Continually disappointing Jesus with my lack of smut.
Cait Coker <<digital brat with an insect mind>>
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Curator, fangirl, utter nerd. Assoc. Prof/Curator of Rare Books and Manuscripts at U of Illinois Urbana Champaign. Co-Editor Women in Book History Bibliography at womensbookhistory.org. Fan Studies, Tolkien Studies, SFF Studies. I just really love books ok
Guys, I missed a memo. Will you tell me what the new OOP merch is for?
You can/should read Emily Wilson's latest take on the Odyssey, but I'm logging on to convey my hairdresser's reaction. She was AGHAST that Nolan, with his million $ budget, gave Matt Damon ONLY 6 hair extensions. As a result, his hair did not blow around properly, & that ruined the film for her.
After more than a century of uncertainty, archaeologists have identified a temple in Türkiye once attributed to Demeter as a rare sanctuary of Hecate, reshaping understanding of the ancient goddess’s worship beyond her better-known cult center at Lagina. wildhunt.org/2026/08/afte... #pagan
After 113 Years, Hecate Regains Temple Long Attributed to Demeter - Europe, News, Paganism, TWH Features, Uncovering the Past, Witchcraft, World
Witchcraft & Pagan News - After more than a century of uncertainty, archaeologists have identified a temple in Türkiye once attributed to Demeter as a rare sanctuary of Hecate, reshaping understanding...
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Academics and scoleres are not gate-keeperes. Thei will talke to you about their topiques. For dayes. Thei will sende lynkes. Thei will order bookes. Thys ys why thei lyve. Thei are the route bitwene past knowledge and future knowledge.
In case you're wondering what REALLY wows a 10 year old at the rare book library, it's a 15th century volume of siege engines and a 1665 Mortuary Bill from the City of London.
Watching Star Trek TNG over again, with my 13yr old. I think this show fucked up my generation because it convinced us that villains tend to concede when Picard points out the moral consequences of their plans, and their unforeseen impact on other people’s rights and dignity.
THE SHEEP DETECTIVES is a WAY better Odyssey than THE ODYSSEY. Compare the scene of the sheep at Caleb's farm with the scene of the dead and tell me I'm wrong.
Update: The new Dummy album is absolutely cherce.
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Hello, dear βιβλιόφιλος ("booklover") 📚 The JMA has a open access article on "New Approaches to Identifying Roman Libraries," on two Late Antique Examples from Stobi (North Macedonia) & Fuente Álamo (Spain). Can we develop computational techniques to help us identify the grammar of libraries? Yes!
Investigadores de la UGR identifican en una villa romana de Córdoba la biblioteca más antigua de la Península Ibérica - Canal UGR
Investigadores de la Universidad de Granada descubren en la villa romana de Fuente Álamo (Córdoba) la biblioteca más antigua documentada de la Península Ibérica.
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No professional accomplishment has ever made me happier than this. theonion.com/translator-o...
Translator Of Original ‘Minions’ Epic Poem Slams ‘Sexless, Bloodless’ Film Adaptation
PHILADELPHIA—In a 4,500-word essay published in Harper’s Magazine, Emily Wilson, known for her popular translation of the Minions epic poem, blasted the latest film Thursday as a “sexless, bloodless” ...
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I don't even think Emily Wilson was "mean" -- she was perfectly correct with all her observations! Being mean would be telling Matt Damon to stay home, we're tired of spending all this money to get his ass home!
*We all know what gives. It's the sexism. every. damn. time.
Increasingly appalled by the criticism of Emily Wilson being "too mean" to Christopher Nolan in her review of his film. She was asked as a translator and critic to provide her evaluation of his film, which she did. He is rolling in money and accolades; it's truly no skin off his back. What gives?*
The thing about having the mind of a flea is I really can’t go down as many rabbitholes as I would like. And y’all above all know how many rabbitholes there ARE!
Ooh ooh I found another one! A good day in the stacks, y'all. Leclerc, 1784. (From a volume of Hancarville)
New entry for my collection of women and presses! 1605.
Turned this rant into a blog post. davekarpf.beehiiv.com/p/the-data-c...
The data center backlash Is working. That's why the New York Times is so concerned.
I have a
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Dave Karpf@davekarpf.bsky.social · last wk.I'm reading the "environmentalists are wrong about data centers" piece from the NYT and ohmygoditssofuckingbad. Apparently, so long as you're punching left, they'll just let you say any goddamn thing you please... www.nytimes.com/2026/07/25/o...
While we are in this Greek Mythology moment, may I remind you that Emma Thompson is adapting Pat Barker’s take on The Iliad, and she’s struggled to get it made bc the focus on what acts of war against women and survival thereafter actually look like (the core of Barker’s narrative) is too intense.
Emma Thompson adapting feminist retelling of Iliad for big screen
The actress told the Hay Festival she is writing a film version of Pat Barker’s The Silence of the Girls to draw attention to sexual abuse in war zones
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Yn a worlde where the humanityes are being systematicallye defunded by both the righte and the lefte, the internet ys one big seminar about the meaninge of *The Odyssey.* Ther ys a lesson yn thys somewher. And the lesson ys: funde the humanityes.
Lovely inky fingerprint from 1571!
I wrote about the Nolan Odyssey for the LRB. I'll summarize some of my main points below, in case you don't feel like reading all that. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Emily Wilson · An Uncomplicated Man
As they say at the awards shows, I was humbled to learn that Christopher Nolan has read at least the first line of my...
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I am very annoyed though at the lack of good Battle-cat plushies out there. What gives. This seems very simple to me.