Antigone@antigoneinthebes· 17d Latest read. Volume 2 of ‘British Myths & Legends’. Here we meet Beowulf (Crossley-Hollands excellent translation), the Irish epic Cuchulainn, the confusing Mabinogion as well as legends of saints like St. George and Joseph of Arimathea.
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Antigone@antigoneinthebes· 18d Imagine you have this kind of talent before you, and are tasked to make a movie with them, and then you make 1994’s Pagemaster. 🫣
Antigone@antigoneinthebes· 18d Watched this on the big screen today. Wanted to do so for 30+ years.
It was amazing. Love seeing my favorites again in cinema specials.
Antigone@antigoneinthebes· 19d I think that was just a fashion statement (though that statement might’ve been ‘I hate fashion’)
Love the movie, regret only seeing it as an adult for the first time.
Antigone@antigoneinthebes· 22d Latest read. First part of ’British Myths & Legends’. Here, among other stories, we meet characters like King Lear, Hamlet and Merlin, before the stories they’re known from took the form they have today. Very interesting if you like Shakespeare or Arthurian legend, say.
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Antigone@antigoneinthebes· 27d Latest (re)read. First ‘Death’ novel. Young Mort is in over his head when he becomes Death’s apprentice.
Pratchett’s Death is one of my absolute favorite characters, and his first main character outing does not disappoint.
A favorite.
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Antigone@antigoneinthebes· 28d Ugh, I think I’ve been to THAT restroom.
Antigone@antigoneinthebes· 29d I love Don Rosa’s Scrooge biography, but you’re absolutely right.
Similarly, in a 1994 movie this isn’t an acceptable way to portray a black man.
Antigone@antigoneinthebes· Jul 14 Love them bumbly fucks.
I hate summer, but I make an exception for these stylish pollen freaks.🐝
Antigone@antigoneinthebes· Jul 13 Latest read. The adventuring puritan with a strong sense of justice travels the world and fights pirates, slave drivers and other monsters. Has the author’s typical, exciting style with a focus on action.
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Antigone@antigoneinthebes· Jul 11 Latest read. Explore vampires, werewolves, rusalkas, Koschei the Deathless and other myths of Slavic origin. Good, light reading, interspersed with short essays on the myths and their backgrounds.
Didn’t know werewolves and vampires were THIS closely related, almost synonymous.
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Antigone@antigoneinthebes· Jul 9 Latest read. First contact is made when a giant spaceship enters the solar system and presents a mystery as well as a chance for exploration.
Interesting, intriguing even, but not particularly exciting.
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Antigone@antigoneinthebes· Jul 6 No cheating. Your last saved celebrity pic is your therapist.
Antigone@antigoneinthebes· Jul 6 Latest read. Undercover detective tries busting drug ring, starts losing his mind & identity. The drug (substance D for ‘death’) weakens brain hemisphere connectivity.
Deeply unsettling, thrilling book that processes some of the author’s experiences with drugs.
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Antigone@antigoneinthebes· Jul 2 Latest read. A bit heady, and more highbrow than my personal taste in movies. But wonderfully writte and enlightening as to what is so appealing and magical about cinema. Focus on classic movies, not chronological but a series of essays, basically.
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Antigone@antigoneinthebes· Jun 29 Just read this trade paperback. Shares some elements with Princess Mononoke, and employs some Christian mythology.
Stunning art, compelling characters, rich lore - if I can find the other issues, I’ll gladly read them.
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Antigone@antigoneinthebes· Jun 28 Can’t say I understand BS labeling. This does include nudity, but is not sexually suggestive, so of course it gets this label:
Antigone@antigoneinthebes· Jun 28 Latest read. A treatise in poetry, on free will and the tensions in Christian faith. A history of falling from God’s grace - Satan, Adam&Eve, Noah’s arc, the Tower of Babylon etc. all feature.
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Antigone@antigoneinthebes· Jun 27 If you see this post an eye
Antigone@antigoneinthebes· Jun 22 Latest read. Exciting “Alien” story that goes in the the-real-monsters-are-human direction, with one of two main POV characters being a Burke-like company psychopath.
Good summer reading.
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Antigone@antigoneinthebes· Jun 21 QTP with a ship that makes you happy.
Antigone@antigoneinthebes· Jun 16 This edition was hard to read. It might’ve needed more footnotes for a modern audience. Not translating the poem titles and employing quite archaic language didn’t help (see 2nd pic - and that’s just a selection of words Merriam-Webster actually lists, ignoring stuff like ‘evoe’ that isn’t there)
Antigone@antigoneinthebes· Jun 16 Latest read. Not one of my favorites. Horace, while at times showing off beautiful poetry, has a penchant for being insufferable, overly witty, and sometimes cruel (like when he considers older women to be worthless and of no appeal).
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Antigone@antigoneinthebes· Jun 14 Latest read. This is a very curt, richly illustrated overview of Mayan mythology. Good, could be a bit better organized. The myths are great, usually involving cunning and luck.
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Antigone@antigoneinthebes· Jun 6 Most veggies can be prepared in a delicious manner, but if some don’t like it no big deal.
My brother detests gherkins/pickles/zucchini, I think they’re delectable.
Antigone@antigoneinthebes· Jun 5 Latest read. Less atmospheric than I had hoped, but well-paced and intriguing.
First Sherlock Holmes story I read. I have friends&family who love those stories, but crime & detective stories aren’t quite in my wheelhous.
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Antigone@antigoneinthebes· Jun 2 Latest read. Loved this. Exciting, lively with a host of compelling supporting cast. Not as gory as some Conan stories.
These are two stories in one book, I preferred the second’s plot but both work very well.
If you like Conan, S&S, or fantasy you might enjoy these as much as I did.
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Antigone@antigoneinthebes· Jun 1 I do have a toy one as well 🙂
Antigone@antigoneinthebes· Jun 1 Allosaurus, the hyena of the Jurassic
Antigone@antigoneinthebes· May 30 Latest read. Interesting, better written than I’d have thought. Made me wonder if Caesar really thought all those campaigns, all the blood spilled was worth it other than for his personal goals.
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