Fisted my way out of Tartarus and found a new fwend. I came really close to defeating it, we were both at near death and in the end I was the one that was bested. Oh well, completed a prophecy and became one achievement richer!
Listening to @neilhimself on No Such Thing as a Fish about why bagels originated from anti-Semitism in Poland. Also learnt that the word "lox", as in smoked salmon, is about 8,000 years old.
Weer op weg naar huis, net buiten Ditzum, stoppen voor overstekende koeien. We werden met een bruin oogje in de gaten gehouden.😅
Twee minuten later en 10 meter verder moest de man weer in de remmen. Een overvliegende fazant! Die ik helaas niet op de foto heb. 🤷🏼♀️😊 #Ditzum#Daguitstapje
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Anyone lucky enough to be in NYC on Oct 17, 2023 might consider attending this fascinating lecture.
Neil Gaiman @neilhimself is a wonderful speaker, and basically a world expert on Norse mythology.
Maria Dahvana Headley's new translation/rewriting of Beowolf is like seeing it in a whole new light. The depth of meaning and beauty of her word choice made me shake my head in wonder more than a few times.
Online post by Neil Gaiman @neilhimself.n.. October 17th in NYC. It will be fun and educational and you will learn a lot about Norse Mythology and the Iliad and suchlike. Do come.
Robin Jenkins (1912–2005), one of Scotland’s most prolific & acclaimed 20th-century novelists, was born #OTD, 11 Sept. In this paper from 2012, Dr Linden Bicket argues that Jenkins anticipates the urban realist fictions of Galloway, Kelman & Welsh