What connects Homer's Odyssey, Margaret Atwood, and The Matrix?
Why you should read classics
This is a fascinating podcast episode with a fashion model turned sociology professor, Ashley Mears
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Career Principles of Fashion Model turned Sociologist, Dr. Ashley Mears
Ashley Mears is a fashion model turned sociologist who has dedicated her life to studying the dynamic between women and men in the glamor world. In her recent book Very Important People: Status and Beauty in the Global Party Circuit, Mears draws on her own experience as a model and analyzes the typical sought-after club experience (or party scene) in ci…
Who Was Homer and Why He Matters
While no one knows if Homer was a single individual or a compilation of ancient Greek writers, he is regarded as one of the most influential literary voices in Western civilization. The two epic poems attributed to Homer - the Iliad and the Odyssey - have had an immense impact on storytelling, philosophy, and examinations of the human experience for over 2,500 years.
The Odyssey in particular is more than just a entertaining tale of a Greek hero's tumultuous journey home from the Trojan War. It is a rich exploration of perseverance, courage, wit, family, hospitality, and appreciating life's basic joys - all relatable themes that still resonate powerfully today.