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Just tried to explain “mishe mishe”and it’s surprisingly difficult. Somewhere between an exclamation and an invitation to reflect or - quite often - lament. Once common now the preserve of the very elderly.

Clever piece on the purpose of universities by tertiary education’s answer to Taylor Swift.

It’s more “pre-selected candidate on the basis of conformity to prevailing ideological trends / disciplinary fads” in the UK, but the principle still stands!

Jaysus, there are about 30 different accents in Ireland.

Is there a non-paywall version of this? The whole idea seems odd. The Norman invasion of Ireland - okay, makes sense to probe that historically. But why would Ireland mark the invasion of England? A misleading headline, I suspect - but would be good to read article.

It’s pretty good and not as headwrecking as Gravity’s Rainbow.

Now I want to return to Scotland!

BISA gets off to a bizarre start with a weird, wheel bump the ground landing followed by an immediate take off again abd impromptu aerial tour of Belfast and environs. Landed the second time with no difficulty. It’s going to be one of _those_ BISAs …

There was one of these being built outside my hotel in Belfast last week. Ontological security field work assignment: completed! In fairness, the most threatening thing on the one outside my hotel was a pleather couch. Mind those noxious fumes on the big night, lads!

Good to see some new and interesting ideas emerge regarding the English School last week at BISA. Gives one some hope that there’s life in the old International Society dog yet!

Two former students making their way in the academic world!

One of very few good games in Italia 90. Brazil the only team not to kick the living bejaysus out of Maradona.

Iconic transformation 📹Francisco Sanchez

Impressive performance - well done to one of the genuinely pluralistic outlets in International Relations.

🧵 Last night on Channel 4 News, Lord Maurice Glasman (who claims that McSweeney is one of theirs) said the quiet part out loud: Brexit was just the beginning. What comes next? A radical border regime, slashed welfare, and a purge of “progressive” politics — under Labour. 👇

International Relations. All week and twice on Sundays.

At #EWIS the Irish are conspicuous by their absence …

EISA in Bologna is uncommonly stacked with interesting panels. The Working with the Negative and the Realist Thought, Theory, and Analysis sections look particularly good. eisa-net.org/event/pec-2025/

And will there be late night public transport to follow a delightful visit to the café? No? Marvellous.

I sometimes amuse myself by thinking where could I afford to live if I worked in a Dublin university. Looks like Carrick-on-Shannon. Maybe Longford?