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POPSIcelandic Yule Lads Dec. 18 Door-slammer (Hurðaskellir): he makes a lot of noise around the house. Dec. 19 Skyr-glutton (Skyrgámur): this guy loves to eat skyr which is a cultured dairy product like yogurt (more on skyr below) Dec. 20 Sausage-pilferer (Bjúgnakrækir): he climbs the rafters where sausages are traditionally left hanging after they're smoked (that whole sentence sounds dirty) Dec. 21 Window Peeper (Gluggagægir): this nosy fellow spies at windows and maybe steals toys. Dec. 22 Sniffer (Gáttaþefu): he has a big nose that he uses to sniff out cakes. Dec. 23 Meathook (Ketkrókur): he uses his hook to reach down the chimney and snag hanging meats. Dec.24 Candle beggar (Kertasníkir): in centuries past candles were an invaluable souce of light, and it was a treat for children to get a candle on Christmas Eve. This little guy wants one too. Beginning in the mid-20th century the Yule lads have also started to act as little Santas. Children leave their shoes on the window sil
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POPSmythos for some reason you need the name of a god or gods...
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POPSBrothers Grimm: resources, texts, and links Includes an index to the Grimm fairy-tale collection, with links to full-text sources for many tales in both English and German. Also some criticism and scholarship that I haven't yet had the chance to explore.
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POPS1946 Black Stereotypes on Film May Make a Come Back Although, in its day, "Song of the South" was a remarkable cinematic achievement, it did promote what was then considered to be harmless stereotyping of blacks in totally fictional scenarios. Disney is being hounded by fans of the film to re-release it on video and Disney is carefully considering the idea. I personally think it would be fine if Disney lives up to its statements that the film, if re-released, must be done in a manner that explains the context of the times and stresses the falseness of the images portrayed.
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POPSEncyclopedia Mythica Reminder: Mythos - is not about what we were, but, what we are & can be .... * "There is nothing new under the sun but there are lots of old things we don't know." -- Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary
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POPSOnam The harvest festival of kerala which starts from tomorrow :)
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POPSSF Author: Robert Nye
Expansive, sprawling, unruly and oversized - like his stomach and everything about him, the memoirs of the most beloved comic figure in the history of literature take the unsuspecting reader into the world of a character so audacious that, apparently, even the Bard himself could not do him justice. Larger-than-life, irascible and still lecherous at the advanced age of eighty-one, Falstaff recounts these outrageously bawdy tales as an antidote to popular legend that are guaranteed to tell you some things you never thought you needed to know about his life and times. Who killed Hotspur? What really went on at the battle of Agincourt? And what was it that made the wives of Windsor so merry? As we romp through history with this most entertaining of guides, the Middle Ages come alive in a rich tapestry of sights and sounds in another stunning novel from the author of The Late Mr Shakespeare. Falstaff: Being the Acta Domini Johannis Fastolfe, or Life and Valiant Deeds of Sir Jo
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