Conor McCarthy
@hibernowombat.bsky.social
Director of Philanthropy, National Library of Australia. Recent books Love, Sex and Marriage in the Middle Ages (2022), Outlaws and Spies (2020). Views mine.
It’s beginning to feel a lot like Festivus …
December 5, 2025 at 11:35 PM
It’s beginning to feel a lot like Festivus …
Seasonal donut (slightly squashed)
October 31, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Seasonal donut (slightly squashed)
Strong rebuke of spy agency on our local bus stop …
September 9, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Strong rebuke of spy agency on our local bus stop …
Call this a democracy sausage? (Actually quite tasty tbf).
May 3, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Call this a democracy sausage? (Actually quite tasty tbf).
Wonderful playing tonight by the great Ed Kuepper
April 17, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Wonderful playing tonight by the great Ed Kuepper
RIP Dag Solstad …
March 15, 2025 at 11:17 PM
RIP Dag Solstad …
Projections on Mount Stromlo last night …
March 9, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Projections on Mount Stromlo last night …
‘The reason of the strongest is always the best; / As we shall shortly show.’ Derrida’s meditations on La Fontaine’s The Wolf and the Lamb seem terribly relevant to the grim direction of current events …
March 2, 2025 at 3:23 AM
‘The reason of the strongest is always the best; / As we shall shortly show.’ Derrida’s meditations on La Fontaine’s The Wolf and the Lamb seem terribly relevant to the grim direction of current events …
A find at today’s Lifeline book fair …
February 8, 2025 at 4:05 AM
A find at today’s Lifeline book fair …
Magritte selfie …
January 26, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Magritte selfie …
Pelican on Lake Burley Griffin today - a long way from the coast
January 24, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Pelican on Lake Burley Griffin today - a long way from the coast
Cicada on the beach
December 28, 2024 at 8:51 AM
Cicada on the beach
Also, Christmas listening …
December 26, 2024 at 12:46 AM
Also, Christmas listening …
Embarking on the giant Christmas read … so looking forward to this one, and finally have the time and headspace …
December 26, 2024 at 12:46 AM
Embarking on the giant Christmas read … so looking forward to this one, and finally have the time and headspace …
Getting to be that time …
December 22, 2024 at 9:49 AM
Getting to be that time …