Recent Parliamentary candidate for Clacton-on-Sea Count Binface joins Mary Beard and Charlotte Higgins to discuss democracy, The Odyssey, and Latin on the Instant Classics podcast. “In this Clacton byelection special, Count Binface takes a break from the campaign trail and zooms in from his spaceship to chat with […]
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 […]
At Filmi Ladies, friend of the Gutter Pitu Sultan and the Gutter’s own Beth Watkins–with the blessings of Isis–watch and discuss Cleopatra (USA, 1963)! “One of the filmiest ladies of them all! The great Elizabeth Taylor plays the great Cleopatra in this absolutely spectacular epic film. Both co-hosts […]
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 […]
Enjoy this salvaged 1984 performance of Yukio Ninagawa’s Medea! The peformances, costumes and design are incredible. “This is an RF-rip of Yukio Ninagawa’s 1984 performance of Medea, aka, 王女メディア. Released by Toho video only on VHS….This performance itself was referenced in an episode of Chris Marker’s The Owl’s […]
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