Donna Zuckerberg
Donna Zuckerberg
@dzuck.bsky.social
writer, recovering academic, parent. Author of "Not All Dead White Men," founder and editor-in-chief of eidolon.pub. Newsletter: https://donnazuckerberg.substack.com
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this article was a total delight, I only want to read translations of Catullus by Gen Z from now on
I'm SO excited about @rhigarthjones.bsky.social's new book that I had to get her on Zoom and pick her brain about why we can't stop talking about thinking about the Roman empire! donnazuckerberg.substack.com/p/what-we-ta...
(whispers into the void: "hubris is feminine in ancient Greek")
As a former Harry Potter kid who now refuses to spend a cent supporting a rabid TERF, I was worried that the Percy Jackson books just wouldn’t have the same magic for my kids. But they do! AND I can be a pedant.
some thoughts on finding joy in difficult times: donnazuckerberg.substack.com/p/forsan-et-...
to anyone with questions about my family - I answered quite a lot of them in my first newsletter, for which I chose a hero image that a friend dubbed "a wet sarlacc":
what does it even mean for a deodorant to be "inspired by the Iliad"? I'm still not sure.
I'm OBSESSED with this octopus plate from the latest Pasts Imperfect (pastsimperfect.substack.com/p/pasts-impe...)
Obviously the whole "Roman salute" excuse is bullshit, but in case you want the whole explanation why, @sarahebond.bsky.social explains:
I discovered the meaning of life in the reviews on the Jellycat website:
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