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No, it's still not "Lysistrata time"
and it never will be until we have trans liberation
Dec 9, 2024
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Donna Zuckerberg
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No, it's still not "Lysistrata time"
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advice from Marcus Aurelius for anyone disappointed by Gladiator 2
Were you among the many fans of the first Gladiator movie who found its long-awaited sequel… a little meh? Did you find it somehow both too gay in the…
Dec 1, 2024
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Donna Zuckerberg
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advice from Marcus Aurelius for anyone disappointed by Gladiator 2
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Why does Ara: History Untold have Sappho as the leader of the Greek civilization, why does she look like that, and why hasn't she called me?
a conversation with my ex-wife
Oct 8, 2024
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Donna Zuckerberg
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Why does Ara: History Untold have Sappho as the leader of the Greek civilization, why does she look like that, and why hasn't she called me?
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Thank the Gods for a Hera Who F*cks
Some thoughts on the best character in KAOS
Sep 14, 2024
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Donna Zuckerberg
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Thank the Gods for a Hera Who F*cks
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the most bonkers poem ever written to celebrate an Olympic win
The Paris Summer Olympics are in full swing, and they’ve reminded me of my favorite part of the Olympics: seeing what will become a meme.
Aug 6, 2024
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Donna Zuckerberg
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the most bonkers poem ever written to celebrate an Olympic win
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My 10 Favorite Books About Greek Myth
You may have noticed that, for someone who writes a newsletter called Myth Takes, I don’t spend a lot of time retelling specific tales from myth.
Jun 25, 2024
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Donna Zuckerberg
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My 10 Favorite Books About Greek Myth
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How to Write Scholarship About a Sex Position While Sounding Sexy and Scholarly
Hint: can't be done
Apr 16, 2024
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Donna Zuckerberg
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How to Write Scholarship About a Sex Position While Sounding Sexy and Scholarly
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Is it better to be basic or pedantic?
(about Antigone, specifically, but also about everything else)
Mar 26, 2024
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Donna Zuckerberg
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Is it better to be basic or pedantic?
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You are not ready for ChatGPT's translation of the Odyssey quote my ex proposed with
Last summer, the New York Times published a beautiful article by Sophie Hughes about translation. Hughes takes the reader through her translation…
Mar 12, 2024
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Donna Zuckerberg
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You are not ready for ChatGPT's translation of the Odyssey quote my ex proposed with
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"Even in antiquity, there's a sense that the material representations of gender performance are somehow hardwired."
A conversation with Jackie Murray about how our exes both proposed with the same Odyssey quotation
Mar 5, 2024
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Donna Zuckerberg
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"Even in antiquity, there's a sense that the material representations of gender performance are somehow hardwired."
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Seizing the Means of (Re)Production
More thoughts on Lysistrata
Feb 6, 2024
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Donna Zuckerberg
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Seizing the Means of (Re)Production
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Let's Talk About That One Euripidean Fat Joke
warning: academic shade ahead
Jan 30, 2024
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Donna Zuckerberg
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Let's Talk About That One Euripidean Fat Joke
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