The Basic Expert

One of my favourite choices in Nolan's The Odyssey 2026 is how the gods never appear in their true divine forms. Their presence is felt, not seen. Zeus speaks through thunder, Poseidon through relentles waves and unforgiving storms, the divine is always there just beyond human understanding Athena was the goddess, the priestess and odysseus guilt all at once

The Sea Peoples destroying civilization in the Bronze Age, 1200 B.C, colorized.

Christopher Nolan revealed that he wanted to include the famous “Nobody” wordplay from Homer’s The Odyssey in the film but ultimately couldn’t make it work. The joke relies on Odysseus telling Polyphemus that his name is “Nobody,” so when the Cyclops cries, “Nobody is attacking me!”, the others leave, thinking nothing is wrong. According to Nolan, the pun simply didn’t translate naturally into modern dialogue.

I have co-workers who are into EDH. So I've gone back through my cards to finish building a Derevi deck after a number of years away from the game. I always intended to add winter orb and static orb to my Derevi deck. I ordered them and went to pick them up at the local game shop. When I arrived to pick them up, the guy behind the counter handed me the cards and asked, "Who hurt you? Ordering these two cards at the same time should put you on a list." I mean he's right, but now it's everyone else's problem. Not mine.

What is the first film you think of when you see RUTGER HAUER?