PinnedTom BarrettinCounter ArtsDid Pixar’s ‘The Incredibles’ Predict the Future of AI?Lessons from Disney’s The Incredibles and The Incredibles 2Jul 17Jul 17
PinnedTom BarrettinCounter ArtsAncient Gay WeddingsIn the spirit of LGBTQ+ History month, this article shares what I have learned about the history of queer weddings in ancient Europe.Feb 816Feb 816
PinnedTom BarrettinCounter ArtsThe Hunchback of Notre Dame: From Page to Screen to StageThis article traces the journey of Victor Hugo’s famous hunchback from novel, to silent movie, to animation to his onstage iteration.Jan 261Jan 261
Tom BarrettinMythology JournalOvid’s Tales of Warning: Teiresias, Narcissus and EchoA Warning Against Self-Love?1h ago1h ago
Tom BarrettinCounter ArtsIntersex People from History: Eleno de CéspedesThe Sixteenth Century Intersex Surgeon from Spain1d ago1d ago
Tom BarrettinBooks Are Our SuperpowerDid Shakespeare Ever Go to France?The mystery of the bookshop Shakespeare and Company in Paris3d ago23d ago2
Tom BarrettinCounter ArtsIs the Moulin Rouge worth it?After seeing the dancers at the opening ceremony of the Olympics, I went to see them at the Moulin Rouge to compare. Here is what I found…5d ago5d ago
Tom BarrettinCounter ArtsHow Demeter and Persephone Became About Pluto and ProserpinaHow did the troubling tale of Demeter and Persephone become the love story of Pluto and Proserpina? When and why did the myth change?Jul 265Jul 265
Tom BarrettinCounter ArtsThe Haunted Stage: The Theatre as Memory MachineMarvin Carlson’s argument for the “haunted text” and an explanation for repeated tropes in theatreJul 25Jul 25