Wednesday, July 22, 2026

Today's news and jokes

finally the Odyssey adaptation we've all been waiting for

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— Christopher Livingston (@chrislivingston.bsky.social) July 21, 2026 at 12:44 PM
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By far the funniest moment in Homer’s Odyssey is when Circe says, “Shall we have sex?” and Odysseus says, “You just turned all my men into pigs. You have the GALL to think I would sleep with you? Of course I will. Absolutely. But don’t do any weird spells”

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— Boze the Library Owl (@sketchesbyboze.bsky.social) July 21, 2026 at 11:19 AM


I cannot stop laughing at this

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— Maris Kreizman (@maris.bsky.social) July 21, 2026 at 7:10 AM






Just like the mountains















There’s a lot in this look at Dacre’s legacy though tbh the line that struck me was a throwaway at the end, asserting: “About 40% of the Telegraph’s disproportionately male, affluent and elderly readers now live abroad.”

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— Jim Waterson (@jim.londoncentric.media) July 16, 2026 at 1:35 AM








I was recently in the middle of extremely fancy executives seriously discussing the new trend of going to “priestess training” (???) while also lambasting the corrosion of culture and end of science

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— nilay patel (@reckless.bsky.social) July 18, 2026 at 11:57 AM
(I have no idea what this means, but Stephenson wrote books about techbros devoted to Athena, goddess of high-tech weapons)









(FWIW didn't see this verified anywhere)







AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY (2026)

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— Alan Sepinwall (@sepinwall.bsky.social) July 21, 2026 at 7:42 AM


















(Zidane's answer, most of the video, is in french)







Toward the end of the clip















@gooseymanee Here’s your annual dose of serotonin 🍉 One year ago today, Goose introduced the internet to his watermelon obsession 🍉😂. You all loved it so much that we thought it was only right to bring it back and hopefully brighten your day all over again. 🥲💗🫶🏻 #happydog #cutedog #watermelon #goldenretriever #viralpet ♬ Happy - Pharrell Williams








@zeric.paws.inn This is your sign!🥹❤️ #dogsofinstagram #dog #dogs #dogstagram ♬ original sound - ZERIC PAWS INN








@upworthy Something tells us you made Maria feel just as special as she made him. ♥️ @Trisha Anderson ♬ original sound - Upworthy




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