Blade Runner - meaning of the unicorn

(Credits: Far Out / Warner Bros.)‘Blade Runner’ explained: What is the meaning of the unicorn? Thu 8 February 2024 9:00, UKLike most of the best science fiction movies, Ridley Scott’s 1982 classic Blade Runner is littered with hidden meanings and profound symbolism. In Blade Runner, Rick Deckard, played by Harrison Ford, slowly retires the rogue replicants as per his orders and descends into a state of existential anxiety while encountering a series of symbols which point to his potential bio...

Aesop - the fable of The Ass and His Purchaser

Near Matches Ignore ExactFull Text Everything2 The Ass and His Purchaser (thing) See all of The Ass and His Purchaser, no other writeups in this node. (thing) by Aesop Wed Mar 01 2000 at 18:34:01 Aesop's Fables A MAN wished to purchase an Ass, and agreed with its owner that he should try out the animal before he bought him. He took the Ass home and put him in the straw-yard with his other Asses, upon which the new animal left all the others and at once joined the one that was ...

MAMI - Movie Review

Nehemich (2023) ‘MAMI’ Movie Review: Nehemich is at once both contained and expansiveIn Yudhajit Basu’s short film, Nehemich, isolation takes on myriad registers of meaning. Basu, who has co-written the film with Prithvijoy Ganguly, situates it squarely within the pressing shadow of the pandemic cast specifically on a village in Maharashtra. One of the earliest images is of men in protective gear, signaling devastation and loss. We are then jolted inside the hut where women huddle, the narrat...

Centauridae - Half-Women Half-Horses of Greek Mythology

 Search  GreekReporter.comAncient GreeceCentauridae, the Half-Women Half-Horses of Greek Mythology Centauridae, the Half-Women Half-Horses of Greek Mythology By Patricia Claus October 8, 2023  Facebook  Centauridae, creatures from Greek mythology that were a combination of females and horses, are depicted in this Roman-era mosaic in Tunisia, showing the goddess Aphrodite, or Venus, in the middle. The mosaic was created in the secon...

A Summary and Analysis of the Trojan Horse Myth

What was the Trojan Horse? The Trojan Horse the hollow wooden horse in which Greek soldiers concealed themselves so they could enter Troy without arousing suspicion. The Trojan Horse was offered to the city of Troy as a gift, but when the Trojans took the wooden horse inside the city gates, the Greeks who had secreted themselves within the wooden structure came out and were thus able to attack Troy from within. As is so often the case with stories from ancient myth, the term Trojan hors...

Did the Trojan Horse exist? Classicist tests Greek 'myths' | University of Oxford

Did the Trojan Horse exist? Classicist tests Greek 'myths' Oxford News blog The story of the Trojan Horse is well-known. First mentioned in the Odyssey, it describes how Greek soldiers were able to take the city of Troy after a fruitless ten-year siege by hiding in a giant horse supposedly left as an offering to the goddess Athena.But was it just a myth? Probably, says Oxford University classicist Dr Armand D'Angour: 'Archaeological evidence shows t...

Big Red Horses

Man o’ WarSeabiscuitSeabiscuit FilmEarhartSecretariatPhar LapBelmontMister Ed & Pol PotLBJ: SnippyBig RedMLPHeckP.S. DIY Hair CutThere are a handful of horses in history that have dominated news headlines for long stretches of time.Seabiscuit, Secretariat, and Man O’War are the tops on most lists of greatest race horses.However, much like the obsessions afforded to sports stars it’s not that we are dealing with a super creature born for some reason far greater than their peers, but instea...

Most Memorable Characters In Horse Racing Movies

Most Memorable Characters In Horse Racing Movies Phar Lap Horse racing is one of the sports with the richest tradition that dates back hundreds of years. With such long history of professional horse racing, there are plenty of incredible stories that managed to survive over the years thanks to books and movies. Many of us found our passion for the so-called Sport of Kings through movies inspired by this incredible sport. A long-running tradition that is c...

The tale of the domesticated horse

They say dogs are man’s best friend, but horses could also claim that title. Horses gave us a way to transport people and goods — literal horsepower. They changed warfare: drawing chariots, carrying the cavalry. They’ve inspired artists from Stone Age cave painters to the makers of "My Little Pony." Their role in industry may have waned in favor of machines, but they still maintain a place in sport, in leisure and in our collective hearts. Horses have been intertwined with human culture...

Shadhavar | Unicorn Wiki | Fandom

Unicorn Wiki Shadhavar Edit Oryx canens Habitat Asia Minor Primary source Al-Qazwini, Jabir ibn Hayyan More Shādhavār (شادهوار) or āras (آرس) is a unicorn found in the writings of Muslim scholars such as al-Qazwini or al-Damiri. According to al-Qazwini it lives in the furthest regions of Rûm (Rome), which is the name A...

hawse - as HAL

hawse (n.) From etymonline: "part of a ship's bow containing the hawse-holes," late 15c., from Old English or Old Norse hals "part of a ship's prow," literally "neck," from Proto-Germanic *h(w)alsaz, the general Germanic word (source also of Gothic, Danish, Swedish, Dutch, German hals), cognate with Latin collum (see collar (n.)), from PIE root from PIE root *kwel- (1) "revolve, move round; sojourn, dwell." Respelled with -aw- 16c.

The Best British Horse Racing Film Themes Of All Time

Horseracing is one of the best-loved pastimes in British culture. It’s one of the most watched sports across the UK and carries huge emotions among racegoers and punters alike. The British people have always enjoyed cheering on an underdog and that’s why horseracing-themed movies have performed so well at the box office through the decades. The industry has fascinated film producers, who have worked hard to try and recreate some of those heart-warming tales of unexpected glory. At the o...

Why Rick & Morty's Horse Cannibals Are Called CHUDS In Episode 5

Why Rick & Morty's Horse Cannibals Are Called CHUDS In Episode 5SourceURL: https://screenrant.com/rick-morty-chud-cult-horror-movie-differences-reference/ ...

An old hand, and two young hands

In the latest (12/21) New Yorker, two cartoons that especially caught my eye: one by a very old hand in the business, George Booth (now 94); the other by two young women (roughly 30), Sophie Lucido Johnson and Sammi Skolmoski (both of whom are writers as well as artists). The Booth is an absurd literalization of the idiom (put the) cart before the horse. The SLJ/SS is wryly funny as it stands, but gains immeasurably if you know about a particular children’s book. Booth, carts, and hors...

Chronology of communication before electricity (idea) by legbagede - Everything2.com

Clip source: Chronology of communication before electricity (idea) by legbagede - Everything2.com Chronology of communication before electricity (idea)See all of Chronology of communication before electricity, no other writeups in this node. See also :Chronology of Communication after electronics to 1998, A Chronology of Communication from electricity to electronics, A Convoluted History of Early Telecommunications. c. 20,000 B.C.- Cave painting is widespread in Eurasia. Etchings are fig...

Meat and Pudding

Is this where "If you don’t eat your meat you cannot have any pudding" in Pink Floyd’s The Wall comes from?

Connie Reeves (person) by zgirll - Everything2.com

Connie Reeves (person) See all of Connie Reeves, no other writeups in this node. by zgirll (10 y) CC Rep: 23 ( +24 / -1 ) (Rep Graph) (+) Thu Aug 21 2003 at 15:13:01 "Always saddle your own horse." That was the motto of Connie Reeves, a legendary cowgirl who died in Texas yesterday at the age of 101 after being thrown off her favorite horse. Connie taught horseback riding at Waldamar Camp for Girls for over 70 years, finally retiring at the age of 96. Along with riding techn...

Horse Remorse - BoJack Horseman - New York Review of Books 20 Aug 2020 edition

On amber, archers, cinnamon, horses and birds – The Brooklyn Rail

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A Horse's Impossible Head