Lackluster Killings in Medieval Art
aw man ah geez
Weak Sirens
They sound pretty good, and can lure a ship off course by several miles.
Tuesday Obituary: God
As of writing, no noise has been heard of the grave-diggers, and no Divine Smell has been registered.
"I'd Really Love To See You Tonight" Is As Good A Song As Any, I Think
That old Wilde line from Dorian Gray applies, I think, just as much to "See You Tonight" as it does to cigarettes: "It is the perfect type of a perfect pleasure. It is exquisite, and it leaves one unsatisfied. What more can one want?"
Things Jo Has Said To Me In Response To My Posts About the Middle Ages
"I can't handle this. It's outside of my window of tolerance."
"Rapscallion heuristic."
"To receive satirisation...I feel like Boccaccio."
Addendum for Oppenheimer
An afterword of sorts.
Someone Who Has Wronged You Has Fallen Ill!
Someone who once wronged you has fallen ill! Not an open enemy, perhaps; it may be that you are the only soul in the world who knows the offense they committed against you. These are the early hours of the first flush of triumph, and you must keep your wits and your blood about you!
Dante's Inferno, Canto VII
I didn't quite catch whatever Plutus said – I think it was
something about pepper? Aleppo pepper, salt and pepper, something –
I don't know, I don't speak Dutch (or whatever they speak in Hell.)
Are You Entering Menopause While Simultaneously Your Kid Is Applying To College? A Quiz.
“Want to watch a classic animation from the early aughts?”
Dear Businesslady: How Much Exploitation Is Too Much?
You know, the “living” people talk about making.