HeyJaredSplinister
A weekly newsletter by Irish author Maura McHugh, musing on how the mythologies of the past and the obsessions of the present collide, interact, and affect our realities.
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mixed bag (opens the original)
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Dear word explorer,Happy Equinox everyone, be it your Autumn or Spring. We have left the wild highs of day/night and are firmly in the biannual middle moment. This is when we inhale before the swing. We’re also more likely to see auroras in the night skies over the next two months if the sun slings plasma in our direction (thanks to the Russell-McPherron effect).Check out this fantastic long-duration photo by astronaut Anil Menon who is on the International Space Station currently, which ‘shows
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Dear word explorer,Most people living in Ireland are only a generation or two (or three) removed from a rural background. In 1926 51% of the Irish workforce were engaged in agriculture, but by 2022, this had fallen to just 4%, which is the most significant shift in Irish employment over the last 96 years.Those numbers might not depict the entire story, since in 1926 men were listed as the primary workers (74% of the workforce) and only 26% of women were ‘employed’.1 Anyone familiar with the all-
telly travelogue (opens the original)
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Dear word explorer,In August last year a film production company called Born Optimistic TV approached me about being a guest on a new TV series for the Irish market, called Writer’s Way. It’s a travelogue show, where the host — writer and farmer, Darragh McCullough — escorts a different writer guest per episode around destinations in Co. Meath. Since this was a completely new venture for me, I said
Dotty for dots (opens the original)
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Dear word explorer,I started last week’s newsletter discussing the passing of Dolly Parton, and immediately the news arrived of other luminaries moving on to the next great adventure, including actor Tim Curry, who was known and beloved for playing an array of irascible roles on the stage and screen.Then to discover that iconic artist Yayoi Kusama had merged with mystery at the age of 97.Kusama’s best known for her devotion to polka dots, pumpkins and mirrored infinity rooms, which seems all ver
Dolly & Pine (opens the original)
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Dear word explorer,I am saddened to hear the news tonight about the passing of singer/songwriter/actor/philanthropist Dolly Parton at age 80. She was a stellar talent, who came from a poor but loving home, was playing music and gaining attention by the age of ten, and went on to become the most famous woman in Country Music. She was beloved by fans because of her incredible catalogue of foot-tapping songs as well as her big heart and generous spirit.In 1988 she started the non-profit organisatio
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