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We Lost The Polytropos of The Odyssey
For our TAC92 Classic Books Club, we brought Homer’s Odyssey forward in our reading queue so that we would read it before Christopher Nolan’s film came out. I walked into the cinema annoyingly over-prepared, like a teacher’s pet, my heart beating out of my chest.
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Books I Read in 2025
Throughout the year, I post a short review of the book I finish reading on my goodreads page as soon as I come to the end, so that: – I write about the book before I lose that feeling I’m left with as I read the last sentence – I know I might not do…
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Thoughts on Dying (the Film)
Yesterday I had the fortune and the misfortune of watching, by myself, the depressing and mesmerising German film Dying (Sterben). I had watched the trailer a couple of weeks ago and got intrigued. I read the FT review (5 stars out of 5) this weekend. I knew very well it would be hard, 10 days…
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Mixed Feelings About Technofeudalism, Yanis Varoufakis
Technofeudalism is a thought-provoking read, cleverly structured around a conversation with his late father, peppered with Greek myths, the usual Greek etymology flexing, some questionable takes (Disney+ doesn’t benefit the consumer?), and the occasional detour into colonial guilt. I’m glad I read it. But I can’t fully trust Varoufakis — his grand agenda and ideological…
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A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs Podcast
I found out about the 500 Songs podcast from Izi who sent me a link knowing I’d enjoy it. I had started to play the guitar, and I have always been a music geek. After a furtive glance at the website (with horror) I saw a backlog of 150+ episodes. My OCD traits would make…
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