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“The Wren, the wren, king of all birds…”

Read more here:

https://www.theirishroadtrip.com/wren-day-ireland/

Lá an Dreoilín.

#TheWren #TheWran #Ballydehob #StStephensDay #Ireland #WestCork #NotAParade #WrenBoys #LevisCornerHouse #BlackAndWhite #Photography

“The Wren, the wren, king of all birds…”

Read more here:

https://www.theirishroadtrip.com/wren-day-ireland/

Lá an Dreoilín.

#TheWren #TheWran #Ballydehob #StStephensDay #Ireland #WestCork #NotAParade #WrenBoys #LevisCornerHouse #BlackAndWhite #Photography

“The Wren, the wren, king of all birds…”

Read more here:

https://www.theirishroadtrip.com/wren-day-ireland/

Lá an Dreoilín.

#TheWren #TheWran #Ballydehob #StStephensDay #Ireland #WestCork #NotAParade #WrenBoys #LevisCornerHouse #BlackAndWhite #Photography

“The Wren, the wren, king of all birds…”

Read more here:

https://www.theirishroadtrip.com/wren-day-ireland/

Lá an Dreoilín.

#TheWren #TheWran #Ballydehob #StStephensDay #Ireland #WestCork #NotAParade #WrenBoys #LevisCornerHouse #BlackAndWhite #Photography

“The Wren, the wren, king of all birds…”

Read more here:

https://www.theirishroadtrip.com/wren-day-ireland/

Lá an Dreoilín.

#TheWren #TheWran #Ballydehob #StStephensDay #Ireland #WestCork #NotAParade #WrenBoys #LevisCornerHouse #BlackAndWhite #Photography

Op tweede Kerstdag gedenken wij Stefanus, diaken en protomartelaar, eerste martelaar die stierf om zijn geloof, patroonheilige van diakens, vervolgden, steenhouwers en misdienaars #StStephensDay #Wrenday #Kerstmis #tweedekerstdag #heilig #inspiratie https://www.kenteringen.nl/heilige-van-de-dag/12-december/26-december/

Op tweede Kerstdag gedenken wij Stefanus, diaken en protomartelaar, eerste martelaar die stierf om zijn geloof, patroonheilige van diakens, vervolgden, steenhouwers en misdienaars #StStephensDay #Wrenday #Kerstmis #tweedekerstdag #heilig #inspiratie https://www.kenteringen.nl/heilige-van-de-dag/12-december/26-december/

“The public domain is the basis for our art, our science, and our self-understanding. It is the raw material from which we make new inventions and create new cultural works.”*…

From Nancy Drew to Animal Crackers to The Maltese Falcon, 1930’s greatest works enter the U.S. public domain on January 1, 2026. Aaron Moss counsels us to expect celebration, confusion, and at least one Betty Boop slasher film…

The weather’s getting colder, the nights are getting longer, and Hollywood has decided Betty Boop would be more marketable as a serial killer. It can only mean one thing: Public Domain Day 2026 is upon us.

Regular observers of copyright law’s favorite holiday know the drill: on January 1, 2026, a new crop of creative works from 1930 (along with sound recordings from 1925) will enter the public domain in the United States—ready to be remixed, recycled, or repurposed into B-grade horror films and ill-advised erotica.

This year’s film class is stacked with classics: Howard Hughes’s aviation epic Hell’s Angels (Jean Harlow’s screen debut and, at the time, the most expensive movie ever made); The Big Trail, featuring John Wayne in his first starring role; Greta Garbo’s first talkie, Anna Christie; Bing Crosby’s film debut in King of Jazz; and 1930 Best Picture winner All Quiet on the Western Front. There’s plenty of comedy too, including the Marx Brothers’ Animal Crackers, Laurel and Hardy’s Another Fine Mess, and Soup to Nuts, best remembered for featuring an early iteration of the Three Stooges.

Among the standout literary works in the Public Domain Day Class of 2026 are heavyweights like William Faulkner’s As I Lay Dying, Dashiell Hammett’s The Maltese Falcon, Edna Ferber’s bestseller Cimarron, and Evelyn Waugh’s champagne-soaked satire Vile Bodies. Children’s literature fans can look forward to Swallows and Amazons by Arthur Ransome, Watty Piper’s The Little Engine That Could, and Elizabeth Coatsworth’s Newbery Medal winner The Cat Who Went to Heaven.

Not to take anything away from Hammett’s Sam Spade, but it’s an especially strong year for female detectives—both young and old. The earliest Nancy Drew mysteries from 1930 hit the U.S. public domain on January 1, 2026, as does the first outing of the genteel Miss Marple in Agatha Christie’s The Murder at the Vicarage. Maybe they can team up to solve the mystery of why Hollywood is only interested in using public domain characters to make schlocky horror films.

In the world of comics and animation, two Disney shorts featuring early versions of Pluto are also set to enter the public domain. The future canine star first appeared as an unnamed bloodhound in 1930’s The Chain Gang before resurfacing later that year as Minnie Mouse’s pet “Rover” in The Picnic. He wouldn’t officially become Mickey’s dog Pluto until 1931’s The Moose Hunt—a film set to enter the U.S. public domain in 2027…

Read on for a rundown of more film, characters, and music that’s about to be more freely available: “Public Domain Day 2026 Is Coming: Here’s What to Know,” from @copyrightlately.bsky.social.

* James Boyle, The Public Domain: Enclosing the Commons of the Mind

The Holidays are upon us, and with them, (R)D’s annual solstice hiatus. Regular service will resume on or around January 2; in the meantime (and in lieu of an almanac entry), two seasonal offerings.

First, a collection of pieces from JSTOR: “Winter Holidays“…

December means the winter holidays are upon us: Solstice, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, St. Stephen’s Day, and New Year’s Eve, with all your favorite wintertime traditions. Celebrate with some seasonal scholarship below. All stories contain free links to the supporting academic research on JSTOR. Happy Holidays!

And then, with your correspondent’s seasonal best, two timely tunes:

https://youtu.be/4D6_IhZA9Cg?si=BpHcqk8B8UxcA4up

https://youtu.be/fPPCPqDINEk?si=lXgnwzhNYXLDND7h

“The public domain is the basis for our art, our science, and our self-understanding. It is the raw material from which we make new inventions and create new cultural works.”*…

From Nancy Drew to Animal Crackers to The Maltese Falcon, 1930’s greatest works enter the U.S. public domain on January 1, 2026. Aaron Moss counsels us to expect celebration, confusion, and at least one Betty Boop slasher film…

The weather’s getting colder, the nights are getting longer, and Hollywood has decided Betty Boop would be more marketable as a serial killer. It can only mean one thing: Public Domain Day 2026 is upon us.

Regular observers of copyright law’s favorite holiday know the drill: on January 1, 2026, a new crop of creative works from 1930 (along with sound recordings from 1925) will enter the public domain in the United States—ready to be remixed, recycled, or repurposed into B-grade horror films and ill-advised erotica.

This year’s film class is stacked with classics: Howard Hughes’s aviation epic Hell’s Angels (Jean Harlow’s screen debut and, at the time, the most expensive movie ever made); The Big Trail, featuring John Wayne in his first starring role; Greta Garbo’s first talkie, Anna Christie; Bing Crosby’s film debut in King of Jazz; and 1930 Best Picture winner All Quiet on the Western Front. There’s plenty of comedy too, including the Marx Brothers’ Animal Crackers, Laurel and Hardy’s Another Fine Mess, and Soup to Nuts, best remembered for featuring an early iteration of the Three Stooges.

Among the standout literary works in the Public Domain Day Class of 2026 are heavyweights like William Faulkner’s As I Lay Dying, Dashiell Hammett’s The Maltese Falcon, Edna Ferber’s bestseller Cimarron, and Evelyn Waugh’s champagne-soaked satire Vile Bodies. Children’s literature fans can look forward to Swallows and Amazons by Arthur Ransome, Watty Piper’s The Little Engine That Could, and Elizabeth Coatsworth’s Newbery Medal winner The Cat Who Went to Heaven.

Not to take anything away from Hammett’s Sam Spade, but it’s an especially strong year for female detectives—both young and old. The earliest Nancy Drew mysteries from 1930 hit the U.S. public domain on January 1, 2026, as does the first outing of the genteel Miss Marple in Agatha Christie’s The Murder at the Vicarage. Maybe they can team up to solve the mystery of why Hollywood is only interested in using public domain characters to make schlocky horror films.

In the world of comics and animation, two Disney shorts featuring early versions of Pluto are also set to enter the public domain. The future canine star first appeared as an unnamed bloodhound in 1930’s The Chain Gang before resurfacing later that year as Minnie Mouse’s pet “Rover” in The Picnic. He wouldn’t officially become Mickey’s dog Pluto until 1931’s The Moose Hunt—a film set to enter the U.S. public domain in 2027…

Read on for a rundown of more film, characters, and music that’s about to be more freely available: “Public Domain Day 2026 Is Coming: Here’s What to Know,” from @copyrightlately.bsky.social.

* James Boyle, The Public Domain: Enclosing the Commons of the Mind

The Holidays are upon us, and with them, (R)D’s annual solstice hiatus. Regular service will resume on or around January 2; in the meantime (and in lieu of an almanac entry), two seasonal offerings.

First, a collection of pieces from JSTOR: “Winter Holidays“…

December means the winter holidays are upon us: Solstice, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, St. Stephen’s Day, and New Year’s Eve, with all your favorite wintertime traditions. Celebrate with some seasonal scholarship below. All stories contain free links to the supporting academic research on JSTOR. Happy Holidays!

And then, with your correspondent’s seasonal best, two timely tunes:

https://youtu.be/4D6_IhZA9Cg?si=BpHcqk8B8UxcA4up

https://youtu.be/fPPCPqDINEk?si=lXgnwzhNYXLDND7h

“The public domain is the basis for our art, our science, and our self-understanding. It is the raw material from which we make new inventions and create new cultural works.”*…

From Nancy Drew to Animal Crackers to The Maltese Falcon, 1930’s greatest works enter the U.S. public domain on January 1, 2026. Aaron Moss counsels us to expect celebration, confusion, and at least one Betty Boop slasher film…

The weather’s getting colder, the nights are getting longer, and Hollywood has decided Betty Boop would be more marketable as a serial killer. It can only mean one thing: Public Domain Day 2026 is upon us.

Regular observers of copyright law’s favorite holiday know the drill: on January 1, 2026, a new crop of creative works from 1930 (along with sound recordings from 1925) will enter the public domain in the United States—ready to be remixed, recycled, or repurposed into B-grade horror films and ill-advised erotica.

This year’s film class is stacked with classics: Howard Hughes’s aviation epic Hell’s Angels (Jean Harlow’s screen debut and, at the time, the most expensive movie ever made); The Big Trail, featuring John Wayne in his first starring role; Greta Garbo’s first talkie, Anna Christie; Bing Crosby’s film debut in King of Jazz; and 1930 Best Picture winner All Quiet on the Western Front. There’s plenty of comedy too, including the Marx Brothers’ Animal Crackers, Laurel and Hardy’s Another Fine Mess, and Soup to Nuts, best remembered for featuring an early iteration of the Three Stooges.

Among the standout literary works in the Public Domain Day Class of 2026 are heavyweights like William Faulkner’s As I Lay Dying, Dashiell Hammett’s The Maltese Falcon, Edna Ferber’s bestseller Cimarron, and Evelyn Waugh’s champagne-soaked satire Vile Bodies. Children’s literature fans can look forward to Swallows and Amazons by Arthur Ransome, Watty Piper’s The Little Engine That Could, and Elizabeth Coatsworth’s Newbery Medal winner The Cat Who Went to Heaven.

Not to take anything away from Hammett’s Sam Spade, but it’s an especially strong year for female detectives—both young and old. The earliest Nancy Drew mysteries from 1930 hit the U.S. public domain on January 1, 2026, as does the first outing of the genteel Miss Marple in Agatha Christie’s The Murder at the Vicarage. Maybe they can team up to solve the mystery of why Hollywood is only interested in using public domain characters to make schlocky horror films.

In the world of comics and animation, two Disney shorts featuring early versions of Pluto are also set to enter the public domain. The future canine star first appeared as an unnamed bloodhound in 1930’s The Chain Gang before resurfacing later that year as Minnie Mouse’s pet “Rover” in The Picnic. He wouldn’t officially become Mickey’s dog Pluto until 1931’s The Moose Hunt—a film set to enter the U.S. public domain in 2027…

Read on for a rundown of more film, characters, and music that’s about to be more freely available: “Public Domain Day 2026 Is Coming: Here’s What to Know,” from @copyrightlately.bsky.social.

* James Boyle, The Public Domain: Enclosing the Commons of the Mind

The Holidays are upon us, and with them, (R)D’s annual solstice hiatus. Regular service will resume on or around January 2; in the meantime (and in lieu of an almanac entry), two seasonal offerings.

First, a collection of pieces from JSTOR: “Winter Holidays“…

December means the winter holidays are upon us: Solstice, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, St. Stephen’s Day, and New Year’s Eve, with all your favorite wintertime traditions. Celebrate with some seasonal scholarship below. All stories contain free links to the supporting academic research on JSTOR. Happy Holidays!

And then, with your correspondent’s seasonal best, two timely tunes:

https://youtu.be/4D6_IhZA9Cg?si=BpHcqk8B8UxcA4up

https://youtu.be/fPPCPqDINEk?si=lXgnwzhNYXLDND7h

The Poolbeg chimneys rising above the fog #StStephensDay #Weather

Today we celebrate the wren.

When God told the birds of the world to choose a king, they decided it should be whoever could fly the highest (I guess the ostriches and penguins weren't invited).

The wren sneakily clung to the eagle's breast. The eagle flew higher than all the other birds, but then the wren darted out from under him flew just that little bit higher.

And that's why the wren is the king of birds.

#WrenDay #StStephensDay #SaintStephensDay

Today we celebrate the wren.

When God told the birds of the world to choose a king, they decided it should be whoever could fly the highest (I guess the ostriches and penguins weren't invited).

The wren sneakily clung to the eagle's breast. The eagle flew higher than all the other birds, but then the wren darted out from under him flew just that little bit higher.

And that's why the wren is the king of birds.

#WrenDay #StStephensDay #SaintStephensDay

Today we celebrate the wren.

When God told the birds of the world to choose a king, they decided it should be whoever could fly the highest (I guess the ostriches and penguins weren't invited).

The wren sneakily clung to the eagle's breast. The eagle flew higher than all the other birds, but then the wren darted out from under him flew just that little bit higher.

And that's why the wren is the king of birds.

#WrenDay #StStephensDay #SaintStephensDay

Today we celebrate the wren.

When God told the birds of the world to choose a king, they decided it should be whoever could fly the highest (I guess the ostriches and penguins weren't invited).

The wren sneakily clung to the eagle's breast. The eagle flew higher than all the other birds, but then the wren darted out from under him flew just that little bit higher.

And that's why the wren is the king of birds.

#WrenDay #StStephensDay #SaintStephensDay

The wren, the wren, the king of all birds
On St Stephen's Day he was caught in the Furze
Although he was little his family was great
So up with the kettle and down with the pan
And give us a penny to bury the wren.

#WrenDay #StStephensDay #SaintStephensDay #Ireland #Mastodaoine

The wren, the wren, the king of all birds
On St Stephen's Day he was caught in the Furze
Although he was little his family was great
So up with the kettle and down with the pan
And give us a penny to bury the wren.

#WrenDay #StStephensDay #SaintStephensDay #Ireland #Mastodaoine

The wren, the wren, the king of all birds
On St Stephen's Day he was caught in the Furze
Although he was little his family was great
So up with the kettle and down with the pan
And give us a penny to bury the wren.

#WrenDay #StStephensDay #SaintStephensDay #Ireland #Mastodaoine

The wren, the wren, the king of all birds
On St Stephen's Day he was caught in the Furze
Although he was little his family was great
So up with the kettle and down with the pan
And give us a penny to bury the wren.

#WrenDay #StStephensDay #SaintStephensDay #Ireland #Mastodaoine

Happy 2nd Day of Christmas, anyone else having two turtle doves for lunch?

Also, Happy St Stephen's Day. #Christmas #12DaysofChristmas #StStephensDay

Happy Stephensessessss Day, plain people of Ireland. (Or “Parents’ Christmas” where we get a lie-in and get someone else to do the cooking when we’re visiting 😛) #Mastodaoine #StStephensDay

The city glow at dawn #StStephensDay #GoodMorning

I'm about to fill the bird feeder. There's a note from the wren requesting home delivery. Apparently it'll be staying in today with the doors locked and the curtains pulled. #StStephensDay

Family gathering for Stephen’s Day, the pudding is lit. #StStephensDay #ChristmasPudding #Brandy #SaintStephensDay #Mastodaoine

Family gathering for Stephen’s Day, the pudding is lit. #StStephensDay #ChristmasPudding #Brandy #SaintStephensDay #Mastodaoine

Family gathering for Stephen’s Day, the pudding is lit. #StStephensDay #ChristmasPudding #Brandy #SaintStephensDay #Mastodaoine

Family gathering for Stephen’s Day, the pudding is lit. #StStephensDay #ChristmasPudding #Brandy #SaintStephensDay #Mastodaoine

Family gathering for Stephen’s Day, the pudding is lit. #StStephensDay #ChristmasPudding #Brandy #SaintStephensDay #Mastodaoine

Stefanus, protomartelaar en 'Heilige Dienaar', eerste martelaar van het christelijk geloof, die de daders hun zonden niet wilde aanrekenen, in Ierland met winterkoninkje gevierd met Wren Day
#WrenDay #StStephensDay #Ierland #heilig #inspiratie #geschiedenis #kerk #katholiek #christendom #winterkoninkje https://www.kenteringen.nl/heilige-van-de-dag/12-december/26-december/

Stefanus, protomartelaar en 'Heilige Dienaar', eerste martelaar van het christelijk geloof, die de daders hun zonden niet wilde aanrekenen, in Ierland met winterkoninkje gevierd met Wren Day
#WrenDay #StStephensDay #Ierland #heilig #inspiratie #geschiedenis #kerk #katholiek #christendom #winterkoninkje https://www.kenteringen.nl/heilige-van-de-dag/12-december/26-december/

Stephensesses’ Day:
I’m eyeing up the After Eights which were opened last night. I mean it’s 12:15PM so technically it is after eight … AM.
#StStephensDay #FeastOfStephen #AfterEights #LeftOvers #Holidays #Brunch #Mastodaoine

Stephensesses’ Day:
I’m eyeing up the After Eights which were opened last night. I mean it’s 12:15PM so technically it is after eight … AM.
#StStephensDay #FeastOfStephen #AfterEights #LeftOvers #Holidays #Brunch #Mastodaoine

Stephensesses’ Day:
I’m eyeing up the After Eights which were opened last night. I mean it’s 12:15PM so technically it is after eight … AM.
#StStephensDay #FeastOfStephen #AfterEights #LeftOvers #Holidays #Brunch #Mastodaoine

Stephensesses’ Day:
I’m eyeing up the After Eights which were opened last night. I mean it’s 12:15PM so technically it is after eight … AM.
#StStephensDay #FeastOfStephen #AfterEights #LeftOvers #Holidays #Brunch #Mastodaoine

Stephensesses’ Day:
I’m eyeing up the After Eights which were opened last night. I mean it’s 12:15PM so technically it is after eight … AM.
#StStephensDay #FeastOfStephen #AfterEights #LeftOvers #Holidays #Brunch #Mastodaoine

Boxing Day arrives
For many for boxing up
All they just unpacked

#Haiku #OneHaikuADay #WritersCollective #writingcommunity #BackToHaiku #Christmas #BoxingDay #ChristmasTide #StStephensDay #FeedThePoor #HelpTheNeedy #Xmas #WrenDay #Holiday

December 26, 2023

Boxing Day arrives
For many for boxing up
All they just unpacked

#Haiku #OneHaikuADay #WritersCollective #writingcommunity #BackToHaiku #Christmas #BoxingDay #ChristmasTide #StStephensDay #FeedThePoor #HelpTheNeedy #Xmas #WrenDay #Holiday

December 26, 2023

Random Fact: Today is my parents' 70th wedding anniversary.

They were married on Saint Stephen's Day in Saint Stephen's church in Stevens Point Wisconsin in 1953.

I don't have any pictures online of them to display, both have been gone for years but their influence is still strong in my life.

#BoxingDay #StStephensDay

The #wren, the wren, yhe king of all birds,
#StStephensDay he was caught in the furze
Although he was little
His family was great
So up with the kettle and down with the pan
And give us a penny to bury the wren
If you haven't got a penny
A ha'penny will do
If you haven't got a ha'penny
Then God bless you.

#WrenDay #SaintStephensDay

The #wren, the wren, the king of all birds,
#StStephensDay he was caught in the furze
Although he was little
His family was great
So up with the kettle and down with the pan
And give us a penny to bury the wren
If you haven't got a penny
A ha'penny will do
If you haven't got a ha'penny
Then God bless you.

#WrenDay #SaintStephensDay

The #wren, the wren, the king of all birds,
#StStephensDay he was caught in the furze
Although he was little
His family was great
So up with the kettle and down with the pan
And give us a penny to bury the wren
If you haven't got a penny
A ha'penny will do
If you haven't got a ha'penny
Then God bless you.

#WrenDay #SaintStephensDay

The #wren, the wren, the king of all birds,
#StStephensDay he was caught in the furze
Although he was little
His family was great
So up with the kettle and down with the pan
And give us a penny to bury the wren
If you haven't got a penny
A ha'penny will do
If you haven't got a ha'penny
Then God bless you.

#WrenDay #SaintStephensDay

The #wren, the wren, the king of all birds,
#StStephensDay he was caught in the furze
Although he was little
His family was great
So up with the kettle and down with the pan
And give us a penny to bury the wren
If you haven't got a penny
A ha'penny will do
If you haven't got a ha'penny
Then God bless you.

#WrenDay #SaintStephensDay

Today is #StStephensDay, when - after celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ - we remember the first Christian martyr, #StStephen In so doing, let us remember all martyrs, who give their lives for their faith, and everyone enduring persecution today https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/st-stephen-666 https://nitter.hongkongers.net/benedictrogers/status/1739587733373268268#m

Meant to post this yesterday for St. Stephen's Day - this wren was one of two foraging for food in the Burren on a frosty morning a couple of weeks ago
#StStephensDay #Xmas #wren #bird #naturephotography #Burren #BurrenNationalPark #Clare #Ireland

As it's #StStephensDay, can I point everyone to this great version of #StStephensDayMurders by @Theagilmore

https://youtu.be/E3LA_cwVFk0

May all your #StStephen's contain a #WilliamTellBridge.
#StStephensDay #GratefulDead https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AtVtx6H738

Husband sent me his drive-to-work music. I approve. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8REBvT3UwTA
#StStephensDay #ChristmasMusic #Sting

Happy #StStephensDay!
(#BoxingDay if you’re British 😏).

I wonder if anyone still goes door-to-door with the Wren? Decades ago, our house in Connemara had a visit by a pack of boisterous wren-boys.

I regret not being able to see what they had in their cage. Was it an effigy? A real bird? Was it dead? 🤔

The visit carried a hint of threat that has been lost in modern trick-or-treating and caroling. They got their “penny for the Wren”, that’s for sure.😁
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyA1zKBUhxM

The Wren Boys (c.1908) by Jack B. Yeats #JackBYeats #WrenBoys #StStephensDay