Author: kumbhorg

If you plan on shoot­ing your own adap­ta­tion of Home­r’s Odyssey, bear in mind how much rests on your choice of lead­ing man. In order to play Odysseus, an actor must sum­mon a real grav­i­tas, but also a still-smol­der­ing vital­i­ty: here is a man who led the Greek army to defeat Troy, but still has the dogged­ness to make the decade-long jour­ney back home to his wife. In the mid-nine­teen-fifties, Hol­ly­wood had just the chin for the job: Kirk Dou­glas, who plays Odysseus under his Latin name in the epony­mous Ulysses. Though mer­ci­less in its exci­sions to Home­r’s text, as explained…

Amal Clooney Shares How Her Life Has Changed During George Clooney Marriage in Rare Personal UpdateGeorge Clooney and Amal Clooney are facing an unimaginable situation. Amid devastating wildfires spreading across Europe, the couple and their 9-year-old twins Alexander and Ella have evacuated their family home located in Brignoles, a town in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region of southeastern France. “At this point we have no idea whether our beautiful home makes it through this terrible moment,” George shared in a letter addressed to Brignoles mayor Didier Brémond, which his rep confirmed to People. “As we evacuate Brignoles we want to emphasize…

After a verrry long and fruitful week in Montreal, I’m now back in Chicago. Festivals can wear and tear on even the most sleep-deprived critic, especially at a fest like Fantasia, where the sheer volume of films on display can be downright overwhelming. Even so, I was grateful for my time there, catching up with old critic friends, meeting distant faces for the first time, and most importantly, partaking in some crucial Fantasia Fest traditions. Every year, the audience collectively picks some pre-show ad to go gaga over. In years past, it was an old ramen commercial that the crowds…

Alexis de Tocqueville was born on July 29, 1805. Two hundred and twenty-one years later, he has become a man whom every political tribe seeks to claim as its own. The most ardent suitors at the moment are the post-liberals. Patrick Deneen and the national conservatives have made Tocqueville something close to a patron saint, finding in his portrait of democratic America an early glimpse of liberalism’s fatal contradiction. Liberal societies, they argue, dissolve the moral and communal supports on which they depend, until nothing is left but isolated individuals standing alone before an enormous state. The remedy, they say,…

Some stuff I am reading today morning: FED leaves rates unchanged (CNN) Trump warns of fresh Iran strikes (MC) Aramco shuts down Jazan refinery (The Street) Thread: Incredible stock market crash in Korea (KL) SML Mahindra to acquire Mahindra’s CV business (BW) Shailesh Jejurikar to become P&G Chairman (Rediff) Stock Talk: Groww (FE) The gaming of guidance (Aswath Damodaran) China’s commercial space boom (FT) Marked to Make Believe (Tony Isola) Discover more from Alpha Ideas Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.

An emotional atmosphere engulfed the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba as the West Indies wrapped up a memorable victory over Pakistan in the first Test of their multi-format series (July 25–28, 2026). Beyond the sheer grit displayed across four dramatic days, the contest will be remembered for a poetic, fate-bound alignment of cricket history: on the exact day legendary all-rounder Sir Garfield Sobers would have turned 90 years old, the Caribbean men in maroon sealed a tense 90-run victory to go 1-0 up in the two-match series.Roston Chase shares a touching message for the late Sir Garfield SobersIn the…

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has notably elected not to criticise FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s plans to sell stakes in the World Cup to private investors, saying it will “assess and evaluate” the proposals. There has been outrage across world football after FIFA confirmed the plans on Tuesday. Under Infantino’s proposed scheme, a company, FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE), would be put together to oversee FIFA’s top competitions in the men’s and women’s games, including the World Cup and the Club World Cup. The plan could see Infantino earn tens of millions and raise the possibility of the World Cup and Club World Cup…

Anthony Di Marco of the Daily Faceoff joined TSN Radio in Montreal and was asked when we can see movement on the Quinn Hughes and Cale Makar fronts? Is one waiting for the other, and how has the market changed in terms of price for these top defenseman? NHLRumors.com Transcriptions Minnesota Wild, Quinn Hughes, and the Center Position Host: “There’s a lot of big names that are going to be in play here, right? The question mark’s always around Auston Matthews, but more so the Connor McDavid, the Cale Makar, and the Quinn Hughes. Like, when should we be expecting,…

“I know I’m not going to be a millionaire running a bakery,” says Phil Clayton.We are speaking in the busy bakery he runs with his wife Tina. It is only 10am, but the operation has been in full swing for nine hours.Clayton says it is “absolutely not true” that the bakery enjoys more profit due to price rises.In May, families were paying 2% more for bread rolls than they were a year earlier, according to the CPI.But in April, farmers were receiving 0.3% less for wheat, the main ingredient, according to API figures.The 2% increase in prices for customers is…

Pro-crypto Senator Cynthia Lummis on Wednesday slammed Democrats for holding back the Clarity Act.  Speaking on the Senate floor, Senator Lummis, of Wyoming, spoke of the bipartisan work that had gone into the bill — but questioned why it was stalling.  Lawmakers are hoping the Clarity Act gets passed before Congress departs for August recess. While the bill has been drafted bipartisanly, some Democrats are unhappy with the current version.  JUST IN: 🇺🇸 Republican Senator Cynthia Lummis calls out the Democrats for holding up the Clarity Act:”After nearly 11 months of giving almost everything asked of us, I genuinely don’t…