Monica Vale

@themythicglass.com

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đŸȘžđŸ Writing articles about how myths, religion, and history create identity and cultural systems on Offprint (& Substack for now). đŸ‘Ÿ Streaming my research and marginalia notes on Twitch. 🌈 Personal blog on Pckt. LINKS TO ALL↓ https://lnk.bio/themythicglass

Ladies in Blue Fresco
Me holding My copy of son of nobody by Yann Martel
Anne Hathaway in a blue gown holding her bump looking gorgeous
Banner image with the divine comedy translated by Michael Palmas in the back ground with two comments from recent viewers that reads, "This is one of the most intellectual channels on Twitch." with a response that reads, "Yess, I felt like I have found gold. I even told her too" With text at the bottom that reads, "Research & Marginalia co-working stream on Twitch. twitch.tv/themythicglass "
Screen grab from the new infowars video from the Onion “Phoenicians control the world from hell”
How women became poets: a gender history of Greek literature by Emily Hauser
A screenshot of Bluesky's "Trending" featuring: 1. Google Fine, 2. Obsidian 3. AnthroCon 4. Democratic Primary and 5. Israel Opposition
My nook with the cover of "Careless People" by Sarah Wynn-Williams, next to my copy of Michael Palma's translation of "The Divine Comedy." Both are sitting on my bookshelf next to my salt lamp. Text below has the Twitch logo and says, "Research & Marginalia co-working stream on Twitch twitch.tv.themythicglass "
Holding a copy of Mary Beard’s “Talking Classics”
My copy of "Grief Lessons: Four Plays, Euripides" translated by Anne Carson, is on my bookshelf with my replica of an Ancient Greek vase.
A copy of Liv Albert’s “the odyssey: a modern retelling” on my shelf next to my salt lamp
the book "Since You're Mortal..." against a brick wall
Social media post that says, “you can just comment ‘you two look nice’ on a photo of 3 people. It’s free and legal.”
My cat Lyra sitting in front of my bookshelf
A still on a tv of the livestream of the Kennedy center
The cover of Stephanie McCarter's translation of "The Poems of Catullus: a dual-language edition with parallel text."
My copy of The Odyssey translated by Emily Wilson on my shelf with an orchid, a Greek vase and an incense holder
My hand holding up "Grief Lessons: Four Plays, Euripides," translated by Anne Carson, against my bookshelf.
my cat, Fenrir, laying next to my translations of The Divine Comedy.
Screenshot of my 5k run from the app "Runna" showing my stats from that run.
Image from Coachella 2025 from the event website: https://www.coachella.com/photo-gallery
Me holding a paperback version of "Interior Chinatown" in front of my bookshelf.
Jack Clark, co founder of Antropic, wrote this in a Substack essay: "This palpable sense of potential work - of having a literal army of hyper-intelligent loyal colleagues at my command - gnaws at me. It’s common now for me to feel like I’m being lazy when I’m with my family. Not because I feel as though I should be working, but rather that I feel guilty that I haven’t tasked some AI system to do work for me while I play with Magna-Tiles with my toddler."
A meme of Futurama with the Robot Devil telling Bender, "We know all your sins! For each one, we've prepared an agonizing and ironic punishment!"
A photo of Both “THE WHITE PEDESTAL” and “EPIC OF THE EARTH” on my bookshelf
Me with a protest sign that reads “It’s giving small dicktator energy”
Cover of “All Quiet on the Western Front”
The cover of “all quiet on the western front”
Stories from Ancient Canaan, second edition
My bookshelf showcasing all 5 volumes of university of Chicago press collection of Euripides plays
Top: Trump saying: the lives of courageous American heroes may be lost. That often happens in war. Bottom: Lord Faarquad in Shrek saying: some of you may die. But it’s a sacrifice I’m willing to make.
Black and white photo of Vance, Johnson, and Trump during a state of the union address
A protestor's sign that reads: "I HATE A NEUTRAL ASS BITCH!! STAND FOR SOMETHING HOE!!"
Oxford Soju Club by Jinwoo Park
Audiobook cover of "The Cleopatras: The Forgotten Queens of Egypt" by Lloyd Llwellyn-Jones
Photo of the demolished East Wing of the White House. Photo by Andrew Leyden.
Scar with his back against the wall in the Lion King
The Orphic Hymns translated by Apostolos Athanassakis and Benjamin Wolkow
Bender from Futurama meme "... with blackjack and hookers."
Stuckey's post on X that reads: "There was a big contrast between Erika's forgiveness speech and Stephen Miller's "destroy our enemies" speech. Exactly as it should be. It is our job to forgive, not the government's. Christians give grace; the government wields the sword (Romans 13). We turn the other cheek; the government punishes evil."
My copies of Wilson’s translations of the Iliad and the Odyssey along with the correlating Aeneid
Screenshot of article titled “14 Greek Mythology Movies that still stand the test of time” with a picture of Brad Pitt as Achilles from Troy
Screenshot of the lyrics to “Your Idol” from Kpop Demon Hunters
Screenshot of the “cover up” robes on the Watergate hotel website
Minhwa Painting during the Joseon Era. --I'm still trying to find if this is housed in a museum and still trying to find more info on the art!
My copy of Gilgamesh: a new translation of the ancient epic by Sophus Helle
My Zettelkasten slip box, index cards, pens and my copy of What to Expect When You’re Dead by Robert Garland
Screenshot of what happens after you hit the “subscribe” button on the MAGA list . You can block here
Holding a Sign that says “A birthday parade?? That’s giving SMALL DICTATOR ENERGY!”
Screenshot of The Daily Show showing Carl Higbie in a Newsmax segment where he says Trump's fight with Elon Musk is a "4D Chess Move"
Screenshot of the audiobook Empire of AI by Karen Hao
Image of Cat Jarman's book River Kings against a wooden board with game pieces beside it.
My copy of “Flirting with Disaster” by Naina Kumar
Here's a screenshot of a tweet from DOD's rapid response, with a Fox video of Hegseth on his tirade about how going to college is "woke," but going to the military is righteous.
Screenshot of the audiobook “Hubris Maximus: The Shattering of Elon Musk”
Audiobook cover of The Acid Queen by Susannah Cahalan