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The Pop Classicist
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Author, artist, student, teacher.
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In case you missed it, I published a piece over the weekend analysing the textual, visual, and sonic elements of The Last Dinner Party's Prelude to Ecstasy album and their relationship to the ancient world. Have a read here: the-pop-classicist.com/2025/08/09/m...
Mythology on The Last Dinner Party menu & Prelude to Ecstasy – A Pop Classical Reading – Part One
A look ahead to From the Pyre and a look back at Prelude to Ecstasy Mythology on the menu: ‘Here Comes the Killer’ video released + From the Pyre announced In July, The Last Dinner Part…
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August 12, 2025 at 7:34 PM
A look ahead at From the Pyre and a look back at Prelude to Ecstasy. Here's my latest blogpost, a pop classical reading of the music of THE LAST DINNER PARTY (part one): the-pop-classicist.com/2025/08/09/m... #burnalive #classicalreception #dido #TLDP
Mythology on The Last Dinner Party menu & Prelude to Ecstasy – A Pop Classical Reading – Part One
A look ahead to From the Pyre and a look back at Prelude to Ecstasy Mythology on the menu: ‘Here Comes the Killer’ video released + From the Pyre announced In July, The Last Dinner Part…
the-pop-classicist.com
August 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Good morning, Bluesky, I was so pleased to get so much engagement with my piece yesterday! In case you missed it, here's my pop-classical analysis of @jay.bsky.team's Mundus Sine Caesaribus t-shirt: the-pop-classicist.com/2025/03/15/t...
The Feminine Urge: Jay Graber, Julius Caesar, and The Last Dinner Party
Fashion Statements? Mundus Sine Caesaribus On 10 March, Jay Graber, CEO of Bluesky, posted this on her feed. Its caption? ‘The feminine urge to’. The urge? To imagine a ‘world wit…
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March 16, 2025 at 10:22 AM
It's the Ides of March. To commemorate, I would love for you to read my latest pop-classical blogpost about @jay.bsky.team's MUNDUS SINE CAESARIBUS t-shirt. What does the Latin say? Who are the Caesars that @bsky.app seeks to resist? What links Graber and TLDP?
the-pop-classicist.com/2025/03/15/t...
The Feminine Urge: Jay Graber, Julius Caesar, and The Last Dinner Party
Fashion Statements? Mundus Sine Caesaribus On 10 March, Jay Graber, CEO of Bluesky, posted this on her feed. Its caption? ‘The feminine urge to’. The urge? To imagine a ‘world wit…
the-pop-classicist.com
March 15, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Hi there! My name is Tilda, aka the Pop Classicist. I am rather busy at the moment (teaching, writing, applying for PhDs, etc.), but I hope to get back to blogging soon. In the meantime, for fans of Gladiator, here's a post I wrote in the summer about the inspired choice of JAY-Z for its trailer.
Gladiator II – Official Trailer Release – A Pop Classicist’s Review
Intro: The Gladiator II Trailer Yesterday, the official trailer for Gladiator II was released. In 24 hours, it has racked up over 11.7 million views on YouTube. To say I am excited about the film, …
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November 28, 2024 at 1:39 PM