What this project is about. This one is from Book 4. How long it took to read this (aloud): 14 mins What it’s “about”: Perseus saves a captive (chained) young woman, battles a dragon etc. Not sure how the informed and free consent works out here, but that was never high on the agenda for... Continue Reading →
The Pitt, the medical drama on HBO, lives up to the hype. It is worth, as was The Wire, your time and attention, for the questions it raises about how we live (or don’t live) now. The two shows are both about, well, people of good intent (the metrics may vary) doing the best they... Continue Reading →
What this project is about. This one is from Book 4. How long it took to read this (aloud): 3 mins 15s What it’s “about”: Cadmus, bemoaning his Job-like fate, gets turned into a lizard. So does his loyal wife. They skink away. Words I didn’t know: none Quotable quotes: “Bewildered by ill luck that... Continue Reading →
What this project is about. This one is from Book 4. In Greek mythology, Ino (/ˈaɪnoʊ/ EYE-noh; Ancient Greek: Ἰνώ [iːnɔ̌ː][1]) was a Theban princess who later became a queen of Boeotia. After her death and transfiguration, she was worshiped as a goddess under her epithet Leucothea, the "white goddess." Alcman called her "Queen of... Continue Reading →
What this project is about. This one is from Book 4. How long it took to read this (aloud): 9 mins 2 What it’s “about”: A girl has needs… Salmacis (Ancient Greek: Σαλμακίς) was a naiad of Greek mythology. She rejected the ways of the virginal Greek goddess Artemis in favour of vanity and idleness.... Continue Reading →
What this project is about. This one is from Book 4. How long it took to read this (aloud): 6 mins What it’s “about”: A woman being punished for enjoying consensual sex - turned into a flower, poor petal (after her jealous younger sister snitches). In Greek mythology, Leucothoe (Ancient Greek: Λευκοθόη, from λευκός, "white",... Continue Reading →
What this project is about. This one is from Book 4. How long it took to read this (aloud): 1 mins 46s What it’s “about”: Adulterers are caught in a net… Words I didn’t know: xx Quotable quotes: Then Vulcan's mind went dark; he dropped his work And turned at once to subtle craftsmanship, To... 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…the good times not rolling, having malaria etc. What I... Continue Reading →
What this project is about. This one is from Book 4. How long it took to read this (aloud): 11 mins 19 secs What it’s “about”: young lurv thwarted by Bad Luck (and the fates?) Words I didn’t know: thyrsus - In Ancient Greece a thyrsus (/ˈθɜːrsəs/) or thyrsos (/ˈθɜːrsɒs/; Ancient Greek: θύρσος) was a... 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… “AIDS, crack, homeless vets” What I didn’t know: I... Continue Reading →
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