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Noel Murray

@noelmu.bsky.social

15K followers 1.1K following 5.6K posts

Freelancer for hire. You know me from: The A.V. Club, The Dissolve. Posts about food, TV, movies, the Braves, pretty scenery. Husband of @donnadb.bsky.social .

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Noel Murray @noelmu.bsky.social · 4h

I saw that one at the end of one of my TIFF days and the long walk back to my hotel felt especially dark and lonely. I loved it.

Noel Murray @noelmu.bsky.social · 6h

That's it I think!

Noel Murray @noelmu.bsky.social · 7h

doin' the werewolves of london

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Noel Murray @noelmu.bsky.social · 7h

I still remember being 6 years old and being super-excited that Topps' latest series of baseball cards included two new teams.

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Noel Murray @noelmu.bsky.social · 9h

Sunday Dinner: Slow-cooker pork chops and sliced potatoes with onion gravy, green beans, roll.

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Michael Schulman @michaelschulman.bsky.social · 16h

I absolutely loved having this long conversation with Tim Curry, whose memoir comes out Tuesday. He told terrific stories about, among others, Meat Loaf, Ivana Trump, John Huston, Truman Capote, and Miss Piggy. What a life! www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

Tim Curry Does the Time Warp

The actor and singer discusses the origins of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” his relationship with David Bowie, and the joy of working with Miss Piggy.

www.newyorker.com

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Noel Murray @noelmu.bsky.social · 19h

After a bad fall a few months ago, my wife bought me a nice walking stick for my birthday. I liked it so much that I bought her the same for hers. This morning we’ll celebrate 29 years of marriage by walking safely and steadily forward, side by side.

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Noel Murray @noelmu.bsky.social · 1d

Does what he does professionally. (To tell the truth he is exactly where he wants to be.)

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Tim Grierson @timgrierson.bsky.social · 1d

Greil Marcus talking about what criticism is. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

Question to Greil Marcus: "What is the purpose of criticism?"

Greil's answer: My next book is about Bryan Ferry, the leader of the band Roxy Music. Now, you listen to a song like Roxy Music’s “More Than This” and you say, what makes this so great? How did that happen? What is going on here? That’s what criticism is, just wrestling with your response to something. That thing where someone has captured a moment so completely that you sort of fall back in awe. That’s what I’ve been doing my whole life as a writer. There is this urge to, not exactly take possession of something, but to become a part of it to some small degree.

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Noel Murray @noelmu.bsky.social · 1d

Joe Posnanski made his write-up of last night's game free to read. It's a gem: www.joeposnanski.com/p/baseball-i...

Baseball is Always Old and Always New

Fifteen innings. A million butterflies. One night reminds us again that Baseball is the Best.

www.joeposnanski.com

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CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 1d

ACC replay center inception

ACC replay center small box bottom left, referee top right, larger box has replay views but is showing the full screen inside itself half a dozen times

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Sam Adams @samadams.bsky.social · 1d

Holy shit.

36 Years Later, DC Will Finally Publish a Controversial Canceled Comic Where Swamp Thing Meets Jesus Christ | NYCC 2025 - IGN

In 1989, DC canceled a Swamp Thing comic that would have seen the noble hero meet Jesus Christ. Now, 36 years later, that controversial story will finally see the light of day.

www.ign.com

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slangsonsports.bsky.social @slangsonsports.bsky.social · 1d

We are now guaranteed a World Series matchup that we’ve never seen before

Baseball is the best!!!!

h/t @jasonbernard.bsky.social for the q

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Noel Murray @noelmu.bsky.social · 1d

sending my egret

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Comics Covers @comicscovers.bsky.social · 1d

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pixelatedboat aka “mr bluesky” @pixelatedboat.bsky.social · 1d

In my opinion it’s time to retire the Nobel prizes for fields where most of the important discoveries have already been made, like physics, and add prizes for newer fields where substantial innovations occur every year, like speedrunning

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Noel Murray @noelmu.bsky.social · 2d

It’s very late!

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Ken Jennings @kenjennings.bsky.social · 2d

At some point you just have to declare the other AL slot vacant and hold some kind of conclave, right?

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Noel Murray @noelmu.bsky.social · 2d

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Noel Murray @noelmu.bsky.social · 2d

Won’t need it. 🤞

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Alex Kirshner @alexkirshner.com · 2d

Noted good guy Adam Amin is calling the shit out of this game btw. A real multi-sport talent in the mold of Nantz or McDonough

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Noel Murray @noelmu.bsky.social · 2d

Whenever I get stressed about a baseball game I'm watching on TV, I pull up the MLB website and watch the pitch-by-pitch graphics/text, which is nearly always a full two pitches ahead of the telecast.

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