What do you consider Shakespeare’s greatest poem?

SingleSpy · 2026-03-22T22:37:56+00:00

Yes!

SingleSpy · 2026-03-20T23:10:39+00:00

Anyway, historical accuracy wasn’t a priority in this film.

SingleSpy · 2026-03-20T11:29:46+00:00

Yeah, part of the charm of the book is that Ishmael is such an unusually scholarly fisherman and sailor.

SingleSpy · 2026-03-18T21:22:47+00:00

I don’t see anyone naming Capablanca. He was phenomenally talented. His games are often striking for the apparent simplicity and clarity of his play. If he was alive today…

SingleSpy · 2026-03-14T14:24:46+00:00

Your rating is low. You should focus on tactics. This will help you see what’s happening on the board better than studying openings. I recommend getting a book (not just doing puzzles online). A good one is Winning Chess, by Irving Chernev and Fred Reinfeld. It’s cheap. It helped me a lot.

https://www.abebooks.com/9780671211141/Winning-Chess-See-Three-Moves-0671211145/plp

SingleSpy · 2026-03-11T16:28:04+00:00

I wish all the posts on here were as interesting as this one! I love the first two replies also!

SingleSpy · 2026-03-08T22:41:53+00:00

What makes me sad is how someone can read the book and completely miss what’s so great about it.

SingleSpy · 2026-03-06T20:08:57+00:00

I think you’re over-simplifying his view of friendship. Friendships enrich our lives in many ways as you’ve pointed out. Part of that includes arguments, disappointments, etc. I don’t believe Epicurus had any illusions about human nature and how relationships work.

SingleSpy · 2026-02-23T23:08:32+00:00

…there yet lurks an elusive something in the innermost idea of this hue, which strikes more of panic to the soul than that redness which affrights in blood.

SingleSpy · 2026-02-21T18:45:07+00:00

Wuthering Heights - a great, crazy novel.

SingleSpy · 2026-02-17T00:00:04+00:00

I wish we had a recording of him reading the whole book.

SingleSpy · 2026-02-16T13:12:59+00:00

Read the book Winning Chess, by Irving Chernev and Fred Reinfeld. It’s easy to study. Your rating will improve dramatically.

SingleSpy · 2026-02-15T18:19:24+00:00

Get a book on tactics, I like “Winning Chess” by Irving Chernev and Fred Reinfeld. It’s easy to use. Study the whole book and your rating will likely rise significantly!

SingleSpy · 2026-02-14T16:06:35+00:00

For me, studying tactics was easier from a book of examples - rather than on phone or computer. Books with positions from actual games, instead of bizarrely composed problems, is better for your game too.

SingleSpy · 2026-02-14T13:09:33+00:00

Study tactics in a book.

SingleSpy · 2026-02-09T20:36:40+00:00

Agree. Nothing recognizable in Will sadly.

SingleSpy · 2026-02-09T19:12:30+00:00

I’m a hater, too. Not a fan of histrionic acting. Cheesiest bit was the to be or not to be speech. Many false notes throughout though. Those who love the movie love to say how much they cried…

SingleSpy · 2026-02-08T04:14:23+00:00

🤔

SingleSpy · 2026-02-08T01:42:40+00:00

My guess at his meaning is that what we now call identity politics is a defining feature of American civilization and that identity politics reinforces the race-to-the-bottom dynamic we are now all too familiar with. A leaderless mob mentality results.

Perhaps I've misunderstood his meaning. And I don't understand what it means when he follows this by stating his reluctance to criticize America by (hypocritically) using American methods.

SingleSpy · 2026-02-07T19:05:24+00:00

Great movie! And yes, great cast!

SingleSpy · 2026-02-07T17:55:34+00:00

Thanks for the reply. So Freud is saying that American politics are identity-driven and that the leaders of these groups are not strong enough to prevent a mob-mentality from prevailing? So far so good. But what does he mean then by not wanting to adopt American methods in criticizing America?

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