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pauloswell.bsky.social
Writer and journalist, mostly in travel. At large: Personal: www.pauloswell.com / Local: www.outalldaynola.com / International: www.shandypockets.com
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New Orleans - new edition is online now.

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Calm down, Spelling Bee

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The people in old movies who bring the "help wanted" sign in with them, why are you doing that, don't do that, that's weird, don't touch my stuff

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I recently met one of my oldest friend's kids, who has become a cool, urbane young adult. Within an hour of meeting them, we went out to walk the dog and I immediately and spectacularly slipped and fell down a big muddy hill, so I felt that at least they got a good encapsulation of my character.

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New Orleans! New issue up, lots of good stuff this week.

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I was dimly (me being dim) aware of alt text, but Manning is doing a great job of explaining its uses. It’s easy, takes a few seconds to implement and instantly makes your posts more accessible. I’m sure I’m not perfect, but I hope I’m improving - please think about using it!

submitted 33 days ago • 1 comment

Hey babe, no, you stay in bed, I’ll bring us breakfast…how do you like your eggs?

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Forever chemicals to be replaced with subscription-based chemicals that you can never own

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This looks like the opening to a bayou-based Eggers film. The Svvamp?

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Travel book rec: I’m really enjoying this by @douglasmack.bsky.social - I recently went to St Croix and the first chapter gave me a lot of great context. Doug’s a really entertaining writer and the mix of history/politics/everyday life is great.

submitted 46 days ago • 2 comments

Sitting in a booth in a lounge at Helsinki Airport and suddenly noticed that they were playing some very avant- garde flute music. Got up to get a drink and…

submitted 48 days ago • 1 comment

Love the first morning at a hotel breakfast. Just people watching, trying to figure out who the other guests are, why they're here, and in what idiosyncratic ways I will come to loathe them.

submitted 49 days ago • 2 comments

Give a man mashed potato and he will eat for a day, teach a man to mash potato and he will love you - now that he can dance - watch me now.

submitted 49 days ago • 8 comments

tik tok this tik tok that why don’t you tik this as a sign to go tok to your friends

submitted 50 days ago • 9 comments

The original 1922 Nosferatu was essentially "We don't need any Dracula, we have Dracula at home."

submitted 51 days ago • 1 comment

I got stuck in Gulfport Mississippi for the night and the airline put me up in a nearby motel. Saw it was opposite a thrift store, thought it was worth a look this morning, maybe there’ll be some hidden ge…..oh

submitted 57 days ago • 1 comment

New video by me for @outalldaynola.bsky.social - Walt Disney and New Orleans: A brief history youtu.be/kwyh_ndBtFI?...

submitted 60 days ago • 0 comments

New book out. If you like the awkwardness of Curb/Sedaris/Mark Corrigan off of Peep Show, etc, you might like it (I’m not putting myself on that level, just ballparking the tone). Links to buy for US/UK below, last year was financially rough so I’m sincerely grateful if you care to take a look.

submitted 63 days ago • 5 comments

Unless there’s a late entry, I saw 221 films this year, up quite a lot from 138 last year. The only real identifiable trend from two years of data: my rewatchable, comfort films are apparently Waking Life and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.

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Die Hard 2 is a Boxing Day movie (traditional)

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You will be visited by three spirits

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He's hiring a ship He's packing his cloak He's moving to England To follow some bloke Dracula is coming to town

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‘Conclave’ sounds like a movie they’d go to see in Seinfeld

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I regret to announce the closure of my restaurant chain that exclusively employed servers with a single large breast.

submitted 86 days ago • 3 comments