"I think Homer is psychologically truthful and ethically helpful. The whole question about, 'Is it literature’s job or poetry’s job to train a politician?' — I’m not sure that’s quite the right way to see it. By inhabiting worldviews which aren’t our own, we can grow in some way, which doesn’t necessarily have to be, 'I agree … Continue reading Emily Wilson on Translations and Language – Conversations with Tyler
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Why Gen Z Loves Closed Captioning
'Everyone does it.' These were the words from my college-aged daughter when I caught her lounging on our couch, streaming Friends with 24-point closed captioning on. She has no hearing impairment, and I wanted to know what she was up to. Does 'everyone' do it?" —Lance Ulanoff, "Why Gen Z Loves Closed Captioning." Medium. January … Continue reading Why Gen Z Loves Closed Captioning
