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Dr Naomi Scott @drnaomiscott.bsky.social · 52m

I asked my maths prof grandfather, a tech early-adopter his whole life, for his take on the AI in maths stuff. He said: maybe it can provide answers, but only humans can ask *new kinds of questions*, and that’s what drives the field forward, the questions not the answers.

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Charlayn von Solms @charlayn.eurosky.social · 9h

Menelaos ΒΟΑΩ boao: ‘to give a loud cry; shout;’ of things ‘to roar, resound’.

Helen's husband, Menelaos of the loud war cry

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Charlayn von Solms @charlayn.eurosky.social · 10h

My favourite from today's crop of illustrators' portfolios. Should come as no surprise to anyone that it's a feast of gorgeous objects.

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Charlayn von Solms @charlayn.eurosky.social · 22h

William gets to live my dream! I'm not jealous. Really. I'm not. At all. Could not possibly be any happier for him. Can't think of a more deserving artist. Now, if some generous benefactor would sponsor airfare I'd gladly go and show my full support at the opening www.namuseum.gr/en/new/willi...

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William Kentridge_Imitate the sleep of stones - National Archaeological Museum

WILLIAM KENTRIDGE IMITATE THE SLEEP OF STONES ORPHEUS AND EURYDICE: TRANSFORMATION AND RETURN Hellenic National Archaeological Museum, Athens 30 […]

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Ed Jefferson @edjefferson.com · 12/10/2026

hi im the guy that designed all job application forms. please upload your cv and then laboriously copy and paste everything from your cv into separate boxes anyway. then write your cv on your face in biro and upload a video of you crying.

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Charlayn von Solms @charlayn.eurosky.social · 11/10/2026

Muse Terpsichore dropped in for a quick studio visit today to check on the progress of the sculpture I'm making of her. She said it's shaping up to be the BEST thing I've EVER made.

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Charlayn von Solms @charlayn.eurosky.social · 09/10/2026

Exactly. Glossing over the strangeness of antiquity to render it familiar, makes the idea of significant social or cultural difference seem 'unnatural'. Viktor Shklovsky coined the term ostran(n)enie (“making strange”) to describe a process of calculated de-familiarization or cognitive estrangement

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Charlayn von Solms @charlayn.eurosky.social · 07/10/2026

"The Scene Cape Town is an experiment, led by local artists ... Our ambition is not to build a hyperscale global platform that aggregates the noise of the world, but a context-responsive network that lets local residents and visitors connect with the cultural pulse of the city."

thescenecapetown.co.za

Our Vision: Sovereign Social

Why The Scene Cape Town exists: a live-culture network built on human curation instead of algorithmic feeds.

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Charlayn von Solms @charlayn.eurosky.social · 01/10/2026

a 🔴 in honour of those of us perpetually prone to excruciatingly ill-judged comedic timing

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Charlayn von Solms @charlayn.eurosky.social · 01/10/2026

"remind us that the global economy - however much it seems to abstract and systematize our built environment - is forever problematically entagled with material diversity, confusing urban spaces, and junk. Joshua Shannon, "The Disappearance of Objects" 2009

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Charlayn von Solms @charlayn.eurosky.social · 30/09/2026

15:41 on a sunny day in what should be early Spring, and this is the thermostat inside the house. For context: here in Africa houses are very rarely well insulated, and air conditioning is expensive to install and even more expensive to run. Happy super-El Niño everyone! 😬

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Charlayn von Solms @charlayn.eurosky.social · 30/09/2026

On the topic of the agentic AI laughably named 'Muse': Please note that Muse ΑΟΙΔΗΝ will not access your bank accounts, give out your address to strangers, or require constant supervision while "making your life easier". She will however, serve as a daily reminder that thinking is rooted in doing

Photograph of a Muse named ΑΟΙΔΗΝ basking in the sunshine

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Charlayn von Solms @charlayn.eurosky.social · 28/09/2026

Terpsichore finally rocked up to her design consultation, having presumably come directly from an old-school rave, and decided that THIS is how she wants her new outfit to look. 😬 There is every possibility that she may still change her mind. 🤞 *No. This is not me getting my excuses in early. 🙄

VERY ambitious plans for a new iteration of the Muse Terpsichore. I have no idea how this thing will stand up, given that the weight of that solid metal horse's bit is going to be held up by the spindly tines of two old rusted egg-beaters

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Charlayn von Solms @charlayn.eurosky.social · 18/09/2026

I'll be back soon. Please try and contain your excitement.

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Charlayn von Solms @charlayn.eurosky.social · 14/08/2026

Ate ΠΑΓΙΣ, gleeful source of Agamemnon's folly

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Charlayn von Solms @charlayn.eurosky.social · 13/08/2026

I appreciate that my assemblage sculptural approach to ancient Greek literature may be a step too far for most, but if you enjoy contemporary takes on ancient Greek art, I fully recommend that you explore the magnificent artwork of Marian Maguire. Bonus: she's also from the Southern Hemisphere!

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Joel @sentantiq.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

“Socrates, when asked what is sweetest in life, said “education, virtue, and the investigation of the unknown” Σωκράτης ὁ φιλόσοφος ἐρωτηθεὶς τί ἥδιστον ἐν τῷ βίῳ εἶπε· „παιδεία καὶ ἀρετὴ καὶ ἱστορία τῶν ἀγνοουμένων”. #GnomVat

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Charlayn von Solms @charlayn.eurosky.social · 12/08/2026

Just watched as a Heron caught and ate a copper-coloured snake across the road from my house. Three thoughts: 1). Why did I forget to recharge my camera's batteries? 2). Sooo cool that live in a place where you can see something like that. 3). THERE ARE HUGE SNAKES JUST ACROSS THE ROAD FROM ME!

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Charlayn von Solms @charlayn.eurosky.social · 12/08/2026

Warning, if you stare at an eclipse through a colander, this is the last thing you'll ever see

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Charlayn von Solms @charlayn.eurosky.social · 12/08/2026

@iacobuscaesar.bsky.social you do realize the first thought that popped into my head is that you should see this

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Charlayn von Solms @charlayn.eurosky.social · 11/08/2026

"Hesiod says that he and Homer [were stitching a song] ... Nagy has explicated the metaphor underlying rhapsōidia as follows: Many various fabrics of song, each one already made ... become remade into a unity, a single new continuous fabric, by being sewn together". (Richard. P. Martin 2020, 192)

assemblage sculptures made from objects sewn together like the poems of Homer and Hesiod

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Charlayn von Solms @charlayn.eurosky.social · 11/08/2026

Advice for young artists: if you have any sense of self-preservation do not allow your practice to develop into making strange sculptures based on exceedingly obscure ideas that will only appeal to a handful of very very special people, because very very special people are very very hard to find.

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Charlayn von Solms @charlayn.eurosky.social · 10/08/2026

Television was banned in South Africa until 1976. I still recall how my brother and I had the exact same reaction the first time we watched an American sitcom where a child sassed its parents

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Ok You Gonna Die Youre Gonna Die

ALT: Ok You Gonna Die Youre Gonna Die

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Charlayn von Solms @charlayn.eurosky.social · 30/01/2026

When your profoundly incompetent household staff insists on replacing your usual chair covering with some ridiculous satiny thing that offers zero traction. And then sells grainy photographs of your humiliation to the gutter press.

grainy picture of a half-asleep cat sliding off of a lounge chair back

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Charlayn von Solms @charlayn.eurosky.social · 09/08/2026

Following a most regrettable incident this morning when one of my old selfies was mistaken for a portrait by Picasso, I've decided to set the record straight and show off my attributes. When viewing these, please be kind, because time has not. Also, don't use them to go and make naughty pictures.

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Charlayn von Solms @charlayn.eurosky.social · 08/08/2026

I have been reliably informed that it's #womenintranslationmonth Just to show that I too can participate, here is the book that documents my own translation of the artistry underlying the Homeric epics into a sculptural format. And before anyone says it doesn't count, be assured that I am a woman.

bloomsbury.com

A Homeric Catalogue of Shapes

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Charlayn von Solms @charlayn.eurosky.social · 08/08/2026

T-shirt slogan idea for Athena: "My Dad swallowed my Mom and all I got was this Aegis"

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Charlayn von Solms @charlayn.eurosky.social · 05/02/2026

"It is an island covered with forest, in the very middle of the sea, and a goddess lives there, daughter of the magician Atlas ... [she] has got hold of poor unhappy Odysseus, and keeps trying by every kind of blandishment to make him forget his home, so that he is tired of life" Od.1.55-59

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Charlayn von Solms @charlayn.eurosky.social · 04/03/2026

When the sun shines on everyone who should be allowed to play Rugby day?

Post by Gravito. Text reads: "Each year on July 8 at 1:15 UTC 99% of the world's population experiences daylight. This day should have a name, and it should be a holiday. Map shows nearly every continent experiencing daylight except for the area where Australia, New Zealand parts of Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea, etc. are located

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Charlayn von Solms @charlayn.eurosky.social · 31/03/2026

The artist's disclaimer, courtesy of William Kentridge

A photograph of South African artist William Kentridge. He is standing facing the camera with his right hand held aloft with a dove sitting on his extended index finger. Text reads: "I am only an artist, my job is to make drawings not to make sense."

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Bethany Wasik @bethanywasik.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

FYI, #AncientBlueSky, #SkyStorians, & #ClassicsBlueSky! The cover just dropped for Gregory Nagy's 2nd edition of "Greek Mythology and Poetics"! Head to @cornellupress.bsky.social for more on this addition to the #MythAndPoeticsII series and how to pre-order: cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...

A light blue book cover, with title and author in the top half in black text: Greek Mythology and Poetics, Gregory Nagy. In the bottom half, an image of a ancient Greek ceramic with art depicting three men in helmets carrying another wounded man.

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