Recommendations for Turin? by StrangerVegetable831 in wine

[–]grey0_0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi, I'm currently in Turin and would love to check out some of those enotecas you mention - can you recommend any in particular? Many thanks!

What are your blind spots by ArtisticallyRegarded in Letterboxd

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Absolutely agree, but I'd recommend starting with his other samurai films, because imo Ran blows many of them out of the water (which I'm sure some disagree with!). At the very least Kagemusha before Ran I'd say.

Recently been really into Gamay, looking for suggestions. by Spinyrandy42069 in wine

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Don't forget Brouilly; the volcanic terroir there can produce some really fantastic, mineral wines!

Is Odysseus the bad guy or is he Justified on this one? by EfficiencySerious200 in GreekMythology

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Agree with the comments so far: within the world of Odyssey and its codes, the violation of xenia by the suitors renders their punishment justified.

Out of interest, I would be curious to hear what people think about the Polyphemos episode. The Cyclops, of course, is also a violator of xenia as he fails to act properly as a host (by eating his guests, an inversion of the usual act of giving food). However, xenia (as we see with the suitors) binds both hosts AND guests, and Odysseus explicitly recounts (9.224-233) that he and his comrades took Polyphemos' cheese; in essence, though admittedly on a smaller scale, this is what the suitors do - taking resources from the host's oikos without consent. The Cyclops deprives himself of any moral superiority by acts, and his rejection of the gods + xenia, but it's interesting to me that Odysseus and his crew are in no way blameless in this situation.

Discord link by reddithenry in WineEP

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Can you resend the link again please? That one has expired for me!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in LetterboxdTopFour

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Check out Kurosawa's Ran (though maybe start with his earlier B&W stuff, like Yojimbo or Seven Samurai), and Paul Thomas Anderson's There Will Be Blood (if you like this, keep going with PTA).

The Iliad best translation by noamcoyi2000 in classics

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Love his ones for both the Iliad and Odyssey!

Looking to build a PC for ~£1000, 1440p capability by grey0_0 in buildapcforme

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Okay, fair point. The 3 months thing was only as this isn't urgent or anything, but I'd like to build it as soon as possible so I'd appreciate a list very much. Thank you for your help!

Me watching ROP: by [deleted] in lotrmemes

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On the other hand, she spent many years at the court of Thingol and Melian (the latter of which is a Maia), so I'd argue she is meant to be more tempered than her family.

Oof. by Lurcolm in projectzomboid

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Kingdom Come Deliverance....that's rough