Summarized and critiqued from Ezra Klein’s article: Christopher Nolan’s Trojan Horse Tricks are central to “The Odyssey” and Odysseus is a trickster. He is described, in the first line of the story, as the man of many ways or of many wiles or of many turns. He is, depending on the translator, an ingenious man,ContinueContinue reading “‘The Odyssey’ : The Movie of Our Time”
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Remember Amalek
Biblical Scapegoating? In the aftermath of the October 7 attacks, Benjamin Netanyahu invoked a powerful biblical phrase: “Remember what Amalek has done to you.” He later clarified that he was referring to Hamas, not Palestinians as a whole. But the word itself carries a gravity that cannot be easily contained. “Amalek” is not simply anContinueContinue reading “Remember Amalek”
Dr Bob, Brain Mechanic 