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Eoin Smith @eoinsmith.eurosky.social · 18/10/2026

Still in a dream (2026) - Simon Reynolds Shoegave, slackers and the reinvention of rock, 1984-1994

Front cover of Still in a dream by Simon Reynolds

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Eoin Smith @eoinsmith.eurosky.social · 27/09/2026

after yorkshire puddings this good we may never be able to make them again. Pinnacle achieved.

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Eoin Smith @eoinsmith.eurosky.social · 16/09/2026

Traitors' Nest (2026) Frances Hardinge Brilliant peasant's revolt medieval fantasy. Part Dark Lord of Derkholm by Diana Wynne Jones, part The Spirit of the Laws by Montesquieu. All fabulous.

front cover of Frances Hardinge's Traitors' Nest.

One of the black & white woodcut style illustrations by Nick Hayes shows a female figure hirltch her skirts to run up the path to the postern gate of a castle.

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Eoin Smith @eoinsmith.eurosky.social · 12/09/2026

Fuck Trump and all the horses he rode in on!

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Eoin Smith @eoinsmith.eurosky.social · 07/09/2026

American Mules (2021) Martina Evans

front cover of Martina Evan's American Mules

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Eoin Smith @eoinsmith.eurosky.social · 06/09/2026

The Summer We Crossed Europe in the Rain Songs for Stacey Kent Kazuo Ishiguro illustrated by Bianca Bagnarelli

Front cover of The Summer We Crossed Europe in the Rain by Kazuo Ishiguro. Illustrated by Bianca Bagnarelli.
A young couple tango in the shade of an open station. The rails strech on in the mid day sun.

A woman in reflevtive shades sits under a red and white sun umbrella and turns to look at us the viewer. One of the lenses in her glasses reflects the man she is sitting with.

a woman with her arms protectively folded looks up from a crowded pavement. a plane streaking across the sky is reflected in her shades.

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Eoin Smith @eoinsmith.eurosky.social · 06/09/2026

The Will to Change - Men, Masculinity, and Love Bell Hooks

front cover of bell hook's The Will to Change

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Eoin Smith @eoinsmith.eurosky.social · 25/08/2026

The Castle - Adventures in a World of Unravelling Men Jon Ronson

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Eoin Smith @eoinsmith.eurosky.social · 16/08/2026

Klara and The Sun Kazuo Ishiguro

front cover of Kazuo Ishiguro' Klara and The Sun.

Bright red cover shows a pale square with a slocer of a gold disc in the upper right corner.

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Eoin Smith @eoinsmith.eurosky.social · 14/08/2026

Was looking thru old photos from 2021 and I found this brilliant panel from Adam Murphy's brilliant version of P&P in his Corpse Talk comic. "Bite me lady. I do what I like". With her hair all coming out in bits. Love it.

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Eoin Smith @eoinsmith.eurosky.social · 25/07/2026

Citizen Poet - essays Eavan Boland

front cover of Eavan Boland's collected essays - Citizen Poet

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Eoin Smith @eoinsmith.eurosky.social · 20/07/2026

Uncommon People - Britpop and beyond in 20 songs Miranda Sawyer

Front cover of Uncommon People by Miranda Sawyer.
A woman at a festival in a bucket hat sits atop the crowd. Hands aloft.

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Eoin Smith @eoinsmith.eurosky.social · 11/07/2026

Instead of a gun you could eat a Dracula ice pop. I bought a 6 pack and everyone else is scared of them - more for me.

HB Dracula ice pop package - bright yellow background with a black ice lolly with a red centre dripping out of the bite mark slants across the centre of the box.

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Eoin Smith @eoinsmith.eurosky.social · 05/07/2026

Orlando Virginia Woolf adapted by Jules Scheele

Front cover of Jules Scheel's graphic adaptation of Virginia Woolf's Orlando.

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Eoin Smith @eoinsmith.eurosky.social · 25/06/2026

Got Glint Morning swim. So lucky

small small swell breaks in the shore by my toes as the 8 o'clock sun glints off the still sea and glares just above the frame.

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Eoin Smith @eoinsmith.eurosky.social · 24/06/2026

The World after Gaza Pankaj Mishra

Fromt cover of Pankaj Mishra's The world after Gaza.
The title & author in black text on white background fill the cover.
2 colourful rips cross from the cover - blue through World, red through Gaza.

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Eoin Smith @eoinsmith.eurosky.social · 21/06/2026

22:45 South County Dublin - still some light in the sky

last gleam of the longest day's light over the top of Carysfort NS Blackrock

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Eoin Smith @eoinsmith.eurosky.social · 18/06/2026

Oh Cherry honey, got me stuck on a rope

Cherry Came Too
by The Jesus and Mary Chain

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Eoin Smith @eoinsmith.eurosky.social · 14/06/2026

Implement Plans Beta and Tau! Immediately.

Cameron Hodge has a comminocation device built into his flip ring.
A flip ring.
The cover on his chunky signet type ring flips back.

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Eoin Smith @eoinsmith.eurosky.social · 05/06/2026

Hold the phone. Gail Simone in her Uncanny #29 this week gives Sean 2 panels as Gaeilge comforting Siren. I saw her calling out here for Irish speakers to help her. Who gave her the steer? Lovely stuff.

Banshee stands in a doorway saying " But I couldn't stay away from ye, lassie.
Rinneadh Luíochán romham. Tá brón orm. Fuist anois, a stór.
Tá do dhaidí anseo. Táim anseo."

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Eoin Smith @eoinsmith.eurosky.social · 05/06/2026

There is a panel later (much later) in Percy's run on X-Force in the Krakoan era when Sean's cousin Black Tom leaps into action shouting "Mayo for Sam!" which I love.

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Eoin Smith @eoinsmith.eurosky.social · 02/06/2026

Self-Portrait as Othello Jason Allen-Paisant

Front cover of Jason Allen-Paisant's Self-Portrait as Othello shows Kehinde Wiley's paontong Willem van Heythusen. An ornate gilt frame surrounds a burgundy background with a printed floral motif amidst which stands our hero - white tracksuit with a navy stripe down leg & arm, timbalands, neat goatee and tight cut hair. Holds a regal stance much aided by the large sword in his rigjt hand, tip down to the ground.

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Eoin Smith @eoinsmith.eurosky.social · 02/06/2026

Maybe I'm Amazed A story of love and connection in ten songs John Harris

front cover of John Harris's Maybe I'm amazed

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Eoin Smith @eoinsmith.eurosky.social · 26/05/2026

This is the day the cuckoo likes So do i

Cover of Christy Moore's Box Set which has my fav version of his This is the day

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Eoin Smith @eoinsmith.eurosky.social · 26/05/2026

pull the covers back put on the clothes you lack

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Eoin Smith @eoinsmith.eurosky.social · 18/05/2026

Fall of x starts with the Hellfire Gala. Which gave 2 great mini series Jean Grey by Louise Simonson The Resurrection of Magneto by Al Ewing and ended with X-men 35

Cover of the X-men Hellfire Gala - Fall of x

Cover of Resurrection Of Magneto trade by Al Ewing

Cover of Jean Grey #4 by Louise Simonson

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Eoin Smith @eoinsmith.eurosky.social · 18/05/2026

X-men - First Krakoan age Hickman's Hox Pox Then Duggan's run on X-men And Ewing on X-men Red And Gillen on Immortal X-men

Front cover of Jonathon Hickman's
House of X
by Pepe Laraz

cover of Kieron Gillen's Immortal X-men Vol 5.

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Eoin Smith @eoinsmith.eurosky.social · 17/05/2026

Wild Seed Octavia E. Butler (I didn't finish the Patternmaster quartet, yet. Just the first book in this volume Wild Seed)

Front cover to Octavia E. Butler's Seed to Harvest collection which holds all 4 of her Patternmaster books.
Cover is spectacular.
Top half is white with black text for tje author's name and this collection and it's contents all listed.
Bottom half is suffused in a vibrabt green emanating from the heart of the female figure whose hands are cupping a seedling.

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Eoin Smith @eoinsmith.eurosky.social · 09/05/2026

While dropping election literature through letterboxes on a terraced redbricked street in Drumcondra, Dublin last weekend I saw this plaque. I was picturing a Flann O'Brienesque Lovelace & Babbage comic for the next 3 streets. Holding on to the joy that peaks through the cracks.

Irish Scientist.ie have a plaque on the red bricked wall in Drumcondra to commerate Percy Edwin Ludgate 1882 - 1922. Plaque claims he built the world's 2nd computer in this house.
Google him. Fabulous.

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