Gutenberg invented the most important technology of the millennium and immediately went bankrupt โ and so did the bank that foreclosed on him, and so did his apprentices.
Gutenberg could make a batch of 300 books for the cost of one, but there weren't enough buyers in hisโฆ pic.twitter.com/qh7k71vZDA
WordPress, in their infinite fucking wisdom, have removed the classic block function that I use to change font size or use a different coloured text to differentiate whether I’m talking to you, Dear Reader, or to Clicky. I’m having to relearn how to do things and even so posts won’t look the same. Therefore, if I come across as a tad grumpy, please accept my apolโฆ
*I’m somewhat pissed off about it, Clicky. Not Eris-pissed levels but close…*
Dear Reader, there has been a confluence of ‘home’ syncs in the past week, specifically relating to Homer, Homelander and the word Home itself.
It started at the beginning of May with the release of the trailer for Christopher Nolan’s take on ‘The Odyssey’, Homer’s epic poem on the travails of Odysseus, King of Ithaca, as he tries to return home with his men after attaining victory in the Trojan War. The trailer has caused something of a never-ending shitstorm online as Lord & Lady Nolan, presumably in their quest for further Oscar recognition following their successful Oppenheimer collab, have decided to hold Homer at arms length in order to fully embrace a trollop dollop of Wokeness, which will inevitably deliver Hollywood’s glittering prize to them. Everybody else gets thin gruel sloppy seconds, with a Newgate’s Knocker Helen, a wispy transman Achilles, dumbed down language and…
*Wow, the South Park creators were rather prescient with that caricature, Clicky. I just thought they were being unkind. Ironically, they’ve gone Woke too… /sigh…*
…People are rightfully pissed off at the wanton vandalism on display. Clicky has posted about it several times…
*You are taking me off on a tangent, Clicky. Stop it…*
… And who has decided to pen his own translation. It’s really rather good…
… And rather reminded me of Donald Trump if he were Odysseus. For a start, he’s crafty as a F-O-X and so much smarter than his critics are prepared to give him credit for. They take him at face value, a bit like the Trojans did with Odysseus’ wooden horse. It will be their undoing. Trump is also famous for sacking…
… And took the White House, Washington D.C’s sacred citadel. Twice. Like a chud. Seemingly unnecessary side quests appear to be have been taken in Venezuela and Iran, and as for the reckless retardation of his bros…
*RINOS are being thrown overboard. I mean, how fucking hard is it to follow your Captain’s orders…*
… Moving on from Trump’s Odyssey Bros, Dear Reader, to Trump and The Boys. It’s a TV show, not one that I’ve watched, but I recognise the main character, Homelander, as he’s used a lot as a meme and the show seems to be quite popular. Major controversy erupted last week, however, with the series finale when Hollywood’s TDS struck again. It’s all so tedious…
*Yeah, I don’t think I’ll be belatedly indulging in that series…*
… And then on my birthday – cough – President Trump strategically posted the word ‘HOME‘…
Star Wars is 49 today One of the biggest gripes with George Lucas tinkering with the original trilogy: removing Han shooting first, an action that instantly defines him as the scoundrel we love I tracked down the original cut, and here it is. Balance restored. Thanks, George. pic.twitter.com/EWFKe8sOUj
Why do the Laestrygonians have steel plate armour in the Bronze Age, Nolan? They're meant to be savage cannibal giants. https://t.co/yDyPWI3Hdy
— Carl Benjamin ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ (@Sargon_of_Akkad) May 6, 2026
Totally different. The armor is way off as well. However they could be approaching this as simple adaptation without any historical reference. Thatโs a lazy way to approach a classic pic.twitter.com/xVA4AxYT1k
Odysseus is one of more pious heroes in Greek Mythology. He constantly sacrifices to the Gods and is the favourite of a Goddess. To warp Odysseus' story into this is ridiculous considering Odysseus wouldn't even have made it home without all the Goddesses helping him https://t.co/qbVNB73lKL
— sil โก penelope whisperer (@thhouseofblack) May 5, 2026
โ ๏ธ QUASIMENT TOUTE LA MUSIQUE POP D'AUJOURD'HUI N'EST CONSTITUรE QUE DE PATHรTIQUES REPRISES DE LA MUSIQUE POP DES ANNรES 80 ! pic.twitter.com/nw8WBD7pFK
Having seen the whole thing now, it's quite incredible how it sums up British schoolboys. This could've been a video about lads I was at school with in the 80s. https://t.co/ERhnsBl7Sx
The FBI Director showed up at the White House Correspondentsโ Dinner โ and ๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐๐ข๐๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐ฌ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐ข๐ง๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ ๐ก๐ข๐ฆ.โฆ pic.twitter.com/AuAqcf4jZs
DRIVE-BY MEDIA: The same press corps that has breathlessly attacked Secretary Pete Hegseth and FBI Dir Kash Patel for drinking alcohol were seen pilfering and chugging bottles of wine and champagne after the would-be assassin was arrested at the WHCD. Double standard? pic.twitter.com/ghkCZbnDix
๐จBreaking: Reports of shots fired at The White House Correspondence Dinner. The President and Melania Trump have been evacuated. pic.twitter.com/5qzw63Vy2v
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