simongarlick
@simongarlick.net
Literally an NPC. Brown, Ngāi Tahu/Ngāti Whakaue/Tainui, on Kaurna land. Abnzg. Beach bum, history nerd, gamer, grower of chilli peppers, rescuer of bees, bad writer. Apparently I also compose music for podcasts. Slava Ukraini.
Thought experiment: on 7 December 1941, did Imperial Japan launch an unprovoked attack on a) Polynesia b) the USA #Ceuta
It wasn't until this week that I heard the name "Telemachus" spoken for the first time and realised that in my head I have been hearing it wrong for almost my whole life
wow that "man causes death, injuries by driving a car into the Berlin Pride march" story went away quickly
true to Homer, the female characters in Nolan's Odyssey are the deepest. Penelope, Calypso, Circe, Helen (and Clytemnestra) have interesting inner lives - most of the male characters are just fodder.
Saw Nolan's Odyssey. Freakin' amazing. Antiwoke Karen naysayers can suck it.
you could post an article with this headline every day of the year
A Jewish man leaving a Manhattan synagogue after attending a prayer service on Thursday was stabbed in the chest with a screwdriver by an assailant reportedly shouting “Allahu Akbar”. The man's motives for this totally unpredictable and random attack remain a mystery.
Justin “Riley” Dennis and Nicholas “Stephanie” Blanch are men.
In Europe every year ten times more people die of cold than die of heat. Every degree of warming in Europe saves tens of thousands of lives
Kermit the Frog Drinking Tea Meme
ALT: Kermit the Frog Drinking Tea Meme
static.klipy.com
when I was a kid I read The Odyssey without knowing that The Iliad existed, and ever since I've loved the feeling of coming in to a story halfway through and not knowing who any of the people or events that keep getting mentioned are, and trying to work it out
Journo: Mr Prime Minister you still think New Zealand can achieve net zero by 2050? PM: Yes, maybe even a few years earlier J: Yet you are doing nothing to reduce NZ's emissions? PM: No, we expect a science-based solution to emerge soon J: So you're funding NZ scientists to do this? PM: Oh, God no
that scene in Act I of Jurassic Park where the naïve nerds get excited because the billionaire has offered to fund their research for the next 3 years if they just agree to come with him to his private island for a thing
Can't get numb to this: The United States is stuck in a war it started, cannot end, and may further escalate to no avail, having dismantled its diplomatic apparatus, depleted its military stockpile, and destroyed its credibility. A historic strategic mistake harming millions in many different ways.
I was offended that the producers of the Odyssey adaptation cast a white American as Polyphemus the Cyclops
Per Capita Wine Consumption in Australia and New Zealand, 1900-2024
ok I've seen The Count in a halftime show, my life is complete
