boris

i think chuds would resonate with hesiod even more than they do homer (or homer wiki pages i should say) — this dull, dry moron handing out such sage advice as do good things instead of bad ones, become wealthy, women are the root of all evil

sheesh didn’t expect to do it all in one go but obviously there’s no other way

master of the subtle rhythms of plain speech: small wonder he’s the greatest english language haiku translator. every poem is about death even the title

nice translations in a simple, lovely presentation with the original and romanization (sadly not much use to me but still). in stark contrast to the collection directly above this lol

intro and supplements are horribly written and their organization suffocates the poems. at the same time they contain interesting/crucial info so you can’t skip them. the romanization is awful, and there isn’t nearly enough of the original chinese. verse translation is decent, especially li po’s

you’re in a breakaway with mvdp 30 seconds on the peloton if you’re some scrub okay yes definitely work for your place if you can but vermeersch is not a scrub: he could in theory do something against a spent van der poel after 40k on the front and still he works. makes me sick!

dozens of children will be killed in my name today. the stain lasts forever

read these before bed exhausted and half-delirious — fairly genius tbh best novels of their kind. also a major influence on pynchon’s scene construction and versification

better than mao ii but similarly feels like a lot of half-formed musings that never coalesce. too bad cause i really felt it was top tier delillo for a while. close to actively pissed off at it by the end

little aegon is the best english language child performance in years

they’re mad at me on the other site like the old days

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delillo. to me this is still sort of the ideal

amazing how easily it impresses joan’s “greatness” on you you just get it right away. didn’t have a real sense of her or the trial beyond the quasi-mythic version the films (even bresson’s to an extent) present; it is far knottier and more interesting than they get at. i struggle with the epilogue

weil’s essay achieves a poetic resonance in its own right while bespaloff engages the limits of her radical pacifism but that those limits exist, and even weil, who clearly felt the full weight of the world’s violence in her bones, came to acknowledge them is itself a tragedy. such a haunted book

eileen gu would drive people a lot less insane if she wasn’t one of the most beautiful women alive

remco is the most compelling alien because he’s so human and prone to failure in spite of his superhuman ability but sometimes it’s like come on, man

nearly spherical body with wide foot; wedge-shaped finial on domed cover; handpainted; orange at handles, on cover and stripe at bottom; black on finial and 4 black stripes of various widths on body; cream ground

Sugar bowl https://collections.artsmia.org/art/53109/

figure skating is the most poetic sport frequently makes me cry just wish they all had slightly better taste in music

welfare is the greatest american film and wiseman was the greatest american filmmaker. nothing much to say just very sad

lazy susan with removable central section; blonde finish; green felt on base

Lazy susan https://collections.artsmia.org/art/13101/

yeah it’s good. to me this is a normal book

the dutch own all racing sports. cycling, skating, track, f1 everything

peters out. rooney understands relationships a little better than she does men, i think. the initial connection is lovely