My friend just compared UK’s sun to a light in the fridge… lol 😭

you know who should be inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame? Sisyphus

Still screaming 😱😱😱

The afterlife of Apollonius Rhodes’ great work in…. Lush?
#ClassicsBlueSky

[muffled sound of laughing]

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not that I expect anyone to see this… but is there an effective way to combat sleepiness when doing academic reading…? At this point these papers are working better than melatonin or YouTube playlists (and yes I did sleep well the night before)

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💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀Alexander won his fame across time by being the Great, but Theon’s name also lasted through centuries because he was simply Theon Jr

one of my fave papyrus! you can really feel Theon Jr’s temper bursting across time, although if I were him I wouldn’t know how to feel if my temper tantrum to my dad survived all the way to 2024… 🤡

😂😂😂the level of hypocrisy reaches an all time high if you combine his comment with his poor engagement of the Japanese language

also what is that guy’s “Japanese” name… holy frozen?? 🦭

Lee Jae-myung, Leader of South Korea's Democratic Party, live-streamed himself scaling the walls of the National Assembly to bypass military barricades so that he could vote to overturn the President's martial law.

Just watched this tonight - it was fantastic, I liked the music most of all, then the use of colours. It was a gorgeous movie. Some say they guessed the ending early on, but certainly not me (＞人＜;)

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I still have my BRP, but what about those whose BRP might already got taken away?? 🤨

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Whatever virus is running around Oxford is no joke… my sides hurt from coughing… cough cough cough

I feel like videogames actually do provide a pretty accurate representation of real life right now because a lot of videogames are like “THE WORLD IS ENDING” and then you just collect herbs and pretend nothing is wrong

Although if you just genuinely like gachas, then I’m also happy to chat ☺️!

I believe that gacha game is an important aspect of mass entertainment, and that by studying it, like studying movies, can also give us insight to the presence of classics in entertainment and media

This includes Genshin Impact and Honkai Star Rail. Reverse 1999 by Bluepoch, Path to Nowhere by Aisno.

so many new ppl! Hiii!! I’m interested in the use of classics in gacha games, especially in ones made by Chinese companies like Mihoyo. ➡️

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Maybe we can imagine this as the author saying Homer is an abstract entity who represents the poet and those who solidified the canon (massive copium

I haven’t published anything but I do blab about Greco-Roman classics used in gacha games like Honkai Star Rail or Reverse 1999 (((o(*ﾟ▽ﾟ*)o)))

The focus on rebirth, gold, and memory is very interesting here. Think she may be a Muse-coded character. StarRail lore team, lemme see ur game 👁️👁️

With StarRail’s new Greek inspired characters and area, and its focus on CHRYSOS, maybe it is finally time to dust off Hesiod for research purpose 🦭

Can’t wait !

Were You Not Entertained How Gladiator Changed Rome on Film A Public Lecture Not only did Ridley Scott’s Gladiator win the Best Picture Oscar and finish as the second-highest-grossing film of 2000, but it also ended a remarkable 36-year drought of big-budget films set in ancie...

Lecture | Dr. Dave Oosterhuis “Were You Not Entertained? How Gladiator Changed Rome on Film”
21 Nov. 2024, Hemmingson Center Auditorium, Gonzaga Univ.
#ClassicalReception #AncientBluesky
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Bluesky academics, lets get to know each other! Quote this & tell me: 1) a project you are working on & 2) an odd idea/theory you aren’t working on but keep thinking about

1) The formal characteristics of narratives found in enteuxeis

2) To what extent can documents be seen as narratives?

a girl looking into a mirror and seeing a reflection of herself as a clown

"I'm going to finish this manuscript before Christmas!"

It is important to realise that behind each fragment and each number were countless humans who had a life as distinct and complex as our own