Odyssey Trailer Hits 600K Dislikes — Triumph or Disaster?
Cosmic Booknews: ‘THE ODYSSEY TRAILER BLOWS PAST 600K DISLIKES — A DAY AFTER FIRST REACTIONS CALLED IT A TRIUMPH.’ 612K dislikes. 68K likes. That’s a...
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The Centauromachy — Wedding Fight That Defined Greek Art
The Centauromachy — the battle between the Lapiths and the Centaurs at the wedding of Pirithous. The centaurs were invited to the wedding but got...
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Lady of the Lake — Tech Upgrade
The Lady of the Lake has obviously had a tech upgrade since King Arthur’s day. Excalibur (5th century): mythical sword, magical powers, chosen king. Excalibur...
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Homer Pavlos Calls Out Nolan — Woke Hollywood Is Dead
Homer Pavlos: ‘This is the most embarrassing moment of Chris Nolan’s career. He will be remembered as a weak man who bowed to a dying,...
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Caesar in Gaul vs Caesar in Egypt — Word Order Matters
Caesar in the Gauls: ‘I came, I saw, I conquered.’ Caesar in Egypt: ‘I conquered, I saw, I came.’ The difference between fighting Gallic tribes...
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Why the Varangian Guard Was All Norsemen
Trad West: ‘Now you understand why the Byzantine Varangian Guard was almost entirely composed of Norsemen.’ Top left: A modern Norwegian rugby player built like...
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Odysseus on the Beach — New Odyssey Images
New images from IGN: The Odyssey. Two views of the same Greek shore — Odysseus washed up, misty morning and golden afternoon. 2,700 years later,...
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Homer’s Female Characters — A Complete Rebuttal
Lupita Nyong’o: ‘When you read The Iliad and The Odyssey, very little time is spent from the perspective of the women.’ Let’s check Homer’s female...
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Average Prussian vs Average Bavarian
Average Prussian: spit-shined boots, tricorn hat, cane, knows the exact proper way to do everything. Average Bavarian: lederhosen, beer, pretzel, goat, big mustache. The two...
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The Women of Weinsberg — Carrying Their Husbands to Freedom
In 1140, King Conrad III allowed the women of a captured castle to leave with only what they could carry. They chose to carry their...
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France Underestimates Italy — 35,000 Ton Battleships
France: ‘Let’s lay down two 27,000 ton battleships. The Italians can’t build anything bigger.’ Italy: ‘The Italians lay down two 35,000 ton battleships.’ 1930s naval...
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Real Life vs Movie Adaptation — The Desaturation Effect
Real 21st Century: brightly lit Times Square, neon ads, crowds. 3013 Movie adaptation: bleak concrete bunker, fog, dystopian silence. Real Sengoku period: colorful kimono, gold...