Homer’s Odyssey is filled with terrifying monsters; Cyclops, Scylla, Charybdis, the Sirens.
But the one who steals the most time from Odysseus is Calypso.
She doesn’t threaten him with death. She offers comfort, safety, love and keeps him from Ithaca for seven years.
Maybe that’s Homer’s deepest lesson: the greatest obstacles in life don’t always look like monsters. Sometimes, they look like comfort.
Hardships test our courage. Comfort tests our purpose.
Maybe real monsters in life don’t look like monsters !!
Shakira played a free show on Copacabana beach last night to a crowd of 2 million. Rio's city government paid $4 million to put it on. The city is expecting around $155 million in return.
The whole thing is a tourism program called "Todo Mundo no Rio," which means "Everyone in Rio." Every year through 2028, the city books one massive pop star for a free show on Copacabana. The city built it to fill hotels in May. That month sits between Rio's two peak tourism windows, and bookings would otherwise dip.
The first two years proved the model. Madonna's 2024 show pulled in 1.6 million people, and the local economy got about $60 million out of it. Lady Gaga came in 2025, drew 2.1 million, and brought in $109 million. Both weekends, the city's hotels were packed.
Shakira is on track to top them both. Rio's economic office is projecting around $155 million in spending at hotels, restaurants, taxis, and shops, plus another $250 million worth of news coverage worldwide that the city would otherwise have to buy through ads.
About 310,000 of last night's crowd flew or drove in from outside Rio. Airline bookings to the city were up 80% the week of the show compared to the same week in 2024. Hotels were full.
When the previous mayor was asked whether spending public money on a free Lady Gaga show was a good idea, he didn't dance around it. Yes, he said. He'd done the same for Madonna. The reason was simple: the shows fill the hotels and the restaurants, and the tax money rolls in.
2 million people is about the population of Paris. They were all standing on a 4-kilometer (2.5-mile) stretch of beach. The setup ran 16 video and audio towers down the coast so the back rows could still see and hear.
The city is generating roughly $40 of economic activity for every $1 of public money it puts in. They're doing it again in 2027.
¡𝗪𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗣𝗔𝗣𝗘𝗥 𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗔! 📱💙
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Cuando acababan algunos entrenamientos de los Chicago Bulls, algunas de sus estrellas como Michael Jordan y Scottie Pippen se quedaban perfeccionando su tiro.
Dennis Rodman se sentaba a un lado de la cancha a observar cómo tiraban.
Esto llamó la atención de algunos dirigentes de su cuerpo técnico.
Le preguntaron por qué hacía eso en lugar de practicar también o irse a su casa, a lo que respondió:
"Mientras ellos intentan meter la pelota en el aro yo me dedico a observar hacia dónde va el balón cuando fallan"
—Qué guapa
—Dime algo que no sepa
—En “La Odisea” de Homero, cuando Ulises (Odiseo) vuelve a Ítaca disfrazado como un anciano, el único que lo reconoce es su viejo perro Argos; quien al verlo, mueve su cola y después muere en paz, tras ver por última vez a su dueño.
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Este arce japonés se ha convertido en mi compañero en la oficina.
Le traje una lámpara, pero leí que es mejor ponerle de día esta luz artificial, para que igual descanse de noche.
Cualquier recomendación es bienvenida!
Chapecoense anunció la camiseta que usará en su regreso al Brasileirão en 2026, en honor a Atlético Nacional, justo cuando se cumplirán 10 AÑOS de la tragedia aérea antes de jugar la final de la Sudamericana…
Realmente, HERMOSO. 🇧🇷💚🇨🇴