Want to understand Honoré de Balzac? Try Dungeons & Dragons instead of literary theory Most people think originality comes from endless freedom. Dungeons & Dragons suggests the opposite.

#DungeonsandDragons gives players a small number of races, classes and backgrounds and somehow produces characters that feel endlessly distinct.

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Honoré de Balzac French writer Honoré de Balzac was BOTD in 1799. Born in Tours to a bourgeois family, he was sent to school in Vendôme. His family moved to Paris in 1814, where he studied at the Sorbonne, followed…

French writer Honoré de Balzac, best known for his vivid portraits of post-Napoleonic France in his novel series “La Comédie Humaine”, was BOTD in 1799. #honoredebalzac #thehumancomedy #lacomediehumaine #supergays #bornonthisday

Oh, wow, I absolutely loved this movie! 😪😪😪 #TheHumanComedy #TCMParty

The last 15 minutes of this movie, man. #TCMParty #TheHumanComedy

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I wonder if Mr. Mechano is related to Mr. Roboto.

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This lady says "darling" more than Vivica A. Fox on the CarShield commercials.

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My first time watching #TheHumanComedy I am enjoying it, and Micky isn't annoying me as much as usual. 🤷🏻 #TCMParty

I wonder if Matthew Macauley has run into William Holden in the Recently Deceased Film Narrator area of the hereafter.

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Mickey Rooney is adorable in this #tcmparty #thehumancomedy

[ jets buzzing ]

I think the Closed Captioners might want to double-check that.

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So many reason to stay up late for #TheHumanComedy- 10:15pm ET, TCM. It's corn, right off the cob (as Sugarpuss O'Shea would say) but it's one of Rooney's best performances. Also a sweetly affecting Frank Morgan AND if you don't blink, you'll catch Robert Mitchum first screen appearance. #TCMParty

#TheHumanComedy (1943) #rightNow @nextontcm.bsky.social ❤️ starring #birthdayBoy #MickeyRooney

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