RLH
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Решила, что этим летом буду носить исключительно платья и по этому поводу запланировала пошив нескольких. 2 готовы 🥰 С цветами сшито изо льна, туаль де Жуи - хлопок.
Все порываюсь рассказывать про себестоимость работ, но не знаю, насколько это интересно
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I was told “borrow money to go to university and you can repay what you owe once you start earning enough”.
Not “go to university and later we will feel free to seize as much of your income as we decide to fund the state’s other spending commitments”.
Tom@tomwhx
Labour minister admits that they are deliberately charging higher debt repayments to graduates who work, in order to pay higher benefits to people who do not work.
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@TheGreatB00ks I received this beautiful copy for my birthday! Just listened to the introduction episode and can’t wait to get into it
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@_razza Fagles translation. It’s dynamic, poetic, and clear. It is what we used on the podcast. Read it and follow along with us!
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We are asked about Wilson's translation often.
We do not recommend it - at all.
Here are a few reasons why:
Archaeo - Histories@archeohistories
When Emily Wilson published her translation of The Odyssey, it quietly but decisively shifted how many readers understood one of the foundations of Western literature. For centuries, English versions of the poem had been shaped by male translators who often filtered Homer’s Greek through Victorian, Edwardian, or mid-20th Century assumptions about gender, class, and morality. Wilson approached the text with a different aim: fidelity not to tradition, but to the language itself. Her translation pays close attention to what the Greek actually says, rather than what earlier translators assumed it meant. Where previous versions softened Odysseus into a noble hero or exaggerated the moral failings of female characters, Wilson strips away editorial judgment. Words that had long been rendered with moralizing or misogynistic overtones—especially when applied to women, servants, or the enslaved—are reexamined and translated with consistency and precision. A term describing women as sexually suspect, for example, is no longer quietly upgraded to “faithful” or “pure” when it suits male sympathy. Equally important is what Wilson avoids. She resists anachronistic language that romanticizes violence, hierarchy, or domination. Her Odysseus is clever and ruthless, not automatically admirable; Penelope is intelligent and strategic, not merely patient and chaste. Enslaved women are named as enslaved, not euphemized into “maids,” forcing modern readers to confront the social realities the poem assumes rather than smoothing them away for comfort. Wilson’s choices don’t modernize Homer—they clarify him. By refusing to insert gendered judgment or inherited bias, her translation reveals how much earlier versions reflected the values of their translators rather than the ancient text. The result is an Odyssey that feels sharper, more unsettling, and more honest: a poem about power, survival, and storytelling itself, finally allowed to speak without centuries of moral varnish. © Reddit #archaeohistories
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@MartinSLewis If I want to buy my first home in the next 1-2 years, what’s the best thing I can be doing with my money now to maximise my deposit for that purchase?
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Bizarrely I'm being attacked by a few for the cut in the cash ISA limit, even though I've been one of the people leading the charge AGAINST. I think its because I pushed for a carve out for older people. So I thought it worth explaining...
I think the cut in the cash ISA limit is the wrong solution to the right problem, that people in the UK, especially young people under-invest and over-save.
My solution would be carrot not stick. Better education, better access to guidance, and investment incentive.
After a series of meetings over the last year with govt where I strongly pushed that, as well as giving evidence to that tune at Treasury Committee, and publicly voiced my opposition to cutting the limit... a couple of weeks ago I knew the writing was on the wall - and the limit was almost certainly being cut (though i didnt know how much).
At that point I argued it was a perverse outcome especially for older people. The govt has always said the cut wasn't about raising revenue, it was about getting younger people to invest.
So I then argued, if you're going to cut the cash ISA limit, then doing it for older people, many of whom should be moving to be more risk averse didn't make any sense.
The policy now has cut the limit for under 65s, I suspect my voice along many others may have helped that. Within an overall policy move I disagree with I think this makes absolute sense.
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@ServicesGovAU I need support ASAP and unable to get through on phone lines. Awful service, please help.
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So... I have started a solo podcast. Join me for a cup of tea and a fun, informal look at the big talking points from the world of motorsport!
First episode all about the new series of Drive To Survive is LIVE now 😍
How to listen: linktr.ee/smalltorquepod…
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Trying to do some PR spinning for the male gaze. So far I’ve got: A quiet masculine glance, or a cute gentlemanly look. I dunno… still trying to find the right angle
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@thisisonps33 Oh I totally understand that - it's all about money. But as a fan, that doesn't impact me therefore I shall continue complaining
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This is so bad for the sport. Inaccessible in the UK for another 6 years? When we have 4 British drivers on the grid! Disgusting #F1
Sky Sports F1@SkySportsF1
Sky Sports will remain the exclusive home of Formula 1 in the UK and Ireland until 2029 🤩🤝
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