they might have put a kangaroo head if they knew they existed. However, I don’t think any of the animals they saw locally had human torsos. While scottish or danish people did not exist at the time, they did trade with the Greeks, so I guess their gods can look like the cast of 300.

I would have gone to a movie with all Bastets...

don’t forget green for dead Osiris.

I can’t believe they didn’t cast any bird headed people. That’s beyond racist.

“Why wouldn’t gods resemble at least to some degree the people that worshiped and created them.” Have you ever seen representations of the Egyptian gods? They have animal heads!

The HBO series Rome used British actors because the accent helped them seem more foreign. They don’t look Latin.

unfortunately I only get the Met from their satellite live broadcasts...but I do watch Rabbit of Seville on a regular basis

I think it is a good thing and something to be excited about (even though I almost never attend modern opera). I don’t think it is that surprising given the huge disparity in numbers of women composers vs. men. You have about 300 years of Opera history that basically precluded women.

but those people generally don’t know what opera is...

maybe they were really punished for abusing the English language?

then why the seque to Citizens United, a SCOTUS decision but of little relevance to this NY trial court

I don’t think we want to define rape as something out of the control of the parties.

Ok, sorry but this article is very confusing. “a U.S. Supreme Court judge” Shirley Kornreich is not a Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court unless she got confirmed for Scalia’s seat without anyone noticing.

She just went to Stockton CA to warn them about the disinfectant put in the water...despite zero evidence of any danger. She is just out to get attention for herself these days.

That would be the point.

“Alternative medicine” is generally code for woo. Anyone who goes to that clinic shouldn’t expect actual medical treatment.

yeah, but since he wasn’t practicing real medicine anyway why be a real doctor?

Similarly, we spend a lot of time talking about how many Germany has taken in while ignoring Turkey.

since 1975 the US has resettled over 3 million refugees. I think this probably outpaces most European countries by a wide margin.

it is part of his transformation from the “smart brother” to George W. Bush.