The Odyssey is one of the most influential works of literature ever created, and yet its origins remain ambiguous and widely debated. It started as an oral tradition, passed along by aoidos, or singer-poets, and later transitioned to written form; the timeframe of this transition isn’t agreed upon […]
Legendary Classics scholar Mary Beard has a podcast! “Join world-renowned classicist Mary Beard and Guardian chief culture writer Charlotte Higgins for Instant Classics—the weekly podcast that proves ancient history is still relevant. Ancient stories, modern twists… and no degree in Classics required.” Watch on YouTube and listen here […]
The National Galleries has a pair of videos on Queer art. The first is “The Secret Languages of Queer Art,” which talks about identification and coding in Queer art and can be watched here. And “The Hidden Histories of Queer Art,” which discusses Queer art and the suppression […]
At Filmi Ladies Podcast, Pitu Sultan and the Gutter’s own Beth Watkins discuss Shah Rukh Khan movies that could use more appreciation. “Are there any items in King Khan’s filmography that don’t get discussed all day every day? Yes, as it turns out, and many of them cluster […]
BBC Archives shares video of Ray Harryhausen talking about his work on Clash of the Titans (1981)! “Ray Harryhausen – master of models, magician with miniatures, the stop-motion Svengali, doyen of Dynamation–pops into the Take Two studio, to discuss producing the special effects for his latest film blockbuster, […]
Friend of the Gutter Tim Gerolami joins Joel Christensen and the Movies We Dig podcast to talk about The Warriors–and the Ancient World! “That’s right all you hard boppers, we’re back with a new episode on the 1979 cult classic, The Warriors. Joined by special guests Joel Christensen, […]
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