Wake up babe, new Euripides just dropped
Kattullus posted about Euripides Unbound, the story of a recent discovery by archeologist Heba Adly of a papyrus containing 97 lines from Polyidus and Ino, lost plays by Euripides.
Kattullus posted about Euripides Unbound, the story of a recent discovery by archeologist Heba Adly of a papyrus containing 97 lines from Polyidus and Ino, lost plays by Euripides.
As humanity continues barreling forward with computers being further enmeshed in our lives, there's lots of good reasons to be concerned. Luckily, this post by mhoye is isn't one of them, as it explores the abstract beauty of the path taken by ships over a year.
Pachylad is out here sharing the really important question: fairy or walrus? The full and fascinating context is at the link!
Nose candy, suitcases of cash, T-shirts under luxe European suits, ubiquitous pastels, shoes with no socks, speedboats, fast Ferraris, bikinis, boat life ... and ohhhh the music: There's something in the air tonight, and it's NotMyselfRightNow's most magnificently mega of mega posts on Miami Vice. đ¶
If you haven't seen the bejeweled rotting fruit sculptures of Kathleen Ryan, you might want to see the bejeweled rotting fruit sculptures of Kathleen Ryan. Nice art find from lucidium!
umbĂș asks "How can I translate my hearing test results to a music player's graphic equalizer so that I can boost certain frequencies to match how a recorded music track is meant to sound?" and flug replies, "Hmm, just by complete chance I've spent the past several days messing around with just exactly this ... and the end result is, my $20 or $40 headphones end up sounding as good as $200 or $400 models." Tons of great info here!
OMG, turns out that it's đ§đœ teenage girls đ§đŒ that are moving society forward, at least linguistically, as noted in this post by chariot pulled by cassowaries!
Over in Ask MetaFilter community member Number Used Once is requesting "historical photographs of events that are deeply moving and/or interesting". If you know of a particular one, please come in and share a link, or check out what others have posted!
Grab your favorite beverage and letâs get comfortable, because brainwane has shared two short science fiction stories that deal with pain and hope. Excellent choices, thank you!
Itâs been six years since community member justkevin released his first game, Starcom: Nexus. Timeâs flown by and the follow-up is here (over in Projects) Starcom: Unknown Space! Enter a vast open-world universe filled with alien factions vying for power, strange worlds to explore, mysteries to investigate, and a sinister enemy that threatens the galaxy with an ancient power.
Where did those 4,000 year old axe heads come from?! The National Museum of Ireland had so many questions about this thoughtfully wrapped âgiftâ and chariot pulled by cassowariesâ post has the answers!
Cat Distribution System: How to deploy? Sweetie Darling gets advice on initiating the procedure and updates us with results. Mid-Operation: "We've made eye contact and I love him"; Current Status: installed in guest room and purring like a Hemi.
No answer was forthcoming but very soon we noticed a man peeking over the wall at us. "Hello! Are you trying to get in the museum?" ... Great comment by Hypatia about the National Museum of American Illustration on the post about Newport Art Museum's mass resignations and layoffs.
Some great answers in dismas' Ask Metafilter post about Antecedents of the 'worldbeat' guitar sound: "What e.g., Afro-pop artists from the 1980s should I listen to if I really like that sound?"
Ok, ok, maybe nobody reads the ads. But gentlyepigramsâ post about a small archive of print and outdoor ads points that maybe you should read some ads, âcause the copy is just that good!
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