Elisabeth Frink, β€œThe Boy Who Cried Wolf”, 1968, pencil and watercolour on paper, 76.2 Γ— 55.9 cm β˜… UK β˜… https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-5773957 #ElisabethFrink #graphics #pencilonpaper #myths #parables #femalegaze #queervibes #alarmism #herald #Christies #1960s
Debunking zswap and zram myths

zswap and zram are fundamentally different approaches with different philosophies. If in doubt, use zswap.

Making up history.

I watched the Peaky Blinders film and was not impressed (beyond sets and set piece), but although I did not know about the β€˜real’ Beckett (a villain in the piece), this article by his son was interesting and I think apposite. Making up heroic histories is no way to build a future.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/24/peaky-blinders-film-populist-times-nazi-father-world-war-two-film

#History #Drama #Thriller #Illusions #Myths

The Peaky Blinders film is pandering to these populist times – I should know, the Nazi in it is my father

The film-makers would say they’re making drama, not history. But this is not the moment for yet another second world war film with a heroic myth, says author Francis Beckett

The Guardian
"Our eyes are just REALLY good"
Here are six persistent myths about farmed animals, and why the truth behind each one changes everything. πŸ‘€ πŸ‘‰ Find out more: https://veganfta.com/blog/2026/03/18/6-myths-about-farmed-animals-that-change-the-way-you-see-them/ #facts #myths #farmanimals

you've probably seen the statue of #hercules wrestling with the Nemean lion (e.g., trying to give a cat a pill), but have you seen this, much more concerning one where he is.. skinning the lion?!

... the water nymph has the right idea--get the eff away from this dude πŸ™€

For more takes on the #labors and #myths of Hercules -- check out: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/hercules-myths-and-retconstellations/

πŸ“· :https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/203957

#mythology #hercules #heracles #GreekMythology #StarLore #constellatioins #art #MetMuseum #museum #sculpture #classical #classics

'The Metamorphosis of the Dead Adonis' / 'The Birth of Apollo and Diana' by Marcantonio Franceschini, c.1700

#art #artwork #artist #artists #artlover #artlovers #myth #myths #Mythology #illustration #painting #paintings #artmuseum #museum #artmuseums #nature #artmuseum #naturelover #arthistory #arts

The Myth of the β€œLost City”: Atlantis, El Dorado, Shambhala, and Utopian Legends

Explore The Myth of the Lost City through legends like Atlantis, El Dorado, and Shambhala. Discover how these Utopian Legends blend history, myth, and human imagination.

https://gobookmart.com/the-myth-of-the-lost-city-atlantis-el-dorado-shambhala-and-utopian-legends/