Jeffrey Vilk

Husband, a father of 4, die-hard @Browns fan, a Gen-Xer (The new Greatest Generation), movie buff.
Fluent in movie quotes.

[Jeffrey Vilk @TheVilkyWay]

This is very reassuring.

[Allison K Williams @GuerillaMemoir]

Toni Morrison: 40
Mark Twain: 41
Marcel Proust: 43
Henry Miller: 44
JRR Tolkien: 45
Raymond Chandler: 51
Richard Adams: 52
Annie Proulx: 57
Laura Ingalls Wilder: 65
Frank McCourt: 66
Harriett Doerr: 74
Harry Bernstein: 96
No, you’re not too old to publish your first book.

[Ajay Zaveri @EntropyNotebook]

If you’re planning to watch Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, you don’t need to know the entire Greek mythology. Knowing these key points will make the story much easier to follow.

What is Troy?
* Troy was a wealthy ancient city (in modern-day Turkey).
* It was the setting of the legendary Trojan War between the Greeks and the Trojans.
* The war lasted 10 years.
* Why did the Trojan War happen?
* Prince Paris of Troy took (or eloped with) Helen, the wife of Greek king Menelaus.
* The Greek kingdoms united to bring Helen back and attacked Troy.

Who is Odysseus?
* Odysseus is the King of Ithaca.
* He is famous for being extremely intelligent, not the strongest warrior.
* His greatest achievement was creating the Trojan Horse plan.

What is the Trojan Horse?
* The Greeks pretended to sail home, leaving behind a giant wooden horse.
* Trojan soldiers brought it inside the city as a victory trophy.
* Greek soldiers hidden inside came out at night, opened the gates, and Troy fell.

What happens after Troy falls?
* Most Greek kings return home.
* Odysseus’ journey home becomes a nightmare.
* Although Ithaca is relatively close, it takes him 10 years to return because he angers the gods.
* Who is waiting for him?
* His loyal wife, Penelope.
* His son, Telemachus, who grows up without his father.
* Many suitors believe Odysseus is dead and try to marry Penelope to become king.

Why can’t he just sail home?
* The sea god Poseidon becomes furious with Odysseus.
* He sends storms, monsters, and disasters to stop him.

That’s all the background you really need—the film should explain the rest as the story unfolds.

[Paul Tassi @PaulTassi]

The Odyssey is going to make a bunch of money, win a bunch of awards and millions of people will love it. Hating it sight unseen because you want to be part of an edgy antiwoke movement spamming buzzwords and slurs in comment threads is just a miserable way to live.

[DiscussingFilm @DiscussingFilm]

The first trailer for ‘I PLAY ROCKY’ has been released.

The film follows a young Sylvester Stallone & the dramatic journey it took to get ‘ROCKY’ made.

In theaters on November 20.

[Jeffrey Vilk @TheVilkyWay]

💯

[Men's Journal @MensJournal]

Michael J. Fox's time-travel adventure continues to win over critics and audiences alike nearly 40 years after its unforgettable debut. https://t.co/jUirtyg0L4

[Jeffrey Vilk @TheVilkyWay]

Happy 250th 4th of July!
I am and will always be proud to be an American!

[Tony Lane 🇺🇸 @TonyLaneNV]

A woman hiking in Canada nearly became a grizzly’s next meal and the video circulating right now is genuinely one of the most intense wildlife encounters you will ever watch - her dog is with her, a massive grizzly is right there, and somehow she kept her head together long enough for both of them to walk away breathing.

That is not a small thing. Most people talk tough until nature is standing ten feet in front of them and every instinct in your body is screaming to run, and running is exactly the worst thing you can do.

Grizzlies are built to chase, they top out over 700 pounds and can cover ground faster than any human alive. The people who survive these moments are the ones who override pure fear with pure discipline and this woman did exactly that.

If you hike, camp, or spend any real time in the wilderness - bear spray is not optional, it is the difference between a story you tell and one somebody else tells about you.

Could you have kept your cool?

Hats off to her.

[Melvin of York @MelvinofYork]

People born after 2000 will never understand the courage it took to call a childhood crush on a landline and then deal with a gatekeeper

[Nostalgic Cues @PostPunkX]

Lanie Gardner
- Dreams by Fleetwood Mac

[Otterbein University Football @Ott_Football]

Recruiting isn’t just about where you play, it’s about where you grow.

At Otterbein, you get a premier campus experience with one of the Midwest’s fastest-growing cities right next door.

Find your future. Find your home. 🏙️ 🏈

#JoinTheNest #OtterbeinFootball

[Buitengebieden @buitengebieden]

At least he tried..

Twice.. 😂

[cinesthetic. @TheCinesthetic]

Jack O’Connell turns an Irish folk song in SINNERS (2025) into a vampire recruitment anthem and somehow steals the entire movie.

[Buitengebieden @buitengebieden]

Visiting mommy in the hospital.. 😊

[Marcus Whitman @TFG_Football]

So uh... The Browns still have a better Edge Rusher than TJ Watt.

[Jeffrey Vilk @TheVilkyWay]

@Glitter_Pigeon Kate Burkholder series by Linda Castillo. She was once a member of the Amish Community but left and became chief of police in the same small Ohio town. Some romantic elements but they are all thrillers. There are 17 full-length books in the series.

[Jeffrey Vilk @TheVilkyWay]

This was truly awesome.

[SharrellAnne @SharrellAnne2]

Last night, I made a simple request on X. I asked if anybody visiting Arlington National Cemetery for Memorial Day would stop by Alan’s grave and leave a photo for our family.

What happened next honestly caught me off guard.

By this afternoon, dozens of Americans from all walks of life had made the walk to Section 60 to visit SSG Alan W. Shaw. Veterans. Families. Complete strangers. People who had never met Alan, but chose to honor him anyway.

For one day on social media, people put aside the constant noise and negativity and came together for something bigger than themselves. My notifications filled with photos, kind messages, prayers, and stories from people honoring not just Alan, but so many of our fallen heroes.

I don’t think people fully understand what moments like this mean to Gold Star families. The fear is never just losing them. It’s losing them slowly over time as the world moves on and fewer people remember their name.

But today showed me that Alan will never be forgotten.

After years of watching social media reward some of the worst parts of humanity, today gave me a reminder that the good is still out there too.

Thank you to every single person who stopped by to visit Alan today, said his name, shared his story, or took a moment to honor the fallen.

This right here is the America Alan knew and loved enough to fight and die for.

And today, y’all showed us all that it’s still here and it’s still worth fighting for. 🇺🇸

[Jeffrey Vilk @TheVilkyWay]

Finally, someone is starting to stand up to this nonsense!

[NBC News @NBCNews]

LATEST: Two officers who defended the U.S. Capitol during Jan. 6 sue to block the Trump admin.'s $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” money pool, describing it as a “taxpayer-funded slush fund to finance the insurrectionists and paramilitary groups” that committed violence in President Trump’s name. https://t.co/AGFXVkf15X

[The Associated Press @AP]

BREAKING: Officers who defended the U.S. Capitol from rioters sue to block payouts from the $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" IRS fund. https://t.co/sJ5wH92TWL