A Pseudo-Christian Odysseus for a Late Empire

Odysseus has become a pseudo-Christian, white, Anglophone man, anxious about the crumbling of the United Statesian Empire (which he equates to Civilization), in Christopher Nolan's recently released film The Odyssey. The transformation of Odysseus from a pagan adventurer, schemer, and lover into a brooding, moralizing prude, anxious about the fall of his own civilization, thoroughly … Continue reading A Pseudo-Christian Odysseus for a Late Empire

Breves suspiros cariocas

一Nadar en aguas frías del Atlántico: placer invernal. Aguas calmas para el nadador 二Salir al muelle, admirar la Cruz del Sur: ser solitario. Vista nocturna Mapa estelar 三Lento caminar sobre la blanca arena: sentir quietud. Vista diurna 四 Márchase Helios. Selene embellece la mar carioca. Selene sobre Ilha Grande 五Venus seduce a su amante León … Continue reading Breves suspiros cariocas