“‘What is this if not magic?’ The Italian man living as a hobbit After building his own version of Middle-earth, Nicolas Gentile has thrown a ‘ring’ into Mount Vesuvius” —The Guardian
The Russians are shooting a movie in space.
No word what its rating will be.
Since neither the cast nor the script will have weight,
I expect it’ll be Zero-G.
“The anonymous text, which concludes with the lines ‘Go on, love me / It does you good,’
was popular across the eastern Roman empire in the second century…” —The Guardian
In both the present
And days of yore
Bards have penned verses
Hoping to score
“Police are responding to an unconfirmed report of a mime assaulting passers-by.” —Citizen.com
He hunts in the square, on the street, in the park,
We don’t know who he is, but he’s one scary clown.
If you watch him perform you could be the next mark
Of this mime spreading chaos and mayhem downtown.
If selected you’re doomed to your hideous fate,
No you won’t hear him coming until it’s too late.
“The Griffin Warrior: A Staggering Discovery from Ancient Greece” —Greek Reporter
The Warrior was “prominent,” in status and in jaw;
The Griffin, though of ivory, was grand in beak and claw;
Combined, they were redoubtable: men staggered at the sight,
An action, I believe, not only natural but right.
Push gently on the cradle. Coo some tunes. Expect your child to fall asleep, and soon! … Regret you over-sugared Baby’s prunes? Find Baby wants to dance to any tune? … Examine why your soporific song Can’t lull your child to sleep: the tune? Your voice? The rocker that the cradle’s on is wrong? … Let science find your perfect rocker choice: U2’s lead singer, Bono! He’s your man— Lab data linked to Spotify now prove LP track “One” from Achtung Baby can Arrest your baby’s late-night urge to groove! … Be mindful of some vitriolic rhyme— Yet play “One” all the same. You need down time!
