Tag: In English
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We Lost The Polytropos of The Odyssey
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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
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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)
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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
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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
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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…
