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Now taking recommendations for noise cancelling headphones that work exceptionally well on airplanes. A bit of engine noise is good, but I need something capable of drowning out a herd of screaming 3 year olds.

witnessing the birth of a new all timer post is such a beautiful thing

There is a lot to say about the Nolan Odyssey movie. But one point that I think has not been emphasized enough is: this is a film about living in LA, as Nolan, my erstwhile British compatriot and age mate, has done for years. I gather it’s a strange place.

It's the dactylic hexameter. It's like a drumbeat that ebbs and flows like the Aegean. And when someone as skilled as Wilson recites it, you can feel why those stories survived 2700 years.

{watching this video of emily wilson reciting aloud from the odyssey in the original greek} Ma'am,, respectfully,,,, 🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵

Waiting for people to find out that the funeral at the end of the Iliad isn't for Achilles.

Love watching the people who resented reading the Spark Notes version of The Odyssey 20 years ago have lukewarm takes on Wilson's version now.

I’m not mad a black woman was cast as Helen of Sparta. I’m mad they depicted Helen and Clytemnestra as identical twins.

The creator of Roger Rabbit (who is 85 years old by the way) is a good sort Crossposted with @openvibe.social

get a load of RFK Jr's mini me

On September 17, 1976, a 29-year-old Elton John sat at the piano at the Edinburgh Playhouse without a band or large production and performed seven songs solo. Here’s “Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me.”

The Batrachomyomachia > The Odyssey.

For iOS…yeah For macOS…not really Either way, there’s TestFlight that can be used for shall we say long term beta testing that doesn’t require a lengthy review. I’m publishing two apps this year so happy to push another for you to save you the $99/year.

i honestly think generative AI could do a better job than 95% of VCs, let's be real

went to college with her. can confirm

TradCaths talk about Latin mass the same way some folks say The Civil War was about states' rights.

savagely dragged to hell with this one

The Angel Belly of Cleansing is here to heal your timeline. Photo from my collection, ca. 1970s.

apparently the bassist for the Oregon Symphony wore a shark costume for their performance of the Jaws score, you love to see it www.reddit.com/r/Portland/c...