?
December 12, 2025 at 9:26 PM
What if Alan Shearer turned up one week with a full head of hair and refused to admit he used to be bald?
This is what people who hang rumbled tricolours at half-mast spend their time thinking about
December 12, 2025 at 3:37 PM
This is what people who hang rumbled tricolours at half-mast spend their time thinking about
A lot going on here 😂
December 12, 2025 at 10:07 AM
A lot going on here 😂
More and more people agree: Words for My Comrades is a classic
December 3, 2025 at 7:17 PM
More and more people agree: Words for My Comrades is a classic
December 1, 2025 at 5:52 PM
This is neither an overhaul or tighten. Asylum seekers make up a small proportion of inward migration. They’re also the worst off. Making their situation more painful to appease a few morons who believe refugees make their own lives worse, it’s brutal
November 27, 2025 at 8:31 AM
This is neither an overhaul or tighten. Asylum seekers make up a small proportion of inward migration. They’re also the worst off. Making their situation more painful to appease a few morons who believe refugees make their own lives worse, it’s brutal
Here’s something: Words for My Comrades has been included on NPR’s annual Books We Love list!
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November 24, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Here’s something: Words for My Comrades has been included on NPR’s annual Books We Love list!
apps.npr.org/best-books/i...
apps.npr.org/best-books/i...
Parrott, Ferguson and Ogbene at the World Cup
November 13, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Parrott, Ferguson and Ogbene at the World Cup
I remembered that Roger Ebert didn’t get to see The Wolf of Wall Street, Silence, The Irishman and Killers of the Flower Moon. It made me sad
November 12, 2025 at 7:48 PM
I remembered that Roger Ebert didn’t get to see The Wolf of Wall Street, Silence, The Irishman and Killers of the Flower Moon. It made me sad
From Eamonn Sweeney’s sports column in the Indo 👏
November 9, 2025 at 10:33 AM
From Eamonn Sweeney’s sports column in the Indo 👏
Interesting flick, The Smashing Machine. There’s been Qs on whether Mark Kerr has lived a life deserving of a biopic, but it’s both the story of the birth of the UFC and convincing depiction of what a corrosive relationship can look like. A lot of the film is very good, just don’t expect a Rocky arc
November 7, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Interesting flick, The Smashing Machine. There’s been Qs on whether Mark Kerr has lived a life deserving of a biopic, but it’s both the story of the birth of the UFC and convincing depiction of what a corrosive relationship can look like. A lot of the film is very good, just don’t expect a Rocky arc