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Tag Archives: Bloomsday
Bloomsday on Broadway
At Symphony Space, on 95th and Broadway. Organized and run by Isaiah Sheffer – this was their 26th year. Yesterday was exhilarating, hysterical, interesting, sometimes boring, fun, challenging, and at times revelatory. It was also an awesome escape. So needed. … Continue reading
Work. Leisure.
I got a lot of work done yesterday – on what you can see trapped by the flower pot here … and I’ve been working under, shall we say, duress these days … it’s been very hard to focus, due … Continue reading
“I May Be Blind”
Note from James Joyce to Nora Barnacle, on June 15, 1904. She was a waitress. He had asked her “out” – which, in Dublin, in those days, just meant going for a walk. She had blown him off. He sent … Continue reading
Speaking of Bloomsday:
I’m all trembly right now. I have always wanted to go to the all-day Bloomsday celebration – created by Isaiah Sheffer – held at the Symphony Space – I’ve been hearing about it for years. Frank McCourt describes the vibe … Continue reading
Bloomsday Centennial
Dispatches from Dublin, 2004 One excerpt I like: While waiting in the queue, I eavesdropped on a Dubliner explaining to his son what all the fuss is about. He offered a fairly concise summary of the book, but it was … Continue reading
Fionnula’s Molly
I knew I could count on Mental Multivitamin for a gorgeous Bloomsday post. Fionnula Flanagan, a well-known Irish actress (maybe more so in Europe than here – she was one of the creepy dead in The Others) – has made … Continue reading
Bloomsday in Pittsburgh
A lovely lovely post. Introibo ad altare Dei …
The First Date
Hahahahahaha Exactly!