So, I am reading - a decade a day - the late great Tony Husband’s book The 20th Century in Cartoons” (to be clear, he selected them, he didn’t draw them.) See also The Onion’s Our Dumb Century. This decade, in my mind is one of… well, the war, obvs, and the trauma that never... Continue Reading →
So, I am reading - a decade a day - the late great Tony Husband’s book The 20th Century in Cartoons” (to be clear, he selected them, he didn’t draw them.) See also The Onion’s Our Dumb Century. This decade, in my mind is one of… not much, tbh. Edwardian age. Australian Federation. Plutocrats. Er,... Continue Reading →
What this project is about. This one is from Book 3. How long it took to read this (aloud): 9 mins 30s What it’s “about”: A young man, Cadmus is told “come back with your sister Europa [kidnapped by Jove, obvs] or don’t come back at all." Cadmus can’t find the girl, takes advice from... Continue Reading →
What this project is about. This one is from Book 2. How long it took to read this (aloud): 3mins 2 secs What it’s “about”: Jove being an asshole and, in disguise as a bull, preying on a young woman (Europa). So, totally different from most other of these stories Words I didn’t know: none... Continue Reading →
I bought this - Harrap's English Classics: A Book of Modern Prose - for a quid in Stone recently. I read a section a day for just over two weeks. I was going to blog as I went: I wrote the blogs but was too idle/busy to post. Tl;dr - this was a very nice... Continue Reading →
What this project is about. This one is from Book 2. How long it took to read this (aloud): 8mins 25s What it’s “about”: Mercury wants to get his leg over with Herse, and enlists Herse’s sister, Aglauros to help it happen. Minerva cockblocks Mercury by enlisting a really nasty piece of work with halitosis,... Continue Reading →
What this project is about. This one is from Book 2. How long it took to read this (aloud): 2mins 30 What it’s “about”: A shepherd sees too much, can’t help himself, suffers for his “treachery” Words I didn’t know: none Quotable quotes: Dear Stranger, you are safe; even that rock will tell a story... Continue Reading →
https://bsky.app/profile/allouryesterdays.bsky.social/post/3moy27lpdl222 I don't think this graphic needs any additional commentary. So for once in my wretched life, Imma stfu.
What this project is about. This one is from Book 2. How long it took to read this (aloud): 2 mins 52s What it’s “about”: A human of godly lineage has gifts (prophecy) but gets turned into a horse for her troubles. Words I didn’t know: None Quotable quotes: xx How it lands to my... Continue Reading →
What this project is about. This one is from Book 2. How long it took to read this (aloud): 6 mins 56s What it’s “about”: Sneaky raven, tittle tattle/snout gets turned from white to black for bringing bad news of adultery. The god goes nuts (of course) and kills his cheating human lover, who casually... Continue Reading →
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