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Jim MacMillan (he/him) @jimmacmillan.com · 03/10/2026

Tonight we stopped in at St. Peter’s cultural center/former church to see the kickoff for the Samhain/Halloween/Dragon of Shandon Parade in Cork.

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Jim MacMillan (he/him) @jimmacmillan.com · 03/10/2026

The Marina Market is presently packed with costumed characters attending Cork Comic Con in the adjoining event spaces this weekend.

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Jim MacMillan (he/him) @jimmacmillan.com · 03/10/2026

Same view now, 20 minutes later. I spiced up the first one a little in Photoshop but this one is completely unfiltered.

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Jim MacMillan (he/him) @jimmacmillan.com · 03/10/2026

Dawn in Cork just now, almost making up for yesterday.

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Jim MacMillan (he/him) @jimmacmillan.com · 02/10/2026

Just one more cityscape for this week from Blackpool.

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Jim MacMillan (he/him) @jimmacmillan.com · 02/10/2026

Really enjoying my travels through Blackpool this week. I think I just missed a better moment here but I’ll keep looking.

Telephoto view compressing several connected home as a pedestrian pushes a bicycle up a hill.

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Jim MacMillan (he/him) @jimmacmillan.com · 01/10/2026

I’ve taken on a new project in Blackpool for the next month at least and I’m excited to have some new views of Cork.

Cork cityscape with steeples under blues skies with white clouds at top, and commercial and residential buildings, traffic and pedestrians below.

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Jim MacMillan (he/him) @jimmacmillan.com · 25/09/2026

Departing inspired. Ingesting before I share. On a bus to Heathrow now but spotted this sweet muscle car a couple of nights ago:

Buick Riviera rolls past the Bridge of Sighs at Oxford.

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Jim MacMillan (he/him) @jimmacmillan.com · 24/09/2026

Here’s another moment from Oxford last night: joggers passing Radcliffe Camera. I’m just spending time with smart people and consuming a lot of info so far. I’ll need a while to really ingest it. Heading back to Cork tomorrow.

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Jim MacMillan (he/him) @jimmacmillan.com · 23/09/2026

Great first day at Oxford. Moonrise a few minutes ago:

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Jim MacMillan (he/him) @jimmacmillan.com · 23/09/2026

Good morning from Oxford. Last hour I caught the sun coming up behind punts nearby on the River Cherwell.

Sun coming up through trees behind punts parked in a cluster on the River Cherwell.

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Jim MacMillan (he/him) @jimmacmillan.com · 22/09/2026

Incredibly excited to be heading here now for the rest of this week:

Flyer for AI, Journalism & Society masterclass this week at the Reuters Journalism Institute at the University of Oxford

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Jim MacMillan (he/him) @jimmacmillan.com · 19/09/2026

National Culture Night event last night at Cork City Hall: The Devil’s in the Dance Hall "tells how Ireland’s old dance halls became centres of community life... until church and state moved to close them down through the 1935 Dance Hall Act." culturenight.ie/event/city-h...

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Jim MacMillan (he/him) @jimmacmillan.com · 18/09/2026

I think our team has poured 1,000 drinks of water tonight at The Devil’s in the Dance Hall, part of National Culture Night at the Concert Hall in Cork City Hall.

Hundreds of people dancing in auditorium with band on stage at Cork City Hall, viewed from balcony at rear.

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Jim MacMillan (he/him) @jimmacmillan.com · 17/09/2026

I'm really excited about these shows, I hope they do more duets and that everybody posts a lot of videos: cmatbaby.com/live/

Screenshot from CMAT homepage listing four shows supporting Brandi Carlile in the US running tonight through 22 September

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Jim MacMillan (he/him) @jimmacmillan.com · 11/09/2026

Had the opportunity to attend several sessions today at another invigorating @ucc.ie conference and took this photo on their lush green campus on the way in. The event: www.ucc.ie/en/casilac/r...

River reflecting green trees, blue sky, distant stone bridge with small figures crossing

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Jim MacMillan (he/him) @jimmacmillan.com · 11/09/2026

Last week I wrote about my life since 9/11. Last year I was asked to write this account of my first 24 hours. I’ve still got this ticket stub. jimmacmillan.com/ground-zero/

Amtrak ticket stub dated 11SEP01 in the palm of my hand.

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Jim MacMillan (he/him) @jimmacmillan.com · 09/09/2026

Good morning from Cork. #SpeirGorm #unfiltered sunrise a few minutes ago:

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Jim MacMillan (he/him) @jimmacmillan.com · 06/09/2026

Twenty-five years after I photographed Ground Zero, The Philadelphia Inquirer gave my images, and my new essay about living with the trauma, extraordinary space in today’s Sunday paper. I’m enormously grateful for their care and attention, @inquirer.com. | Online: www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...

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Jim MacMillan (he/him) @jimmacmillan.com · 04/09/2026

Dropped in to see it today… Terrific exhibition, fantastic gallery and priceless experience. And it’s free!

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Jim MacMillan (he/him) @jimmacmillan.com · 29/08/2026

Thank you for the very precise tip @donncha.mastodon.ie.ap.brid.gy! Good to know, though unfortunately there was some scaffolding in the way when I popped in today.

Black-and-white images of skyline with church steeples and clouds, looking north from Cork city centre.

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Jim MacMillan (he/him) @jimmacmillan.com · 28/08/2026

Just got back home to Cork. Beautiful evening. Playing with my new (used) camera.

Cranes above tops of buildings under constructions, and two seagulls.

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Jim MacMillan (he/him) @jimmacmillan.com · 28/08/2026

Just another moment from our soggy walkabout yesterday at Trinity College Dublin.

Two people in raincoats walk past building with columns.

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Jim MacMillan (he/him) @jimmacmillan.com · 27/08/2026

Damp evening light at Trinity College Dublin earlier this hour:

A person in a teal raincoat walks up steps in front of a row of bright green ivy-covered buildings.

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Jim MacMillan (he/him) @jimmacmillan.com · 23/08/2026

One more look from our trip down the Stanserhorn yesterday.

Swiss landscape with mountains, lakes and towns below and with blue skies and white clouds above, aerial view.

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Jim MacMillan (he/him) @jimmacmillan.com · 22/08/2026

Looking down almost 2,000 metres over Lake Lucerne from the Stanserhorn now.

People riding gondola down mountain on view from above.

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Jim MacMillan (he/him) @jimmacmillan.com · 22/08/2026

Had five minutes between trains in Lucerne.

Old buildings on water, puffy clouds on blue sky

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Jim MacMillan (he/him) @jimmacmillan.com · 21/08/2026

Damp day in Switzerland: A Eurasian coot wades through a shallow section of Lake Geneva in Rapperswil this afternoon.

Bird surrounded by water with rings from rain

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Jim MacMillan (he/him) @jimmacmillan.com · 21/08/2026

Just another scene from our stroll around Winterthur last evening:

Statue on pillar above fountain with old building in background

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Jim MacMillan (he/him) @jimmacmillan.com · 20/08/2026

It’s a lot cooler this evening in Winterthur, a small city just outside Zürich.

Bicyclists passing a grove of trees in the middle of a block with colorful buildings on both sides

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Jim MacMillan (he/him) @jimmacmillan.com · 20/08/2026

Late to this meme and not exactly visionary stuff in the first place except for how many news companies hadn't even started dabbling in 2009: niemanreports.org/a-photograph...

Screenshot of text which reads: Given my online experiences—mixed in with what I know about newspapers—I'm starting to suspect that social media might never work as well for these larger, old media outlets. Social media works well for entrepreneurs, as it does for celebrities and star athletes, because we have complete authority. We direct the endeavor and can be swift and nimble. Those aren't always attributes readily associated with traditional news organizations these days.

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Jim MacMillan (he/him) @jimmacmillan.com · 18/08/2026

First trip to Switzerland and first impression is wow they’ve got the bicycling life figured out.

Bussed passes crowded bike rack, maybe 100 bikes

Cyclists pass another crowded rack, more racks in distance

Couple holding hands near another crowded rack

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Jim MacMillan (he/him) @jimmacmillan.com · 17/08/2026

Here’s one more snap from Cork city centre Saturday. Cork Heritage Day and the Cork on a Fork food festival made for a very lively weekend.

Crowd looks over railing toward river with the National Monument and signs in background reading “We’re with you Ukraine” and “Pure Cork.”

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Jim MacMillan (he/him) @jimmacmillan.com · 16/08/2026

I couldn’t find any info on location but ChatGPT sez;

Screenshot with text: “A mural by Belgian artist Kitsune Jolene overlooks Sullivan’s Quay in Cork, depicting a modern interpretation of Danu, the Celtic mother goddess. Created in 2022 for the ARDÚ Street Art Project, the work draws inspiration from the nearby River Lee and Celtic mythology.”

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Jim MacMillan (he/him) @jimmacmillan.com · 16/08/2026

Here’s another photo I captured yesterday in Cork city centre. (Caption in first comment.)

Mural of woman with long red hair on side of building

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Jim MacMillan (he/him) @jimmacmillan.com · 16/08/2026

I’m pretty sure these were alpacas, one yawning, that I saw yesterday at a pop-up petting zoo in Cork city centre. The streets were buzzing with activity between it being both Cork Heritage Day and Cork on a Fork weekend.

Two alpacas, one yawning, on a bed of hay and fenced in next to a building.

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Jim MacMillan (he/him) @jimmacmillan.com · 15/08/2026

Looking straight down at a wild mute swan from a bridge over the River Lee in Cork city centre.

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Jim MacMillan (he/him) @jimmacmillan.com · 13/08/2026

Last week we also visited the 19th-century Cork City Gaol prison museum, where men and women could be confined for even minor offenses such as obscene language or drunkenness.